Is the entire global ecosystem on the verge of collapse? Anthony D. Barnosky explores the threats facing the natural world and outlines some solutions
… Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming Andrea Kayne | 24th August 2009 … Change Biodiversity Conservation Ecosystmes Global Warming heatstroke-cover2.jpg Is the entire global ecosystem on the verge of collapse? …
The state of the world’s nature shows human-driven sixth mass extinction is ongoing.
… extinction is ongoing. Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human … over 15,000 scientific studies, assesses the global changes to the world’s biodiversity … with, and impact on, nature. The IPBES global biodiversity assessment can be seen as …
Lucas Ferrante uncovered the impacts of the proposed BR-319 highway in the Amazon rainforest: it could trigger biome collapse and biodiversity crisis.
… BR-319 highway in the Amazon, in Brazil and globally? The Amazon rainforest is of vital … maintaining hydrological cycles that regulate global climate and influence precipitation … sites in the Amazon, thereby exacerbating global emissions. Hidden genocide Q: What are …
New study claims to be the most comprehensive global assessment to date of the threats posed to indigenous peoples’ lands by industrial development.
… Development 'threatens most indigenous lands globally' Catherine Early | 8th August 2023 | … New study claims to be the most comprehensive global assessment to date of the threats posed … threat. The study was led by scientists from global conservation non-profit The Nature …
As China pursues a startling array of energy, mining, logging, agricultural, transport and other infrastructure projects on virtually every continent, it is having an unprecedented impact on the planet, writes William Laurance. It's not that China is any worse than historic colonial powers - the difference is in the sheer scale and pace of environmental destruction, and the total lack of oversight under which Chinese mega-corporations operate.
… The dark legacy of China's drive for global resources William Laurance | 11th April … and corporations are causing worldwide. Going global ... and they meant it The country's … in earnest in 1999, when China's ' Going Global Strategy ' liberalized investment …
Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report shows world leaders fail to meet goals agreed a decade ago.
… Global biodiversity targets missed Emily … 2020 | News Biodiversity Coronavirus Global Biodiversity Outlook United Nations Wildfire Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report shows …
The resilience of vertebrates worldwide - our life support systems - is being undermined by our economic activity, study shows.
… by our economic activity, study shows. Global change is eroding life on earth at an … assumption is that this current loss of global biodiversity is paralleled by a … the School of Biological Science said: “Global assessments of how the resilience of …
Already 56,000 people have pledged to support a global 'internet seed swap' initiative promoted by Avaaz, writes Julian Rose. Trouble is, the plans are deeply flawed, and have been developed without consultation with major seed saving groups worldwide.
… Avaaz's global 'ebay of seeds' - how did they get it … 56,000 people have pledged to support a global 'internet seed swap' initiative … seeds from chemical companies." "This global online store could re-flood the market …
The global banks financing industries driving biodiversity collapse.
… Biodiversity Editor’s Picks Amur leopard The global banks financing industries driving … that over the course of 2019, 50 global banks together provided loans and … been identified as primary drivers of the global extinction crisis. It also finds that …
While logging and deforestation has gained global attention the growing sand mining sector is being largely ignored. Fuelled by Singapore’s land and construction demands it is wreaking environmental destruction across south-east Asia
… While logging and deforestation has gained global attention the growing sand mining … sand exports, an investigation by the NGO Global Witness has estimated that 796,000 … announce a ban on sand exports last year but Global Witness later found this only covered …
The Men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar is promoted as the first 'fully carbon neutral FIFA World Cup tournament'. But this has been a PR own goal.
… a claimed solution to the pollution pushing global heating that can actually make the … up specifically for the Qatar World Cup, the Global Carbon Council. Smoking This claims it … Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), limiting global heating to 1.5°C requires global …
This year’s United Nations Biodiversity Summit is a vital opportunity to protect threatened forests and wildlife from destructive industries.
… a crisis like never before. The recent UN Global Biodiversity Outlook report warns that … are our forests. There has rightly been a global outcry at the growing destruction of … is in crisis. The UN’s 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and …
Competition for land, water and energy are increasing, exacerbated by climate change and a growing population. But why does the Food and Agriculture Organisation now believe indigenous people could provide a solution? Peter Giovannini investigates
… Do indigenous peoples hold the key to tackling global hunger? Peter Giovannini | 22nd … and food security. The Foresight report on global food and farming futures, a UK … indigenous people include 15 per cent of the global poor (according to the UN definition of …
Recent decades have seen a hardening global clampdown on the rights of farmers to use, save, develop, share, swap and distribute the seeds that produce the food we all eat, writes Andrew Kimbrell - and which constitute an essential common heritage of mankind. Here's his plan to fight back against the seed monopolists ...
