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Muscat: One of Oman's best-known tourist attractions, Jebel Akhdar (also known as Green Mountain), has been designated a nature reserve in a bid to conserve its unique yet fragile biodiversity. A decree issued on Wednesday by Sultan Qaboos, ruler of Oman, establishes the 'Jebel Akhdar Sanctuary for Natural Sceneries'. Continued here: Oman's 'Green Mountain' declared nature reserve

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SANTO DOMINGO.- An Environment Ministry resolution issued Monday approves the regulation to declare private protected areas, with norms, procedures and requirements to manage them. Continued here: Environment Ministry paves way for private protected areas

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In this video interview, Martin Lougheed, of the Inuit Quajisarvingat Knowledge Center, Ottawa, Canada, makes the case for blending Inuit traditional knowledge with Western science to help understand and find solutions to sweeping changes in the Arctic. Read more here: Inuit Knowledge Critical to Arctic Science

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The Earth's rapid warming has shifted the climate in many areas, prompting species to shift with it, a variety of studies suggested See the original post: Climate Change Causes Species to Shift Habitats, Some to Unexpected Directions: Study

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The Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions has posted one additional proposal for public comment. Because of the recent enactment of AB 141, Stats 2011 Ch. 181, jurors now expressly may be held in contempt of court for violating admonitions not to engage in electronic research or communications. The committee proposes revising CACI No. 100 to advise jurors...

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Citing violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), on Monday the Federal Trade Commission announced a $50,000 settlement with Broken Thumbs Apps, a company that creates and markets iPhone and iPad games to children. The app maker was accused of collecting children's e-mail addresses, names, and other personal information without parental consent. Can such a legal...

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A DHS privacy impact assessment concludes that suspicious activity reports compiled by the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center, called “Patriot Reports,” risk unnecessarily collecting and retaining personally identifiable information such as an individual’s name, address, phone numbers, social security number, race, ethnicity, height and weight, eye color, hair color,other identifying information and features.

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By ERICA GOODE, The New York Times - Published: August 15, 2011 The arrests were routine. Two women were taken into custody after they were discovered peering into cars in a downtown parking garage in Santa Cruz, Calif. One woman was found to have outstanding warrants; the other was carrying illegal drugs. But the presence of the police officers...

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London (CNN) -- A few years ago I came across a newspaper article about illegal human trafficking into the EU. Read this article: Tackling climate change still a luxury in developing world

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KALIBO, Aklan, August 17 (PIA) -- Intercropping coconuts with cacao for increased income is a good idea; but doing it to help mitigate climate change makes it a superb one. The rest is here: Coco-cacao intercropping yields cash, mitigates climate change