DAILY ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS BULLETINS

Chrissie Wildwood's investigative report on the UK's Eden Project

Clich here to read 'Temptation in Eden'

News of Threatened and Endangered Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

SANDALWOOD SMUGGLER SHOT DEAD

Wanted in connection with over 100 murders, India's most notorious sandalwood smuggler killed in a rain of bullets in the jungle he haunted for decades.

Click to read the BBC news report on sandalwood smuggler Veerappan

CITES PROTECTION FOR AGARWOOD

In a bid to curb illegal harvesting, a United Nations conference held in Bangkok votes to regulate the global trade in the rapidly declining agarwood. This aromatic wood is highly coveted as an incense material in the Middle East and a traditional medicine in Asia. The costly essential oil distilled from the wood is known as Oud - a tenacious and earthy perfume favoured by Sultans.

Click here to read the full report from Environmental News Network

ILLEGAL SHIPMENT OF SANDALWOOD SEIZED IN TANZANIA

This highly prized tree has attracted businessmen who export the wood to Europe, the Middle East and Asia, especially India where the country's own native species of sandalwood, used mainly for perfumery, aromatherapy, cosmetics, and as an incense material, has become scarce due to over-harvesting.

Click here for the full report from IPP Media

GM CROPS NEWS REPORT

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) celebrates biodiversity on World Food Day - while Iraqi farmers mourn its loss. New legislation put in place by the US allows the transnational GM corporations to control the country's food security by preventing farmers from saving their seeds.

Click here to read the full news report from GRAIN