Drug companies and the construction sector, both heavily reliant on natural resources, among the worst when it comes to acting to reduce their negative impact on biodiversity, says report
… Top FTSE companies face investor backlash on biodiversity Tom Levitt | 20th December 2010 News Biodiversity Business Shareholders Investment … to acting to reduce their negative impact on biodiversity, says report Only six per cent of …
European observers say it is going to be as ‘big as the carbon market’, but is buying a licence to cause ecological damage a sound strategy? Tom Levitt investigates
… What is biodiversity offsetting and how would it work? Tom Levitt | 9th June 2010 News Biodiversity Wildlife Conservation Carbon … Tom Levitt investigates Targets to halt biodiversity loss are failing. Both the EU and …
Broad welcome for new biodiversity targets, including increase in protected areas, but campaigners express concern that previous 2010 targets have still not been met
… UN biodiversity targets now need to be … Tom Levitt | 1st November 2010 News Biodiversity Natural World Geoengineering Wildlife biodiversityfrogs.jpg Broad welcome for new biodiversity targets, including increase in …
While the UN is celebrating the international year of biodiversity conservation groups in the UK worry that a rising number of isolated populations are in danger of becoming extinct
… Tom Levitt | 25th February 2010 News Biodiversity Wildlife Natural World … UN is celebrating the international year of biodiversity conservation groups in the UK … populations are in danger of becoming extinct Biodiversity is in decline in the UK. Even the …
Ecological campaigner Million Belay talks about why protecting Ethiopia's biodiversity is so important and why he opposes the intervention of philanthropists like Bill Gates
… Belay talks about why protecting Ethiopia's biodiversity is so important and why he … with local communities to protect their local biodiversity and lifestyles. Tom Levitt: What … disconnection. People don't think about biodiversity when they think about culture and …
Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report shows world leaders fail to meet goals agreed a decade ago.
… Global biodiversity targets missed Emily Beament | 15th September 2020 | News Biodiversity Coronavirus Global Biodiversity Outlook United Nations Wildfire …
Conservationists battling to save Indonesia's rainforests are locked in a dispute over moves to make oil palm plantations more wildlife-friendly. Tom Levitt reports
… | 12th July 2011 News Palm Oil Wildlife Biodiversity Rainforest Deforestation … langurmonkey.jpg Only a fraction of the biodiversity found in rainforests, such as … at the expense of tropical forests. Rich in biodiversity, these forests are home to many …
RSPB says UK failing to protect land and sea habitats and reverse the slide towards extinction for threatened species.
… UK 'lost decade' in preventing biodiversity collapse Emily Beament | 14th September 2020 | News Biodiversity Collapse UK Government RSPB … of the publication of the UN’s latest Global Biodiversity Outlook report, which will warn …
Ten-year project will look at whether setting-aside natural forests within oil palm plantations can save threatened species such as the Orang-utan, Pygmy Elephant and Clouded Leopard
… into the impact of oil palm plantations on biodiversity across an estimated 20,000 … able to support and sustain high levels of biodiversity. It will reserach four sites: … widespread concern about deforestation and biodiversity loss , relatively few studies …
Deutsche Bank economist Pavan Sukhdev is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what Sir Nicholas Stern did for climate change - valuing it
… | 22nd January 2010 Comment Economic Growth Biodiversity Deforestation Nature Natural … TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what … the terms 'ecosystem services' and 'biodiversity'? PS: A lot of them do. You can …
Plans for US-style mega-dairy farms in the UK are being heralded for their potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but scaling up may create as many problems as it attempts to solve reports Tom Levitt
… by the Environment Agency. Grazing cows and biodiversity Proponents of smaller dairy units … dioxide as they grow. The added benefit of biodiversity and land conservation would also … dairy sector, including water resources and biodiversity loss. It plans to revise its …
Conserving nature-rich areas such as the forests of Colombia provides sustainable livelihoods for local people and benefits for humankind.
… future Emily Beament | 29th May 2020 News Biodiversity Coronavirus Royal Botanic Gardens … with duplicates provided to Kew for analysis. Biodiversity In the field they use a mixture … Preservation "We want to know more about the biodiversity, because we are interested in …
Just as biofuels have gobbled up farmland that should have been growing food so the push on biomass by Monsanto, Cargill and others will see an 'unprecedented' grab on land, plants and biodiverse-rich forests
Biomass is the next biofuel 'land grab' on tropical forests, warn campaigners Tom Levitt | 5th December 2011 News Biomass Biofuels Monsanto Tropical Deforestation Natural World sugarcane.jpg …
Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, the smallest primate in the world, is now critically endangered.
… Emily Beament | 13th July 2020 News Biodiversity Madame Berthe's mouse lemur … habitat among the major threats they face. Biodiversity IUCN acting director-general Dr … the urgent need for an ambitious post-2020 biodiversity framework that drives effective …
Latest: three men and one woman arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
… Treasury October Uprising Climate Breakdown Biodiversity 22132212-1.jpg Latest: three men … and that goes for all children alive today. Biodiversity "Around the world people are … are urging the Government to "act now to halt biodiversity loss" and reduce greenhouse gas …
Latest 'Red List' for maples or Acers reveals 36 of 158 species are at high risk of extinction in the wild.
… | 23rd September 2020 | News Extinction Biodiversity Collapse Maple trees Latest 'Red … populations, and the threat of urban sprawl. Biodiversity Species which are widespread … that time was running out for the world’s biodiversity. Botanical “And as robust as Acer …
Although much maligned as a measurement of progress, some believe a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measurement that includes natural capital could be the way forward
… November 2009 News GDP Economics And Politics Biodiversity coralreefs.jpg Coral reefs are … degradation? The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity report (TEEB) , a mammoth … Growth The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity report (TEEB) The Happy Planet …
UN sets out how it might be possible to 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity.
… Emily Beament | 15th September 2020 | News Biodiversity Food And Farming Fossil Fuels … 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity. The United Nations has sounded a … to be transformed, according to the UN Global Biodiversity Outlook report: Protect – …
EU Commission proposes compulsory environmental measures for farmers in reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) but campaigners fear member states will weaken final agreement
… 19th November 2010 News Food And Farming CAP Biodiversity Farm Subsidy sheepcap.jpg All … pollution and a loss of wildlife habitats and biodiversity. It said future CAP must be … calling for farmers to be paid to protect biodiversity and maintain the countryside. …
Campaign group calls for a consumer boycott of tropical prawns to stop environmental pollution and human rights abuse in Bangladesh
… News Prawns Fish Food And Farming Mangroves Biodiversity shrimpbucket.jpg Prawns and other … on the sushi plate contributes to preserving biodiversity and strengthening the rights of …
A new Ecologist-produced film, to be screened at the forthcoming Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Japan, highlights how the rights of indigenous peoples and their sustainable use of natural resources are being ignored by the Bangladesh Government
… Tom Levitt | 11th October 2010 News Biodiversity Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples … Thailand and Suriname. READ MORE... NEWS Biodiversity 'invisible' in current economic …