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The Commission on Science and Technology (CSTD), in collaboration with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), plans to publish a series of case studies highlighting best practice in gender equality policies in science, technology and innovation (STI) of governments around the world. View post: UN to survey gender sensitivity of science policies

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Greenpeace has launched a consultation process to establish global standards for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) projects. Read more: Greenpeace calls for global REDD standards to reduce negative impacts of forest carbon projects

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Scientists tracking the dispersal of hatchling loggerhead turtles have resorted to the nail salon to help fit tiny tags to the endangered creatures. Original post: Manicured turtles swim for science

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 26 (UPI) -- Conservationists say Cambodia has become the last refuge for Southeast Asia's vultures facing a slide toward extinction across the continent Read more here: Cambodia said vital to vulture survival

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A plan to build a radar installation on a remote island puts the world's only population of some 300 Narcondam Hornbills (Aceros narcondami) at risk, warns Conservation India. See more here: World's last 300 Narcondam hornbills threatened by radar facility off India

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The Red List is a "critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity," according to IUCN. The list ranks species based on eight categories, ranging from "not evaluated" to "extinct." See the rest here: Photos: Snub-Nosed Monkey Among New Most At-Risk Species

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 25 2012 (IPS) - Disasters are the new midwives of history. But in order to play this role, they need to be catastrophic, like the accidents in Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 that led governments to suspend and even abolish their nuclear energy programs. See the article here: Climate Change: Waiting for...

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HAVANA, Jun 26 2012 (IPS) - In the face of the challenge of producing more food in a changing climate, farmers in Cuba are coming up with alternatives like planting drought-resistant crops and digging ponds to guarantee water supplies, in order to keep food on the table during times of drought, heavy rains or hurricanes. Follow this link:...

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A global climate services system is due to be launched in October, in the hope of providing advance warning of weather changes that influence water, food security, natural disasters and health. Read more here: WMO to launch global climate services system

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(Phys.org) -- Although bird species disappear with intensive agriculture, research in Costa Rica shows that forest intermingled with cultivated land rescues biodiversity. Originally posted here: Farming and biodiversity can coexist, say Stanford researchers