Below are links to news stories about the 5th International Canopy Conference 2009:

• Meet on forest canopy (Deccon Herald)
• ‘Rapid changes in ecology’ (Deccon Herald)
• Calling attention to canopies (Times of India)
• Himalayas are in danger (Bangalore Mirror)

The Rolex Awards for Enterprise: Young Laureates Programme Press Release:

GENEVA, September 30, 2009 – Ten leading international figures in science, the environment and exploration will select the first five winners of the recently launched Rolex Awards for Enterprise: Young Laureates Programme, Rolex announced today.

A geographically and professionally diverse group, the inaugural jury for the Young Laureates Programme will meet at Rolex headquarters in Geneva in early March 2010 to select the five budding pioneers between the ages of 18 and 30 who will be the first Young Laureates. The winners will be announced in April 2010.

Full Press Release