The Conservative attack on the environment is being carried out for good reasons, writes Chris Rose: because they can; because it delights their support base; because it heads off UKIP; and because they think it carries no political risk. Now it's up the UK's green movement to prove them wrong. But have our 'herbivorous' NGOs got the stomach for a fight?
Strange happenings on a small island off Europe Chris Rose | 31st July 2015 News UK Politics Climate Change Society bullingdon-cut.jpg The Conservative attack on the environment is being carried out …
Richard Hobbs is stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Restoration Ecology. During his 10 years at the helm, he's often been surprised by the resistance in some quarters to the emergence of new ideas. Here's an edited excerpt from his parting editorial.......
… forcibly at the International Conference for Conservation Biology in Auckland in 2011 that … environmental science, and particularly conservation biology-investigating past, … It could be argued that most ecologists and conservation biologists live mostly in a world …
Ecologist writer Luke Dale-Harris questions the ability of Natura 2000 to work as an effective environmental regulator
… The hidden conservation costs of renewable energy Luke … | 27th March 2013 Comment Environment Conservation Renewables RSPB Biodiversity bird … as a cause for shame. It is this that drives conservation. But shame and morality are, of …
Rewilding is now firmly on the agenda, writes Paul Jepson, and that brings a huge opportunity to re-invigorate conservation. But we must look to creating new functional ecosystems for the future, rather than trying to recreate a lost and perhaps imagined past.
… brings a huge opportunity to re-invigorate conservation. But we must look to creating new … harks back to a past age. However many conservation scientists are more relaxed … farming. The OVP, as it is known, made nature conservation political again and has become a …
The renowned primatologist and conservationist on the need for scientific empathy, the impact of economic development, and why children give her hope for the future
… 2010 Comment Natural World Society Wildlife Conservation Biodiversity Jane Goodall Animal Rights Conservationist jane-goodall.jpg The renowned primatologist and conservationist on the need for scientific …
A new carbon 'tax and dividend' climate strategy would strengthen our economy, reduce regulation, help working class Americans, shrink government, promote national security, and reduce emissions, write eight senior US conservative politicians, financiers and academics. Now Republican control of all branches of the US government makes it an opportunity not to miss!
… Chairman of the Executive Committee of Conservation International. With the privilege …
Just when the UK's government might want to be boosting its green credentials it has chosen to do the precise opposite, writes Steffen Böhm: giving tax breaks and subsidies to oil and gas, while attacking renewables and energy efficiency. We must unite to oppose these destructive and short-sighted policies
Whatever happened to the 'greenest ever' Conservative Party? Steffen Böhm | 11th July 2015 Comment UK Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Renewables Politics Transport north-sea-oil-rig-cut.jpg Just when the …
In this imaginary letter to the father of modern taxonomy and ecology, Carl Linnaeus, about the current status of life on Earth, Gianluca Serra suggests renaming the human species from the self-satisfied 'wise' to 'obtuse' - if only to spare us from the ridicule we so richly deserve for our collective insanity.
… January 2015 Comment Society Natural World Conservation Extinction … had to take up arms and turn to be 'conservationists'. Conservation has become a new scientific …
A new opinion poll of 2,000 adults reveals more than two thirds of the public support renewable energy schemes where projects are undertaken at a community level and local people receive financial benefit. The support even extends to wind and solar farms close to people's homes.
Massive support for community renewable energy Oliver Tickell | 6th September 2016 News Energy Renewables Society Green Economy westmill-cut.jpg A new opinion poll of 2,000 adults reveals more than …
An array of solar panels on a Chiswick side street, facing a brewery wall, constitute a threat to the quality of life of future generations, according to the council and a planning inspector. Paula Owen begs to differ, and wonders - exactly what kind of mushroom have they been smoking?
… that is, most fittingly, designated a 'conservation area'. James himself, however, … - it is, truly, a building of no external conservation merit whatsoever. The side wall … the streets in the rest of the surrounding conservation area. A 'monstrous affront to …
… Robin Hammond | 1st June 2008 News Conservation Land Reform Mugabe Extinction … Violence Colonial Legacy Species Extinction Conservation Human Rights Violations … Johnny Rodrigues, chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF), which monitors …
From local participation to wildlife conservation, Tanzania’s green tourism projects show how responsible travellers and tour operators can improve lives and ecosystems - but there's still much to do, reports Thembi Mutch
… From local participation to wildlife conservation, Tanzania’s green tourism … and forests, providing an economic reason for conservation. Since then, eco-tourism - … leased to investors through the Tanzania Land Conservation Trust (TLCT). The high end …
A unique community purchase of Forestry Commission land in the Highlands will see native Caledonian pinewoods re-established over 1086 hectares of commercial conifer woods planted in the 1970s, complete with relict ancient pines.
