Instead of making exaggerated claims about species becoming extinct, NGOs could make progress on issues like deforestation by collaborating more closely with companies, reports Tom Levitt
… A report published recently in the journal of tropical biology and conservation … had hoped they had succeeded in getting all major UK supermarkets to join up. While admitting RSPO on its own was …
Europe's first electricity grid dedicated to renewable power will become a political reality this month, as nine countries formally draw up plans to link their clean energy projects around the North Sea
… Germany's vast arrays of solar panels, and join the power of waves crashing on to the … the hydro-electric dams nestled in Norway's fjords. The network, made up of thousands of … electricity when demand is low and be a major step towards a continent-wide supergrid …
Millions more exposed as disease moves into higher altitude areas in Kenya and Tanzania
Warmer temperatures spreading malaria in Africa The Ecologist | 4th January 2010 News Climate Change Malaria Africa malaria.jpg Millions more exposed as disease moves into higher altitude areas in …
In this month's newsletter, we ask whether greens have got it wrong about tar sands, learn from a remote Scottish community, look at land struggles in Africa, examine the claims for carbon capture, and look at whether sugar might be the new oil. To download, log-in and scroll to the bottom of the page...
January 2010 printable subscriber newsletter The Ecologist | 5th January 2010 News Printable Newsletter jan2010img.jpg In this month's newsletter, we ask whether greens have got it wrong about tar …
Fixing a tap could help save tens of thousands of litres of clean water in a year, and save yourself money in the process. In her new book, Mend It!, Siân Berry explains how
… the difference between a damp carpet and major structural damage. The external supply …
Irshad Mobarak, a self-taught naturalist and environmentalist from the Malaysian island of Langkawi says that development need not mean destruction
… we ought to see our relationship with nature. Jobs may matter on the island, but destroying … natural heritage not only jeopardises their jobs in the tourism industry, but also will … the mainland. Eifion Rees is a freelance journalist Precision farming: Irshad Mobarak, …
Dismissed initially as a good storyteller but nothing more, environmental historian Poul Holm has mapped the history of marine animals in such detail that it is having profound impacts on our current understanding of the oceans
… another question. Anthony King is a freelance journalist Useful links HMAP project READ …
Politicians talk a good green economy, but when it comes down to it, they're still only interested in seeing the GDP figures tick upwards...
Look at 'real wealth' and you'll see we're getting poorer Dan Box | 5th January 2010 Comment Politics And Economics GDP Wealth Money danboxcomment.jpg Politicians talk a good green economy, but when …
Government is talking about issues like food security, climate change and oil dependency but failing to take the 'inconvenient' but necessary action says the Soil Association
… the Government's chief scientist, Professor John Beddington, re-iterating his call for the …
Survival International has commissioned a weighty coffee-table book with beautiful photographs and something unique: the words of tribal peoples themselves
… of tribal people s (created and edited by Joanna Eede) is worrying. Most, like Jane … these powerful photographs do an incredible job of portraying the diversity of tribal …
The EU needs to commit to a 30 per cent reduction by 2020 compared with 1990 levels and push others to a higher level of ambition, says climate secretary
Miliband calls on EU to back 30 per cent emissions cut The Ecologist | 7th January 2010 News Climate Change Copenhagen Miliband carbonemissions.jpg The EU has not yet committed to a 30 per cent cut …
Top tips on getting a campaign off the ground - from letter writing and petitions to non-violent protest
… a Kookai blouse. Her single letter to the major fashion company, outlining her concerns … it simple. Use plain language. • If you're joining an organisation's campaign, make sure … are useful, especially from known figures. Journalists will reproduce quotes faithfully, …
Survey finds global financial decision makers ignoring climate risks and opportunities
Money men ignoring climate change The Ecologist | 7th January 2010 News Investment Climate Change Finance Politics And Economics marketplace.jpg Few key financial decision-makers are thinking about …
Smart-phone owners are being encouraged to snoop on energy wasters and report them
… tag some information about ‘the case’ and join a community of EcoSnoopers who are … is there for other EcoSnoopers, who can join forces, gather support from the local …
Rather than depend on a corporate oligopoly to build our homes for us, why not introduce a 'right to build' for everyone...
Why we need a right to build our homes Lynton Pepper | 8th January 2010 Other Society Homes Building Self-build righttobuild.gif Rather than depend on a corporate oligopoly to build our homes for us, …
A landmark ban in Hungary on the use of cyanide in mining looks set to make huge improvements in public health. Now the country's neighbours need to follow her lead...
… voted with a virtually unprecedented majority to ban all metal processing based on … such as Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe there was hope amongst civil … 2008 showed 66 per cent in favour of a ban. Joinging the EU, understanding its …
Unregulated sand extraction in Sierra Leone is good for business but wreaks havoc on the coastal environment
… However, the scene is not of families enjoying a weekend outside the capital, but of … crucial employment in a country bereft of jobs but is largely unregulated and wreaks … and in much of coastal West Africa. Dr. Johnson, Coordinator for the National Adaption …
UK emissions figures are ‘misleading’ and need to be recounted because they include offsets, according to a committee of MPs
UK emissions figures distorted by offsets, say MPs The Ecologist | 11th January 2010 News Climate Change Carbon Emissions Carbon Trading carbonemissions.jpg MPs have called for the UK's greenhouse …
Despite promising the world in 2009, biotech corporations have increasingly raised the hackles of scientists and citizens worldwide
… the world turned against GM? Claire Robinson Jonathan Matthews | 11th January 2010 Comment … of all perhaps, the staunchly pro-GM journal Nature Biotechnology. And in different … be a fight to the death. Claire Robinson and Jonathan Matthews are co-editors of GMWatch …