Russia’s environmental safeguards

An array of government-endorsed amendments to federal law on the Continental Shelf of the Russian Federation aim to protect Russia from catastrophes like the one in the Gulf of Mexico. The amendments are also of great significance to the upcoming development of hydrocarbon fields in the Arctic.


http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/11/17/60530377.html

Food Demand to Double by 2050

"Agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions could double by 2050 if current trends in global food production continue. Global agriculture already accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions," University of Minnesota's Ecology Professor David Tilman said.
Read more: Study Says Global Food Demand to Double by 2050
MedIndia http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Global-Food-Demand-to-Double-by-2050-93926-1.htm#ixzz1f6P2E9gP

The Gulf of Maine Salmon Declining

Stocks of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), which have been steadily declining for the past few decades, are facing new challenges in the Gulf of Maine, where changing spring wind patterns, warming sea surface temperatures and new predators along altered migration routes are affecting their survival.
http://www.sciencecodex.com/read/environmental_conditions_and_predators_affect_atlantic_salmon_survival_in_the_gulf_of_maine-81768

The Azure Window in Malta

 

There are a number of reasons why places have their names changed. Sometimes it is because the country has undergone reorganisation. Other times it is because the name might be a little embarrassing to the locals. In the case of Azure Window, a gorgeous spot on the Maltese island of Gozo it is because very soon the famous window will no longer be a window.

The Azure Window - Soon to be the Azure Pinnacle ~ Kuriositas

Court Reinstates Roadless Rule

Toward the end of the Clinton administration, the Forest Service declared that no further logging or road building would be permitted on nearly 60 million acres of wild, unprotected national forest lands.

Roadless Rule

Humpback Whales Recovering

The new research on the Endangered Humpback whales indicates the population to be higher than 21,000 animals.


http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2011/2011-10-19-092.html

Ban on Pet Tigers

The tragic situation in Ohio has prompted World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to today call for a ban on private ownership of tigers.


http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/43439