Growing anxiety, growing concern, growing doubts, growing uncertainty. If you are one of a growing number of people who want to be heard on the subject of GM, and to find out how you can become involved in keeping the future GM-free, here are some places to start.
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Whether we like it or not, the Government says that we must accept the necessity of genetically modified crops to fuel, feed and heal the world. Leading academics, researchers and campaigners in the GM arena address the science and the spin of the GM 'solution', as well as looking at alternatives that are already contributing to a sustainable farming future.
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The British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) will this week call for for a five-year £8m research programme to save the insect from colony collapse disorder (CCD).
Campaign to save British Bees launched 12th February 2008 News Bees CCD Farming Species Extinction Pests And Pesticides Diversity Food Security Climate Change Natural World News web pic 2_118.jpg The …
From Catalonia in the South, through the Ariège and Béarn, to the Basque country in the North, both locals and tourists are used to seeing Nationalist slogans daubed in white paint on Pyrenean mountain roads. But now a new clarion call is vying for their attention: Non Ours (no bears) and Mort aux Ours (death to the bears.)
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Carving a shipping channel through the underwater shelf that links India to Sri Lanka will destroy cherished beliefs and a delicate ecosystem, say Peter Bunyard and Kusum Vyas
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
The Forest King Andrew Wasley | 7th August 2008 News Giriraja Chicken India Sustainable Development Industrialised Farming Food Factory Farming Farming Food Security Natural World Food And Farming …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
… Wildlife Rangers Green Army Conservation Campaigns Species Extinction Conservation … that’s directly feeding their military campaigns,’ says Alley. Despite this, some …
Just as the humanitarian crisis of the Second World War gave birth to the swift implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago in 1948, we now have a planetary crisis that needs to be addressed with equal urgency. Now is the time to call for a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights.
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The world’s tropical forests are falling as fast as ever – at a pace of about 13 million hectares each year, or 50 football fields a minute. But the rainforest killers are changing, with big implications for us all.
… via consumer boycotts and public-awareness campaigns. For example, following an intense … Third, get involved in environmental campaigns. Conservation groups often sponsor letter-writing campaigns to corporations and to political …
Protecting rainforests is now almost as lucrative as cutting them down. Mark Anslow reports on a commodities-centred approach to stopping deforestation
Hedge funds for forests? Mark Anslow | 6th June 2008 News Forests Redd Un Palm Oil Indonesia Slash And Burn Carbon Credits Global Warming Deforestation Carbon Off-Setting Climate Change Natural World …
The coastal towns and villages of Peru are being blighted by an industry that has sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for fish – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. The Ecologist Film Unit investigates
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You’ve heard of carbon footprints, right? You may even have calculated your own? But what about your water footprint? Have you ever considered how much ‘hidden’ water it takes to make your cup of coffee in the morning or indeed the tomato in your sandwich?
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The Government says it realises our oceans are at risk from pollution and overfishing, says Dr Haris Livas-Dawes, so why won't it produce a marine bill with more teeth?
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Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
Hell for leather Jim Wickens | 1st June 2008 News Leather Tannery Pollution Corporate Lobbying Southern Elites Regulattion Human Rights Violations Risk Chemical Poisoning Industrial Globalisation …
Tata is not limiting itself to dominance of the mainland. Ashish Fernandes reports on the sea turtles falling foul of the corporation in waters off the Indian subcontinent
Tata and the turtles Ashish Fernandes | 24th April 2008 News Tata Turtles Orissa India Wetlands IUCN Conservation Olive Ridleys Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary Companies International Development Coastal …
Is the light brown apple moth such a danger to crops both agricultural and financial that the US government will risk the health of its citizens to eradicate it? They spray, you pay, warns Claire Robinson
Moth balls Claire Robinson | 1st September 2008 News Moths Insecticides Crops Agriculture Spraying Pesticide Pesticides Pests And Pesticides Agribusiness Natural World moth_MAIN.jpg Is the light …
Last year celebrity pig farmer Jimmy Doherty kept 1000 organically reared pigs, while this year apparently he's raised barely 200. But if Jimmy’s farm is on the skids, the same cannot be said of his career as a media celeb.
… “from the Union of Concerned Scientists which campaigns on GM foods”. And while the pro-GM …
Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, of course, renewables begin to take up more and more land in order to meet our energy needs. Paul Kingsnorth adds fuel to a tricky debate.
Problems with renewables - land wars Paul Kingsnorth | 1st April 2008 News Renewables Nimby Wind Solar Biofuels Land Use Equity Climate Change Dams Tidal Solar Wind Climate Change Climate Change …