A rich forest in Tanzania has been placed under protection, supported by World Land Trust and other partners.
… only one without protected status. Botanical diversity The forest is home to at least five … future of its unique wildlife. The botanical diversity of Magombera is particularly …
The EU referendum debate is taking place between different wings of the corporate elite, dominated by assumptions in favour of big business, free trade and endless economic growth, write Helena Norberg-Hodge, Rupert Read & Thomas Wallgren. But to vote for a sustainable future we must adopt a very different, local perspective - one you'll never find in UK's 'mainstream' media.
… on an economic model that is eroding this diversity, which was born of human adaptation … trade difficult for big business, while the diversity of languages and traditions put … countries - in fact, the borders and cultural diversity helped protect the markets of …
More than 1,200 scientists back protection of Los Cedros Reserve in Ecuador.
… launched by the Center for Biological Diversity in July. Read: Defending Ecuador's … their concern about mining in the exceptional diversity of Ecuador’s Protected Forests, and … Nature. The Court specifically cited the biodiversity at Los Cedros, and the presence of, …
Can billionaires help to transform systems and empower diverse communities?
Activist engagement with the 'Davos set' Rupert Read Jem Bendell | 12th March 2020 News Thought Leaders Davos WEF World Economic Forum Money screenshot_2020-03-11_at_18.59.17.png Can billionaires …
Young campaigners are demanding that the UK government ditch its plans to fast-track fracking through the planning system.
Youth call on government to ditch fracking proposals Marianne Brooker | 9th October 2018 Comment Climate Change Fracking UKYCC Parliament Planning 4987372652_ac69c6d5d5_o.jpg Young campaigners are …
Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test jurisprudence in country’s Constitutional Court.
… first nation to protect large swathes of biodiversity, based upon this constitutional … as well in headwater ecosystems and biodiversity hotspots of global importance, like … ‘Areas of Priority for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Ecuador’. Levy points to …
Multiple benefits of organic farming should not be ignored in light of new study.
… carbon measure does not take into account biodiversity or other ecosystem values. … more wildlife and generally increased biodiversity is hard to quantify in a single … yields whilst preserving wildlife and diversity.” This Author Marianne Brooker is a …
The Green Party is the only national party in Westminster to be denied a Party Political Broadcast by the BBC, write Bennet Francis and Rupert Read. The decision reveals a massive failure of impartiality against which there is no right of independent appeal - save to the court of public opinion.
… much-needed shift towards greater political diversity. The good news is that last year, …
As the Greens announce anti-austerity policies in their election manifesto, Bennet Francis & Rupert Read examine the austerity narrative - and find it doesn't add up. By insisting that deficit reduction is necessary for growth, the politicians of austerity undermine the very meaning of the 'prosperity' they promise us.
Challenging 'austerity' and its self-contradicting narrative Rupert Read Bennet Francis | 14th April 2015 News Politics Economics UK Green Economy austerity-for-the-rich-cut.jpg As the Greens …
How can Green parties acquire real political power? A new book by Per Gahrton, founder of the Swedish Green Party, is much more than a useful reference text on the history of Green Parties around the world, write Bennet Francis and Rupert Read. It's also a valuable manual in realpolitik that resonates here and now in the UK.
… One thing the book brings out is the diversity of positions across the green range …