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Eye on Earth is a news service offering key developments in international environmental news. A combination of global knowledge from the minds of Worldwatch Institute researchers and on-the-ground reporting from our staff and contributors, Eye on Earth offers new ideas and analysis on sustainability.

Degraded Habitats Push More Species to Extinction

by Ben Block on November 3, 2009
The 2009 update of the Red List of Threatened Species announced that 17,291 species are threatened with extinction, and an additional 11 species are extinct outside of captivity.

“Reverse Trick-or-Treaters” Deliver Fair Trade Chocolate

by Ben Block on November 2, 2009
Participants in a unique twist on a Halloween tradition sought to raise awareness about the prevalence of child labor on West African cocoa farms.

Conservationists Fight Proposed Amazon Road

by Ben Block on October 29, 2009
A proposed 250-kilometer corridor between Brazil and Peru may improve local economies, but at the risk of imperiling already-threatened ecosystems and indigenous communities.

India Summit Strives for Global Access to Climate-Friendly Technologies

by Anna da Costa on October 28, 2009
A high-level technology summit in Delhi made progress on several key issues that will confront governments at the international climate negotiations in December.

U.S. Public Still Unconvinced on Climate Change

by Ben Block on October 26, 2009
The latest Pew survey finds that fewer U.S. residents consider climate change to be a "serious" threat, compared to previous surveys. The results suggest that those who disseminate climate science are losing ground, analysts said.

Pesticide Endosulfan Ruled “Highly Toxic”

by Ben Block on October 23, 2009
An international scientific review committee ruled that endosulfan, a widely used pesticide, should be classified as a persistent organic pollutant (POP).

Cheap Energy Comes at High “Hidden” Cost

by Ben Block on October 21, 2009
U.S. consumers pay less for their energy than consumers in most industrialized nations. Yet electricity and fuel prices typically fail to reflect the full cost of energy production and consumption, especially in terms of health effects.

United States Under Pressure to Protect Tropical Forests

by Ben Block on October 19, 2009
A coalition of businesses, environmentalists, and scientists is uniting to request that U.S. climate policy help tropical nations protect their forests as an affordable carbon offset strategy.

Environmentalists Plan for 2012 Earth Summit

by John Mulrow on October 15, 2009

Plans are forming behind the scenes for a gathering reminiscent of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to address environmental issues that have lost international attention in recent years.

Political Unrest Portends Ecological Ruin in Madagascar

by Ben Block on October 9, 2009
Conservation groups are concerned that lawlessness coupled with a decline in foreign aid have allowed for deforestation that threatens some of Madagascar's most unique ecosystems.