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ScienceDaily (June 3, 2012) - An interdisciplinary team, led by researchers at Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), have just published the most comprehensive analysis to date of the corn genome. Originally posted here: Scientists Complete Most Comprehensive Genetic Analysis Yet of Corn

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BERLIN, Jun 4, 2012 (IPS) - Land degradation poses a threat to all life on Earth including humanity. To stop the enormous loss of life-giving land, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is pushing for a sustainable development goal of Zero Net Land Degradation (ZNLD) to be adopted at the upcoming Conference on Sustainable Development, known...

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ScienceDaily (June 1, 2012) - A recent study of the impact of climate change on butterflies suggests that some species might adapt much better than others, with implications for the pollination and herbivory associated with these and other insect species. Continued here: Some Butterfly Species Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Change

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Following research linking neonicotinoid pesticides to the decline in bee populations, France has announced it plans to ban Cruiser OSR, an insecticide produced by Sygenta. View original post here: After damning research, France proposes banning pesticide linked to bee collapse

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Environment groups have called for an immediate halt to development around the Great Barrier Reef after a United Nations report expressed ''extreme concern'' about its future. Read more here: UNESCO report scathing of Great Barrier Reef management

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Brazil's vast forests lost some legal protections last week, but less than environmentalists had feared. On 28 May, President Dilma Rousseff vetoed a dozen sections of the revamped forest code passed a month earlier by the lower house of Brazil's National Congress Read the original: President prunes forest reforms

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NRA-Backed Court Battle Decided After 13 Years Read more from the original source: NRA-Backed Court Battle Decided After 13 Years

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Hundreds of crown-of-thorns starfish found on a beach in southern Japan in January stranded themselves because they were starving, say researchers. See more here: 'Starving' crown-of-thorns starfish in mass stranding

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Urban areas can be biologically rich rather than ravaged and lead the way in sustainable development. Read the rest here: The biodiverse city

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Potential cuts ahead: San Bernardino County’s 2012-13 recommended budget Inland Valley Daily Bulletin – Joe Nelson, Staff Writer – 06/01/2012 As it strives to implement its 20-year vision plan, San Bernardino County will continue trying to close ... Read the original: California – Continued cuts in store in San Bernardino County’s proposed budget