By Haibing Ma and Danielle Nierenberg China’s environmental problems remain a cause for global concern as climate change continues to reduce agricultural production and create instability in world food prices, according to The Worldwatch Institute’s... Details here.
Environmental Health News - Summer - 2011 New evidence confirms what scientists have long suspected: that climate change is already having major effects on many of the world's species. Details here. Endangered Afghan Markhor at the Winnipeg zoo. PLT photo
BBC - Oct 11'11 An oil spill from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand is the country's worst environmental disaster in decades, the government says. Details here. Courtesy of the BBC
UNNews - Monday, October 10, 2011 New York, Oct 10 2011 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the capacity to become the driving force of Africa’s economic development if its vast forests, water resources and trillions of dollars worth of mineral reserves are used prudently, according to the findings of a United Nations assessment released today. Courtesy UNEP