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Canada's environment minister says his government is not surprised that its own advisory panel on business and environmental issues is warning that greenhouse gas emissions could cost the Canadian economy up to $43 billion each year by 2050 if it fails to come up with a domestic plan to tackle global warming. Original post: Ignoring climate change could...

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WINDHOEK, Sep 29, 2011 (IPS) - Climate change is increasingly playing a role in North-South trade, as carbon emissions are being used as an excuse to protect markets, with poorer countries likely to lose out. More here: Climate Change Will Impede North-South Trade

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Following a logging crisis in 2009 where a number of Madagascar's remaining forests were illegally cut, the African nation has turned to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to help regulate 91 species of rosewood and ebony. Continue reading here: Madagascar asks CITES to regulate rosewood and ebony

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WASHINGTON -- Animal keepers at the National Zoo's conservation center in Virginia sent 26 black-footed ferrets to "boot camp" Wednesday to prepare the critters for life in the wild as part of an ongoing effort that has fueled the recovery of a species once declared extinct. See the rest here: Zoos help restore nearly extinct ferret in US...

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JAKARTA, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says he will dedicate the final three years of his presidency to protect his country's rainforest. Read the original here: Indonesia pledges forest conservation

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Three of the world's biggest environmental groups are celebrating their birthdays this month. Together they have 130 years of campaigning under their belt, but what has the movement really achieved? Read this article: Has the green movement failed?

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MEXICO CITY, Sep 29, 2011 (IPS) - The exceptionally nutritious moringa tree, native to the foothills of the Himalayas and cultivated in several Latin American countries, could help fight malnutrition in this region. Continue reading here: Food from Trees to Fight Malnutrition

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From the rattlesnakes of North America's Mojave Desert to the spiny-tailed lizards that live in Bahrain, husband- and-wife wildlife enthusiasts Christopher and Marion Cornes spent nearly six decades documenting exotic species around the world. Visit link: How the amateur Attenboroughs' hobby became a national treasure

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Athens, Ga. - Researchers have found that a species invasion that starts at the upstream edge of its range may have a major advantage over downstream competitors, at least in environments with a strong prevailing direction of water or wind currents. See more here: Location matters: For invasive aquatic species, it's better to start upstream

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An infant leatherback turtle pulls itself towards the sea at Playa Grande, Guanacaste, in Costa Rica. Despite decades of conservation efforts, leatherbacks in the east Pacific have declined by 90 per cent in the past 20 years due to egg consumption and fishing, and coastal development looms as the next threat to their survival. Continue reading here: Why...