… Highland community group in partnership with conservation charity Trees for Life . This … This is believed to be the first time that a conservation charity has partnered with a … Life is celebrating 25 years of pioneering conservation action. It already owns and …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
… News Poachers Wildlife Rangers Green Army Conservation Campaigns Species Extinction Conservation Natural World Politics And … network, set up Africa Rainforest and River Conservation (ARRC) to train and equip a …
Tidal lagoons could generate 8% of the UK's electricity, writes Stephen Tindale, and go on doing so for 120 years to come. With the Hinkley C nuclear project looking ever more dicey, and with promises to shut down coal fired generation by 2025, a promised new tidal lagoon In Swansea Bay would come in very useful. So why hasn't the government included it in the Energy Bill?
… tribute to one of the founders of the UK conservation movement. The Wildlife and … for low carbon energy production" , says its Conservation Director, Dr Debbie Pain. "We … conditions. It is engaging with a range of conservation groups in order identify …
As the governing conservative party lurches ever further to the right, writes Kyla Mandel, it feels like UKIP has already won the election - six months before it's even happened. Tory ministers are already executing UKIP policies, with their ignorant but implacable hatred of renewable energy in all its forms.
Britain's 'energy policy' - carried out by Tories, made by UKIP? Kyla Mandel DeSmog UK | 17th November 2014 News UK Renewables Politics Fracking Energy wind-turbines-wales-cut.jpg As the governing …
Biologist E O Wilson's grand idea of setting aside half of the planet for nature to thrive is both appealing and deeply challenging, writes William Lynn. But it's missing a key element: an urban vision of how people can live ecologically, joyously in the half we make our own.
… | 9th September 2015 Comment Ecology Society Conservation Books singapore-cut.jpg Biologist … we make our own. A much-anticipated book in conservation and natural science circles is E … - a model drawn from existing large-scale conservation projects such as Area de …
Another animal’s gone extinct. But this time it’s one of our most beloved creatures – a dolphin. Malcolm Tait reports on a species loss that is more than just another statistic
… Dolphin Baiji China Species Extinction Conservation Natural World Society … years, and enjoyed protected status, not for conservation reasons, but because it was the … its predecessors’ mistake and slapped conservation orders on the dolphin, but it was …
The pioneering World Development Movement (WDM), celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Its director Deborah Doane, says it now is considering more direct forms of protest
Deborah Doane: a Conservative government could inspire activism Tom Levitt | 20th April 2010 Comment Protest Activism Climate Change How To Make A Difference Society wdmdeborah.jpg The pioneering …
Are you suffering from cognitive dissonance? You should be, writes Oliver Tickell. After the most ferocious attack a UK government has ever mounted on the environment, David Cameron just claimed that his is the 'greenest government ever', as Amber Rudd proclaims her commitment to climate action. What's going on?
Buy Conservative! No other party washes greener Oliver Tickell | 24th July 2015 Comment Climate Change Energy Renewables Nuclear Politics cameron-green-tie-cut.jpg Are you suffering from cognitive …
Martin Harper, the RSPB's Conservation Director tells us why the launch of a new report should be a serious wake up call for all of us - a call that we simply can't ignore.......
… butterfly. Martin Harper, the RSPB's Conservation Director tells us why the launch … natural world is the foundation for nature conservation. We need to know what's in … political and practical support for nature conservation. And this is why, following the …
A consistent pattern is emerging in the UK government's plans and policies, writes Paul Mobbs: the stripping away of human rights and freedoms; the detachment of public institutions from democratic accountability; an increase of the powers of the state; and the empowerment of corporations at the expense of people. We must act to preserve our liberties, while we still can.
Behind the Magna Carta spin, Britain's 'dictatorship of the 1%' is taking shape Paul Mobbs | 11th June 2015 News Human Rights Politics UK Society Fracking Health great-dictator-cut.png A consistent …
The green washing of Theresa May’s Conservative government appears to have reached its end following a week of environmentally regressive policy announcements and the collapse of UK renewable energy investment, writes JOSEPH DUTTON
UK government greenwash fades as environmental policy goes backwards Joseph Dutton | 18th May 2018 News UK Fracking Brexit Renewables Theresa May Environment 17709961569_5a3a6daf4e_b.jpg The green …