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With its first biopiracy lawsuit, the country hopes to set a precedent for introducing biotech crops while conserving biodiversity and local community rights See the article here: Bt Brinjal and India's Wake-up Call

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NEW YORK -- What would the world look like with 7 billion human beings in the mix, vying for resources? Pretty much what it looks like now. See the original post here: Cities Will Feel Brunt as Global Population Passes 7 Billion

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Chinese climatologist says the world must work together on global warming. Continue reading here: Climate action a 'moral responsibility'

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Report says refugees forced to leave homes by weather caused by global warming may end up in even worse afflicted areas Link: Climate change could trap hundreds of millions in disaster areas, report claims

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ACCRA, Oct 19, 2011 (IPS) - As streams dry out, groundwater levels dwindle, and forests and other vegetation yield to droughts or sever storms, women who live their lives in the rural areas of Ghana have to spend more time and energy finding water and food for their families. See the original post: The Woes of Women Amid...

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CHANGWON, South Korea, Oct 19, 2011 (IPS) - Yacouba Sawadogo, a peasant farmer from Burkina Faso, is known as the "man who stopped the desert." But when he first tried to save his arid land from desertification by planting the trees that have since grown into a 15-hectare forest, people in his village thought he was mad. Link:...

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Last week the International Journal of Myriapodology published the first population genetic study of cave millipedes. This research highlights an important challenge in the conservation of cave biodiversity - that for many species caves are 'islands' of habitat that support isolated and genetically distinct populations. Originally posted here: Genetic study of cave millipedes reveals isolated populations and ancient...

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2011) - Rivers and streams in the United States are releasing substantially more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to researchers publishing their results in the current issue of the journal Nature Geoscience. Link: U.S. Rivers and Streams Saturated With Carbon

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Environmental authorities say up to 2,000 hammerhead, Galápagos and whale sharks were slaughtered for their fins See original here: Shark massacre reported in Colombian waters

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In Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc., the California Supreme Court upheld a long-standing rule that benefits defendants in personal injury lawsuits, finding that plaintiffs could not seek reimbursement for medical charges that they ultimately did not have to pay. In doing so, the Supreme Court rebuked a finding by the Fourth District Court of Appeal (San...