Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Defra has today announced legal protection for a rare frog with a distinctive accent.

Desperate rescue plan for orphaned whale (News Interactive)
THE Defence Forces have been called in to help save Colin.   Vote

Pacific quest: The dive of a lifetime (Belfast Telegraph)
Chuuk Lagoon is a long way away. From anywhere.

Ancient Woodland in Oxfordshire to be European Base for International Climate Change Research Programme (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
This summer, Wytham Woods near Oxford in the UK will become the European hub of an ambitious global research programme into the impacts of climate change on forests.

Emaar Properties unveils eco-friendly Mushrif Heights (AME Info)
Emaar Properties has unveiled the eco-friendly Mushrif Heights, an integrated community focused on sustainable development features.

Scientists produce stem cells for 10 diseases (Manila Bulletin)
NEW YORK (AP) _ Harvard scientists say they have created stems cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish.

Emaar Properties unveils eco-friendly Mushrif Heights (Zawya)
Dubai, UAE; August 18, 2008: Emaar Properties Emaar Properties has unveiled the eco-friendly Mushrif Heights, an integrated community focused on sustainable development features.

Calls for enquiry as Omagh victims remembered (Irish Emigrant)
Calls for a cross-Border judicial inquiry into the Omagh bombing, which claimed the lives of 29 people and unborn twins, have been endorsed by the North's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at a 10th anniversary commemoration ceremony in the town on Friday.

Watchdog report increases pressure on Scottish Water (Sunday Herald)
report by the English and Welsh regulator Ofwat shows the state-owned provider Scottish Water continuing to lag behind its UK and international rivals on key service performance indicators.

Gap year: Walking tall with no footprint (Guardian Unlimited)
So you want to go out and save the world. Can you do it without damaging the planet?




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