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Tuesday 12 June 2012

Climate change will boost number of West's wildfires
Reuters | 12 Jun 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change will make wildfires in the West, like those now raging in parts of Colorado and New Mexico, more frequent over the next 30 years, researchers reported on Tuesday.

Climate Change

IMF's Lagarde urges euro zone to take "decisive steps"
Reuters | 12 Jun 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund called for "decisive steps" by European policymakers to deal with the region's financial crisis and said carbon taxes could deliver more revenues for countries worldwide with budget constraints.

Climate Change

China carbon emissions may be overstated: scientist
Reuters | 12 Jun 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - China's carbon emissions could be much lower than estimated by a U.N. panel of scientists, according to a leading Chinese climate change specialist.

Climate Change

Poland fights carbon cuts in EU again: draft
Reuters | 12 Jun 2012
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Coal-reliant Poland has pitched itself against the other 26 members of the European Union ahead of a debate on a low-carbon energy future this week, EU sources said.

Climate Change

Meat-Eating Plants Getting "Full" On Pollution
National Geographic | 12 Jun 2012
Carnivorous plants in Sweden are so stuffed on nitrogen pollution that they're eating fewer bugs, a new study says.

Biodiversity

Southern Africa: SADC Supports Namibia's Bid to Host Green Climate Fund
AllAfrica.com | 12 Jun 2012
[SANF] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has endorsed a bid by Namibia to host the secretariat for the Green Climate Fund.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

Africa: Six Ways to Secure Land Rights for Sustainable Development
AllAfrica.com | 12 Jun 2012
[AlertNet] Clear and respected land rights in favor of rural communities are fundamental to global success in slowing climate change, lifting the poorest people out of poverty, and saving the world's finite resources. Yet, the advances that have been made since the first Earth Summit 20 years ago are far from sufficient.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

Brazil's blueprint for reforestation
Guardian Unlimited | 12 Jun 2012
Ahead of the Rio+20 sustainable development talks Jonathan Watts visits a tree planting scheme that aims to restore millions of hectares of forest to land scarred by logging and extractionThe misty forests of Miguel Pereira, just two hours drive from Rio's Copacabana beaches, show the scars of...

Developing world regions 'should drive their own change'
SCIDEV.NET | 12 Jun 2012
Developing world regions should push forward their ST&I issues — even if these don't make the final Rio+20 text, a conference has heard.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development

Your guide to science and technology at Rio+20
SCIDEV.NET | 12 Jun 2012
How will science and technology fare at the Rio+20 summit? Aisling Irwin looks at scientists' demands and assesses their chances.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development

Regional science communities to meet to push post-Rio+20 agenda
SCIDEV.NET | 12 Jun 2012
Developing world regions should push forward their ST&I issues — even if these don't make the final Rio+20 text, a conference has heard.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development

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