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We will try and bring you the latest in conservation news from around the world. If there's anything we've missed please let us know. Submit stories and images for this section to the editor.

November 2008 UK failing to meet biodiversity targets October 2008 Who's going to bail out nature? Maunder heads east New database takes conservation into the 21st century Crunch time for the environment September 2008 Brazil's deforestation pledge August 2008 The secret ingredient in tackling the food crisis July 2008 Seagrass meadows in "hot water" June 2008 The future of forest monitoring? Protection for "lost" tribes The plight of Papua New Guinea's forests Stuttering progress at UN biodiversity gathering May 2008 Wildlife in severe decline Scottish lochs and rivers at risk from invasives English Wildlife "under threat" Don't let biofuels invade, warn top scientists January 2008 Bad news for Brazil The Millennium Forest: evolving and maturing Kew scientists find new palm on Madagascar Following the trends in forest loss A new biosphere reserve for Australia News from an Island Paradise