He replaces Nick Herbert, who will take on the shadow environment brief.

BBC: Clarke heads Cameron's reshuffle

Norman Baker, who is famous for his parliamentary questions, including the one that prompted Peter Mandelson's resignation in the Hinduja passport affair, takes over the environment brief.

BBC: Charles Kennedy

Either Nick Clegg, their home-affairs spokesman, or Chris Huhne, who holds the environment brief, will make a pitch to those voters disillusioned with Labour but sceptical about whether the Tories have changed.

ECONOMIST: The Conservatives are doing well, but not well enough

Visitors will experience an extensive virtual environment before gaining brief access to one or two of the real caves.

BBC: Digital Chinese caves preserve history

After a welcome speech from the Ambassador, Robert Lamb of the Swiss Ministry of the Environment gave a brief overview of the current status of the Strategy for Resource Mobilisation under the Convention on Biological Diversity.

FORBES: Nairobi meetings on green development certification

Kloss says that after a brief initiation period, the noisier environment of team tennis proves to be a non-issue for players.

FORBES: Magazine Article

But the service is generally attentive and the environment usually posh, offering a brief respite from the sometimes humdrum reality of day-to-day life.

BBC: New York City's classic hotel bars

"The time period was brief, " Shirley Cormack, president of Wildlife and Environment Zimbabwe, told the BBC.

BBC: African eclipse: A treat for scientists

In its brief Monday, the Center for Food Safety said the current intellectual property environment related to transgenic crops has spurred a substantial privatization and concentration of the world's seed supply that has resulted in 10 multinational corporations holding approximately 65 percent of commercial seed for major crops.

MSN: Food safety group calls for court to limit GMO seed patents