Category Archives: Biodiversity

Guyana’s plan to preserve its rain forest.

Posted on December 20, 2009 by

From the New York Times ; In Guyana, where pristine rain forest still covers 75 percent of the land, and barely 750,000 people live in a country roughly the size of Britain, a young economist-turned-president is pushing a development model based … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Green' investments, Biodiversity, Business, Climate change, Economics, Forests, Nature & Conservation, Politics & Policy initiatives, Rural communities, Thinking outside the box, UN | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Tell Shell

Posted on November 16, 2009 by

Delusional Shell oil company prides itself on its progressive Green initiatives and like other big energy companies, Shell likes to put on an ethical mask and pretend to do good in the world.  But the world isn’t stupid and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Biodiversity, Campaigns, Forests, Oil, People, Pollution, Waste, Water, Wildlife | 3 Comments

To kill a mockingbird

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

Roxana Robinson writes in the International Herald Tribune, ‘And if that mockingbird don’t sing’. She writes; I live on an ordinary city block: concrete and pavement, urban and austere. Behind our apartment building there’s a meager garden space, hollowed out … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Climate change, Disease, Media, Nature & Conservation, Sustainablity, Urban, US, Wildlife | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Regrowing the Rainforests?

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

Willie Smits has found a way of regrowing rainforests that have been cleared. He tells us about it in the excellent, informative and inspiring video above.  The audience begins to applaud when he announces that he has over 1000 rescued … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Brazil, Business, Community Initiatives, Community Projects, Development, Education, Food & Agriculture, Forests, General, Nature & Conservation, People, Sustainablity, Thinking outside the box, Wildlife | 8 Comments

‘Salty vegetables with your fish sir?’

Posted on December 6, 2008 by

image: sea kale Article Around the world, many agricultural areas are becoming less productive as salt levels in water supplies increase. Only 1% of the Earth’s water is freshwater. “Salinisation is irreversible,” says Professor Jelte Rozema from the department of … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Biodiversity, Climate change, Desertification, EU, Food & Agriculture, Oceans, Sustainablity, Thinking outside the box, Water | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

A UN Parliamentary Assembly – democratizing globalization by globalizing democracy.

Posted on November 30, 2008 by

On November 5th, the Senate of the Republic of Argentina became the first national parliament in the world to adopt a declaration unconditionally calling for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) “in order to strengthen the effectiveness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Campaigns, Climate change, Desertification, Development, Economics, Education, Energy, EU, Food & Agriculture, Forests, Politics, Sustainablity, Thinking outside the box, UN, Water, Wildlife, Youth | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Between 1/4 & 1/3 of mammals are at risk of extinction.

Posted on October 13, 2008 by

image: Wildlife habitat is often disturbed by human activity. Article The world’s governments will fail to meet their agreed target of curbing biodiversity loss by 2010, according to experts questioned by BBC News. Nearly 200 countries signed up to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Campaigns, Climate change, Nature & Conservation, Politics & Policy initiatives, Science, Sustainablity, UN, Wildlife | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Major review of EU fisheries policy.

Posted on September 20, 2008 by

Article A global survey found that fisheries managed using individual transferable quotas (ITQs) were half as likely to collapse as others. Long-term quotas give fishermen a stake in conserving fish stocks. The study was published in the journal Science just … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, EU, Nature & Conservation, Oceans, Politics & Policy initiatives, Sustainablity, UK | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Peru’s govt clamps down on Indian land rights

Posted on August 19, 2008 by

Article Peru’s government declared a state of emergency Monday in remote jungle regions where Indian groups are blocking highways and oil and gas installations to protest a law that makes it easier to sell their lands. The 30-day decree published … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Campaigns, Development, Energy, Forests, Nature & Conservation, People, Politics & Policy initiatives, Rural communities | Tagged | 3 Comments

UK govt starts to question biofuels option

Posted on July 7, 2008 by

image: biofuels protest outside Downing St., attended by The Coffee House earlier this year. Article Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said: “To tackle climate change we will need to develop new, cleaner fuels – but that doesn’t mean pushing forward indiscriminately … Continue reading →

Posted in Biodiversity, Biofuels, Business, Climate change, Economics, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Forests, London, Nature & Conservation, Politics & Policy initiatives, Protest, Sustainablity, UK, Wildlife | Tagged | 5 Comments