… Recent decades have seen a hardening global clampdown on the rights of farmers to … the true nature and scope of the effort. The global attack on seed savers So what is the … respected in the Exchange work. Supporting a global movement CFS and others working on this …
Large areas of forest remain around the world, writes David Edwards, but many of them are - in biological terms - dying on their feet as their species diversity erodes due to fragmentation. To conserve the full richness of our forests, we must keep them entire and unbroken, and rebuild the continuity of forest islands.
… biodiversity and is the primary driver of the global extinction crisis. I work in Borneo … and this is a pattern that is replicated globally. The problem, according to new … from an edge would enable you to reach 20% of global forests. Comparing across regions, the …
First global analysis of world’s most abundant creatures reveals more animals live in the far north than the tropics.
… soybean_cyst_nematode_and_egg_sem.jpg First global analysis of world’s most abundant … Crowther Lab study is the first to map the global distribution of soil nematodes, tiny … climate change requires that we understand global carbon and nutrient cycles. We …
French Ministries under fire for lack of presence during intergovernmental biodiversity negotiations hosted in Paris.
… comprehensive assessment of the state of our global biodiversity, the life support system … The previous report launches that inform this Global Assessment have been attended by Heads … and impacts to indigenous peoples and the global south in particular. The IPBES report …
It is easy in a country like the UK to imagine that science and economics command the whole debate about nature's value. But step back and look at the bigger picture internationally, and it all looks rather different writes VICTOR ANDERSON
… "NATURAL CAPITAL" - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Victor Anderson | 14th … see how anything else would be feasible in a global international body, and particularly in … Victor Anderson is Visiting Professor at the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin …
This World Biodiversity Day we must recognise the globally important role mangrove forest ecosystems play.
… World Biodiversity Day we must recognise the globally important role mangrove forest … World Biodiversity Day we must recognise the globally important role these ecosystems, and … with these communities while also pushing for global policy change, we can protect these …
Should we really be spending £1.2 million a year to conserve red squirrels? Yes we should, writes James Borrell. But with Africa's rhinos facing extinction, and vital conservation in UK's overseas 'biodiversity jewels' sadly underfunded, there are much better investments we should be making too.
… barely 10% of the total budget . From a global perspective, the UK contains only a … developing countries, many of which are in global biodiversity hotspots . The … worthwhile thing to do. But in the face of global biodiversity loss, does the colour of …
It may be not be as visible as tropical rainforests or wetlands but seagrass plays a vital role in the global ecosystem, says Richard Unsworth, filtering pollution and providing food to fish
… but seagrass plays a vital role in the global ecosystem, says Richard Unsworth, … and are of relatively few species globally (about 70). These flowering plants … of the role that seagrass play in the global carbon cycle. Seagrass meadows have key …
As COP21 reaches its endgame, there are plans to build 2,440 coal-fired power plants around the world, write Mowdud Rahman & Greig Aitken. Their completion would send global temperatures, and sea levels, soaring. Yet Bangladesh, the world's most 'climate vulnerable' large country, has plans for a 1.3GW coal power plant on the fringes of its World Heritage coastal wetlands.
… & Greig Aitken. Their completion would send global temperatures, and sea levels, soaring. … of the matter and reiterated his call for a global moratorium on coal mining . The burning … 2,440 coal-fired power plants planned globally, both in emerging economies as a …
Intensive agribusiness is causing a global decline in insect populations with serious consequences for humans and the rest of nature.
… Intensive agribusiness is causing a global decline in insect populations with … globe is dropping and it is dropping fast. Global decline Recent interest in insect … years since 1990 . An influential review on global insect decline and a flurry of media …
Global rescue plan to stop extinction is 'hopelessly weak and inadequate'.
… Global rescue plan to stop extinction is 'hopelessly weak and inadequate'. A draft global plan to halt the collapse of nature … for finance from wealthy countries to the global South. The plan also lacks legally …