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The world's only legally binding forum against desertification announced on Tuesday its roadmap, dubbed the Changwon Initiative, renewing 194 countries' commitment to land regeneration. Read more here: Forum agrees on plans for land management

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18 October 2011, Changwon Korea - Understanding the resources we have in the Pacific cannot be taken for granted has hit home for the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Forest of Fiji, Viliame Naupoto. Link: Pacific Resources Not to be Taken for Granted

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CHANGWON, Oct 19, 2011 (IPS) - Delegates to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification's (UNCCD) meeting underway in this South Korean city are convinced that women, though affected most by desertification, hold the key to addressing hunger through land regeneration. Original post: Gender Deserted at Drylands Meet

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JOHANNESBURG: A surge in trafficking of baby gorillas is posing a fresh risk to the endangered species in the Democratic Republic of Congo, wildlife officials have warned. See the article here: Record poaching threatens mountain gorillas

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Africa is known as the continent of big cats: cheetahs, leopards, and of course, the king of them all, lions. Even servals and caracals are relatively well-known by the public. Read the rest here: Illuminating Africa's most obscure cat

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The research program AQUA Palawana has been exploring the unique freshwater biodiversity of the Philippine Island and biosphere reserve of Palawan for more than a decade. Read more: Unknown species and larval stages of extremely long-legged beetles discovered by DNA test

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In the summer of 2010, Parks Canada biologist Dave Smith conducted aerial and ground surveys of three main valleys in Jasper National Park and found 400 trees that had been attacked by the mountain pine beetle. Originally posted here: Beetle invasion threatens Jasper Park's forests

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PARIS - More than twice as many tonnes of Atlantic bluefin tuna were sold last year compared with official catch records for this threatened species, according to a report released on Tuesday. Read more here: Far more bluefin sold than reported caught: report

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One is at a loss to understand, find and set appropriate ways, methods and frames of solutions to issues and problems coming from within and without nation-states in particular and the world in general. Visit link: Sustainable development: Needs more to accommodate

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18 October 2011 - Young environmental leaders from 18 developing countries are meeting at a United Nations backed workshop in Germany this week to showcase their own, innovative solutions for sustainable development, ranging from eco-tourism to eco-friendly cooking fuel. View post: Young environmental advocates showcase green projects at UN workshop