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 …
The increasingly militant protests by dairy farmers against low prices forced on them by the corporate 'free market' represent serious and effective resistance against the 'free trade' agenda being forced on the world by neoliberal governments, writes David Miller. They are the first steps to building a new global food system that respects food, people, culture and environment.
… They are the first steps to building a new global food system that respects food, people, … that milk was now "cheaper than water" . Global trade deals accelerate 'race to the … Following two years of rapidly decreasing global demand for milk, and already increasing …
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 …
The Trade in Services Agreement is a multilateral deal like TPP, TTIP and CETA, writes Zachary Davies Boren. But while the 50-nation negotiations are even more secretive, its impacts could be even greater: undermining national sovereignty; allowing only corporate regulation deemed 'necessary' by a panel of WTO lawyers; and allowing no rollback on trade liberalisation.
… Leaked: ‘new TTIP' TISA deal could prevent global action on climate change Zachary Boren … to drive deregulation across the vast global services sector - increasing … deals appear to be forming the basis of most global trade negotiations, including bilateral …
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 …
The past several years have witnessed a rush to the courthouse by lawyers around the world seeking to tackle climate change.
… oil and chemical companies for damages from a global warming-intensified Hurricane Katrina, … for its failure to assess the impacts of global warming on polar bears and the Pacific … their success in mitigating the causes of global warming and remunerating the injured …
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 …
Canada's 'Anti-Terrorism Bill' proposes a massive increase in the power of security services, writes Pete Dolack - and in the crosshairs are campaigners against a tar sands industry that's intent on releasing 240 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, and those fighting the pipelines needed to get the heavy crude to market. Who are the real 'extremists'?
… the very idea that human activity is causing global warming or that global warming is even a problem. At least … agree that human activity is causing global warming. The basis on which a police …
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 …
Nigeria is suffering political instability resulting from desertification and pollution, writes Senator Bukola Saraki. As Africa's most populous country it has no choice but to engage in the fight against climate change, its causes, and its consequences.
… and floods in Europe are all grabbing global attention - perhaps coincidentally … because they are all happening in leading global economies. We are not naive to the fact … until it is too late. A fair amount of the global attention on Nigeria focuses on one …
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 …
In a landmark ruling, judges have ordered the Netherlands to do more to tackle the 'imminent danger' of climate change. Meanwhile an expert commission reports of an impending global health breakdown from unmitigated global warming.
… an expert commission reports of an impending global health breakdown from unmitigated global warming. A Dutch court has made history … last half-century of gains in development and global health. Writing in The Lancet medical …
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 …
The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at three times the rate reported by the United Nations and urgently needs to be slowed to avoid a crash, reports Christopher Pala. The finding comes in a new study for Nature which quantifies the huge illegal industrial fish pillaging taking place around the world, together with artisanal catches, which in 2010 added over 50% to UN estimates.
… Law Un Food fish-auction-tokyo-cut.jpg The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at … multiplicity of languages, reconstructed the global catch from 1950 to 2010 from a wide … to monitor. The study's conclusion: the global catch has been 32% higher than the …
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 …
Gigantic global corporations are seizing ever more power, writes Aisha Dodwell, as they reshape the world to serve their quest for profit: corrupting politicians, subverting governments, and breaking international law on labour, environment and human rights with impunity. We need a new UN Treaty to force corporations to act within international law - wherever they may be.
… stop them while we still can! Aisha Dodwell Global Justice Now | 13th September 2016 … Law Un Corporations g4s-cut.jpg Gigantic global corporations are seizing ever more … permeates the governing institutions of the global economy, like the World Trade …
Italian prosecutors have raided Shell's offices to investigate the suspicious acquisition of a huge offshore oil field in Nigeria, writes Vanessa Amaral-Rogers. The oil block, sold by the Government for $20 million to a shell company owned by the oil minister, was later acquired for $1.1 billion by Shell and Eni.
… OPL 245 deal has been under investigation by Global Witness, together with Nigerian … of Shell's role in the transaction. A Global Witness investigation discovered that … ultimately go to Etete, despite evidence from Global Witness showing otherwise . "Shell and …
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 …