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KATHMANDU - Nepal's elusive snow leopards, thought to number just 500 in the wild, are under threat from warmer and wetter weather in the Himalayas that is reducing their habitat, a new study says. Link: Nepal snow leopard threatened by climate change

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German chancellor says world leaders must reach a deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible Excerpt from: Global warming will accelerate without climate deal, Merkel warns

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7-16-2012 SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Todd Irby, 54, of Sacramento, has been appointed chief counsel at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. Irby has served as deputy attorney general ... See more here: California – Governor Brown announces appointments – July 16, 2012

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As you begin the recruiting process for a new or vacant position, carefully review your hiring criteria. Identify the key job qualifications, traits, characteristics,... See original here: Need to Fill a Position? Determine Your Hiring Criteria

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The majority of glaciers on the Tibetan plateau and in the surrounding region are retreating rapidly, according to a study based on 30 years of satellite and field measurements. Excerpt from: Tibetan glaciers shrinking rapidly

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CAIRNS, Australia, Jul 13 2012 (IPS) - It takes a village to protect a reef and sustain a local fishery, more than two decades of experience now shows. See the article here: Local Control Revives Depleted Fisheries

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ScienceDaily (July 13, 2012) - Rebuilding global fisheries would make them five times more valuable while improving ecology, according to a new University of British Columbia study, published July 13 in the online journal PLoS ONE. Read more here: How to Make Global Fisheries Worth Five Times Mo

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Research led by UBC experts says stocks would rebound if subsidies were dramatically reduced See the original post: $292 billion: the cost of fixing global fisheries

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Current species losses are just the tip of the iceberg as the effects of habitat loss take time to manifest See the original post here: Most of Amazon Rainforest's Species Extinctions Are Yet to Come

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Conservationists fear local extinctions of insects, as wet conditions leave many species of plants and animals struggling Read this article: 'Apocalyptic' summer for wildlife - except slugs, says National Trust