From direct action campaigns to eco-village renewable energy systems, there are many ways to learn about and get involved in actions to prevent climate change
… level, by planting food gardens and promoting biodiversity. 10:10 campaigns to get people, …
Longer than England, almost as deep as the Grand Canyon, Russia's Lake Baikal is one of the world's greatest aquatic wonders, writes Bryce Stewart. But it's a fragile paradise: the limpid waters are warming much faster than the global average, with as yet unknown effects on its ecology. And it faces the danger of a huge dam on its principal tributary, Mongolia's Selenga River.
New dams, warming waters, forest fires - Lake Baikal in peril Bryce Stewart | 17th September 2015 News Water Ecology Russia Mongolia Forests Conservation Dams Climate Change 5 sunset-cut.jpg Longer …
School buildings, food, waste - even the curriculum itself should all support a connection to, and appreciation for, the environment. Here are some resources to get you started
… from litter and waste to healthy living and biodiversity. Schools work towards gaining one …
The Arctic is becoming a battleground as Russia, Norway, Canada and the US vie for access to oil, gas and minerals – campaigners fear safety and the environment will be the losers
… Arctic's ecosystems, its comparative lack of biodiversity and micro-organisms that can …
Its short lifespan and greater potency means tackling methane emissions now could have a dramatic effect on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations reports Tom Levitt
… even if it was acceptable in terms of the biodiversity loss,' says Dr Gauci. Professor …
Meat is responsible for about 30% of all 'wasted calories', writes Mike Berners-Lee, so with food causing a third of all greenhouse emissions, eating less meat is one of the most effective things we can do to reduce our climate impact. But no less important is to switch from high to low-impact meats - and to do all we can to cut food waste in our kitchens.
… to be able to feed everyone while improving biodiversity and increasing the biofuel output …
The West Papuan independence movement wants to make ecocide a crime - and is calling for international help to save its rainforest.
Indigenous leaders' green state vision Catherine Early | 8th November 2021 | News Indigenous; COP26 Climate Change West Papua Indonesia Indonesian Forests Editor’s Picks west_papua2.jpeg The West …
The true nature of western civilization is hard to grasp from within, says Professor John McMurtry, because we perceive it through media whose primary purpose is not to convey the truth, but conceal it. What is actually playing out is a global war of empire and capital against the Earth and her people, backed up by the omnipresent threat of overwhelming force.
Genocide, ecocide and the Empire of Chaos Professor John McMurtry | 4th February 2016 Comment War USA Corporations Trade Climate Change Ecocide barbed-wire-cut.jpg The true nature of western …
Climate change is doom and gloom. But the Balearic Islands of Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera are demonstrating how much can be done. ROSALINDA MUCH investigates
… the algae that grow around Mallorca, the Biodiversity and Natural Spaces departments …
All sectors must play their part in a global emissions deal, but could including agriculture in the mix lead to an intensification of farming and money for GM crops?
… the incentive for destruction of forests and biodiversity. 'Thirdly, some also propose …
Theresa May and her Conservative government has promised to phase out the burning of coal in the UK by 2025. This should be a cause of celebration for climate change campaigners. But the plans have three dangerous loopholes, which means activists must remain vigilant, argues ALMUTH ERNSTING
… carbon-rich forest ecosystems inside a global biodiversity hotspot are being clearcut, …
Oxfam's report 'Standing on the Sidelines' lays down a challenge to the 'Big 10' of the global food industry, writes Julia Wright. They must cut their huge carbon emissions, campaign to protect global climate, and rethink their entire mission to encompass health and wellbeing.
… the natural resource base - soil, water, biodiversity - would be managed for optimum …
Lisa Walker has been focused on the climate change issue for 20 years. Her mission today is to democratise carbon markets in order to protect and restore the worlds natural carbon sinks. If successful, this equates to a saving of 37 percent of global emissions, whilst establishing vast new carbon markets. NICK BREEZE reports
… there is the creation of a really important biodiversity reserve and national park, …
Paris has been awash with hype about 'CO2 recycling' and 'carbon neutral' or even 'carbon negative' technologies based on burning millions of trees, writes Rachel Smolker. But the alchemical notion that waste carbon can be spun into corporate gold is hitting serious reality checks. It's time to ditch the fantasies and progress the real solutions: like caring for land, soils, forests and grasslands.
… food production, water, human rights and biodiversity. This is clear already at the …
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party, today called for a new democratically controlled, localised energy system to deliver a transition to a low carbon economy and help prevent climate change. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… a million trees of native species to promote biodiversity and better flood management. …
The Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture made its high-profile launch at the New York Climate Summit. But for a huge coalition of civil society organizations, it's a 'greenwash' initiative designed to promote intensive profit-driven industrial agriculture at the expense of small farmers, environment, and the real solutions.
… of its destructive impacts on people, biodiversity, seed, water, soils, and climate. …
The theory of cap-and-trade is brilliantly simple; in practice, however, it's just not moving fast enough, says Alison Smith. A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition...
… such as coastal flooding, massive loss of biodiversity and large scale social upheavals. …