Category Archives: Development

People and the Planet: a Royal Society Report

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

Source: http://www.earthtimes.org/newsimage/people-and-the-planet_26412.jpg “Rapid and widespread changes in the world’s human population, coupled with unprecedented levels of consumption present profound challenges to human health and wellbeing, and the natural environment”. This report gives an overview of how global population and consumption … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Population, Poverty

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

Breathingearth.net; track population & CO2 data

Posted on March 8, 2009 by

Visit breathingearth.net There you will find an interactive map showing a simulation of world and country population figures, as well as CO2 emissions. The population figures adjust all the time for birth and death rates for each country, adjusting the global … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon footprint, Climate change, Development, Economics, Education, Energy, Extreme weather, Food & Agriculture, Information portal, Population, Poverty, Sustainablity, UN | Tagged | 2 Comments

Emerging Architecture Awards reflect eco-conscious design.

Posted on December 2, 2008 by

image: BASEhabitat Architect’s egos are deflated as clients have dropped off the cliff with the current financial crisis. Many are staring at possible redundancy. Huge housing projects are being cancelled. All is not doom and gloom however if the winners … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Carbon footprint, Community Projects, Design, Development, Energy, Housing, Rural communities, solar, Sustainablity, Technology, Thinking outside the box | Tagged , , | 3 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

Indian farmers refuse to give Tata Motors land.

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

Since the dawn of industrialisation the trend has been for the city limits to expand almost relentlessly. Not only have new suburbs pushed outwards but also new industry, hungry for cheap land to house their factories. Tata Motors are no … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Campaigns, Development, Economics, India, Planning, Politics, Protest, Rural communities | Tagged ,

Urging for Greener Cars

Posted on August 23, 2008 by

Picture: Andreas Rentz / Getty There are three huge benefits to making cars more fuel efficient.  It will serve to to make us less dependent on oil, it will cut fuel costs which is a big plus for car owners and … Continue reading →

Posted in Buying Green, Campaigns, Carbon footprint, Climate change, Development, General, Politics, Politics & Policy initiatives, Sustainablity, Technology, Transport | 2 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

Contract Electric Car

Posted on July 20, 2008 by

Photograph: EPA via the Independent It seems that Gordon Brown is coming over all credible with his green attitude.  He is “embracing the electric car revolution” and plans to encourage the car industry to mass-produce electrically powered cars, right here in … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Green' investments, Business, Buying Green, Climate change, Development, Energy, General, Oil, Politics & Policy initiatives, Renewables, Sustainablity, Technology, Thinking outside the box, Transport, UK | 11 Comments

Africa: the race to extract natural resources

Posted on July 1, 2008 by

Article Africa is a big part of the future of natural resource exploration and production. Right now, Africa produces only about 12% of the world’s oil output. By 2012, that could be 30%. No wonder, then, it has become such … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Business, China, Development, Economics, Energy, Oil, War & security | Tagged | 3 Comments