Warmest U.S. spring on record: NOAA
Reuters | 07 Jun 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - So far, 2012 has been the warmest year the United States has ever seen, with the warmest spring and the second-warmest May since record-keeping began in 1895, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on Thursday.
 Climate Change

Tunisia: Adjusting Coast to Climate Change
AllAfrica.com | 07 Jun 2012
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis - The Coast Protection and Development Agency (APAL) is preparing to stage an awareness campaign and three-D advertising spots to be aired shortly in Tunisian media, to boost prevention against risks inherent to climate change.
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Liberia: Citizens Must Be Environment-Friendly
AllAfrica.com | 07 Jun 2012
[Informer] That Liberia will today, June 5th, 2012 join other United Nations member countries for the celebration of World Environment Day, is something to be proud of. June 5th was set aside for the observance of World Environment Day in 1972 as a way of raising the awareness of people the world over about the necessity for the protection and conservation of the environment.
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Africa: Climate Conversations - a Turn to Old Crop Varieties for Tough Times
AllAfrica.com | 07 Jun 2012
[AlertNet] How will Ethiopian farmers cope with the climatic conditions that are likely to prevail in 20 or 30 years time? One of the answers lies in an unexpected place: the genetic diversity of crops stored in the country's own gene banks.
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Japan to renege on carbon emissions cuts
New Scientist | 07 Jun 2012
The shutdown of nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima disaster means Japan will have to abandon its stringent emissions targets
 Climate Change

El proceso de Preparacio?n para REDD+ en Mesoame?rica: Actores, tendencias y temas cri?ticos
feedproxy.google.com | 07 Jun 2012
This report shows that the process of preparation for REDD in Mesoamerica is characterized for being relatively widespread, although there are enormous ...
 Climate Change and Development

Deforestation at record low, data shows
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Jun 2012
Rate of illegal logging has fallen, but critics claim Brazil has weakened protection measures by revising Forest CodeDeforestation of the Amazon has fallen to its lowest levels since records began, according to data recently released by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research.The boost for...

New carbon emissions limit for cars in Europe
Guardian Unlimited | 07 Jun 2012
EU to introduce 95g CO2/km limit by 2020 and bring it even lower to push manufacturers to make hybrid cars mainstreamCarmakers will have to slash the carbon emissions of new cars sold in Europe by a  third by 2020, according to leaked European Commission documents seen by the Guardian.The...