The World Wildlife Fund and Quảng Nam Provincial Forest Protection Department in Âu Lạc (Vietnam) create a Saola Natural Reserve in the Annamite Mountains along the border with Laos to protect the endangered and elusive animal also known as the Asian unicorn, as well as the area’s other unique species.

Supreme Master Ching Hai is sending a special letter of thanks to the World Wildlife Fund and Quảng Nam Provincial Forest Protection Department in Âu Lạc, as well as offering a US$10,000 contribution for their noble cause.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/asian-unicorn-reserve-created-to-protect-mysterious-species
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/13/reserve-established-for-one-of-worlds-rarest-animals/


Non-profit organization ClimateWorks Australia reports that delays in enacting climate policies are resulting in lost opportunities to meet emission reduction goals by 2020, resulting in US$1 billion in additional costs even now, with exponential increases if the lack of action continues.
http://sj.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/political/climatechange-inertia-costs-
nation-1bn/2127063.aspx
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/climate-group-urges-practical-action/story-e6frf7jx-
1226035031202
http://www.climateworksaustralia.com/who_we_are.html

In an effort to stop massive amounts of still-edible food from being thrown away, British ministers propose the elimination of freshness date labels in favor of keeping only the ones with necessary information for food safety, to help reduce the five million metric tons of food and drink wasted annually
as well as save £6 billion each year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377752/Best-date-labels-face-axe-cut-6bn-food-throwaway.html,
http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/from-the-wires/wire-news-display/1400531611.html