Welcome to the environmentalresearchweb newswire. This week we bring you details of the Arctic river ice that's becoming less reliable, a rise in the amount of land growing crops for export, how local knowledge can minimize the impact of offshore wind farms, and more. Simply click on the headlines below to read the full stories.

Could 'sustainable' forest policy cause deforestation?
28 May, 2014
Europeans who comply with sustainable forestry management law could be driving forest loss in the Republic of Congo, researchers find

How did Australian drylands cause record land carbon sink in 2011?
27 May, 2014
La Niña rainfall and dryland greening trend boosted plant growth, scientists find

Deep-sea trawling harms wildlife and carbon cycling
23 May, 2014
Study of canyon in Mediterranean shows fishing decreases biodiversity and reduces carbon turnover

Doubling of Antarctic ice loss revealed by European satellite
22 May, 2014
Continent shedding 160 billion tonnes a year, CryoSat-2 shows, just days after warning over western ice sheet's collapse (from the Guardian)