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Twenty years ago, the world came together in Rio de Janeiro for a historic summit meeting to tackle the environmental issues that threaten the very sustainability and preservation of our planet.

Arctic monitoring stations show carbon dioxide levels are now above 400 parts per million. Carbon dioxide is the chief climate-change gas and stays in the atmosphere for 100 years. Before the Industrial Age, carbon dioxide levels were 275 ppm.

LIMA, May 30, 2012 (IPS) – A unique response to the challenge of global warming is happening in rural areas of Peru, where a network of indigenous elders is working out how to adjust weather forecasts in the light of climate change, while taking measures to safeguard their crops.

With rich biodiversity, cities have enormous potential to mitigate climate change.

WASHINGTON, May 30 (IPS) – According to a report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) here on Wednesday, at least half of the U.S. corporations under review have actively supported the misrepresentation of the science around climate change.Many more have offered contradictory statements on the issue.

Nairobi – In efforts to harmonise national biosafety regulations across Africa, the links between national regulatory authorities and key stakeholders must be strengthened, say experts at the African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE).

JAKARTA, May 31, 2012 (IPS) – Misradi, a 58-year-old farmer from the Jelok neighborhood in Pacitan, East Java, some 524 kilometres east of Jakarta, has found a way to reduce his monthly expenses by 30 percent: instead of buying produce from the local market, he and his family now harvest most of their vegetables from their own yard.

By Gary Mandinach, Attorney at Law, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, California 1. People v. Durant (2012) Cal.App.4th , reported on April 23, 2012, in 2012 Los Angeles Daily Journal 5007, the First Appellate …

California’s presidential primary election will happen on June 5, 2012. Your employees may be entitled to time off for voting. If an employee does…

The New York Times – by IAN LOVETT – May 29, 2012 HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Convicted sex offenders are barred from surfing at the famous pier in this Orange County city. In nearby Dana Point, they …