Best of our wild blogs: 16 Dec 07

Youth Statement to High-Level Plenary in Bali “This is our last chance” a short powerful speech by youths, on the It's Getting Hot In Here blog

Tears and cheers seal "unthinkable" climate deal Kevin Conrad, representative from Papua New Guinea, put in words what no-one dared say: “There is an old saying if you are not going to lead you should get out of the way and so I say to the United States: ‘We ask for your leadership but if you are not going to lead, leave it to us. Get out of the way.’” and more on the New Scientist Environment Blog

Has the IPCC outlived its usefulness?
Is it past the time for consensus? on treehugger

Singapore's sun-loving pansies part 2
more beautiful creatures on the butterflies of singapore blog

TeamSeagrass roundup for 2007
in the Seagrass-Watch newsletter on the teamseagrass blog

When corals turn brown
the effect of acid on teeth and corals, on The Guardian's comment is free blog

Beautiful Buloh
an outing by the Semakau guides and Naked Hermit Crabs on the colourful clouds blog and urban forest blog and tidechaser blog

Chestnut-winged cuckoo
a chance encounter on the bird ecology blog