The human family must come together now to stop Ebola in West Africa or risk a global pandemic that could potentially kill billions, writes Glen Barry. And that will mean solving, with equity and justice, the disease's root causes: rainforest loss, poverty, war and overpopulation.
… root causes: rainforest loss, poverty, war and overpopulation. The Ebola epidemic in … have plenty of money to wage perma-war but apparently meager funds and few … threats to our security after a decade of war. It has been interesting to see …
Civil war in Casamance, a forested area of Senegal, has been fought for 30 years, while an illegal timber trade has boomed amid the insecurity. Louise Hunt reports on how community forestry is bringing peace to the region - and restoring life to the forests.
… Louise Hunt | 5th May 2014 News Forests War Africa jf-women-forest-cut.jpg Civil war in Casamance, a forested area of Senegal, … conflict, a 30-year low intensity civil war for independence that has killed thousands …
Brazil's new neoliberal government is intent on building a massive new dam deep in the Amazon rainforest on the on the Tapajós river, writes Helle Abelvik-Lawson, obliterating the indigenous territory of the Munduruku people in defiance of their constitutional rights.
… Brazilian Constitution outside of times of war or disease outbreaks. That may be why … us every day, us and our children." State of war The Munduruku people - who number around … - say that they are living in a state of war. "The people in the village are always …
Western consumers are inadvertently driving the Sumatran elephant to extinction by eating, washing and wearing - in cosmetics - the derivatives of a fruit that is destroying the animal's last remaining forest habitat. Jim Wickens reports
… ivory in the Far East. The African 'elephant wars' make comfortable viewing for Western … road-building spurned amidst a bitter civil war that reaped a bloody toll until a … brought to their knees by decades of civil war. And the death toll on both sides of the …
Botum Sakor national park is one of Cambodia's biodiversity hotspots, where indigenous tribes have long lived in harmony with the forest and its wildlife, writes Rod Harbinson. But now they are being violently evicted as the park is being sold off piecemeal to developers for logging, plantations, casinos and hotels. Now local communities are defending themselves and their land.
… Corporations Indigenous Peoples Conservation War people-beach.jpg Botum Sakor national park … the country, reaching crisis proportions. War widow Mrs Saen Saheng was at home with her … 1993. These Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) awarded to the highest bidder, have placed huge …
A fresh wave of logging is hitting America's national forests, writes Brett Haverstick. But this time it's all for the sake of 'forest health' and 'fire prevention'. It might look like industrial clear-cutting to you and me, but really, it's in a good cause. And if the forests and precious ecosystems they harbor just happen to perish in the process ... well ain't that just too bad?
… of scientific evidence shows that drought, warm temperatures, low humidity and windy … by old growth. The Forest Service's age-old war on forests Politicians and the timber … Service continues to lead its century-old war on wildfire by supporting commercial …
Octavia Hill was a tireless advocate for saving land and green spaces in and around Victorian London. She was also a founder of the National Trust, which is launching an award to recognise modern day 'unsung environmental heroes'
… The National Trust awards recognising pioneering eco-campaigner … of the National Trust, which is launching an award to recognise modern day 'unsung … in the countryside. The post second world war settlement enshrined in law the importance …
The uprooting and cutting down of over a million olive and fruit trees in occupied Palestine since 1967 is an attack on a symbol of life, and on Palestinian culture and survival, writes Dr. Cesar Chelala. A grave crime under international humantarian law, the arboricide is also contrary to Jewish religious teachings.
… Middle East Farming Forests Law Human Rights War olive-tree-woman-cut.jpg The uprooting and … the "starvation of civilians as a method of warfare" . It states: "It is prohibited to … is found in the Torah: "Even if you are at war with a city ... you must not destroy its …
The New Sylva is a worthy successor to John Evelyn's original of 1644, writes Colin Tudge, with superb line drawings and a text that looks more to the future of Britain's trees, than their past. A book for ladies, gentlemen, 'meer woodsmen' and 'ordinary rusticks' alike.
… so Pepys somewhat ruefully remarked, rather aware of his own superiority - although Pepys warmed to him later. Updating Evelyn's … Hunter FRS, recalling the Seven Years War of 1756-1763, wrote that: " ... many of …
As Brazil's climate gets drier, caused by deforestation in the Amazon and elsewhere, writes Jan Rocha, a Brazilian climate expert proposes five-point 'battle plan' to save the world's greatest tropical forest, before it's too late.
… that the invincible hero will fall - and warns that its future climate has already … those who deforested - a distinct tendency towards further increases in the annual rates … is happening that he believes only a virtual war effort can save the rainforest. His battle …
Claims that the ivory trade is financing terrorism in Africa are all based on a single unreliable source, writes Diogo Veríssimo, yet the real link between terror groups and the illegal charcoal trade barely gets a mention. Is the 'reality gap' caused by the 'Like, share, donate' cycle that drives social media and fund-raising?
… 2015 Comment Elephants Wildlife Trade Forests War Media charcoal-cameroon-cut.jpg Claims …
The world’s tropical forests are falling as fast as ever – at a pace of about 13 million hectares each year, or 50 football fields a minute. But the rainforest killers are changing, with big implications for us all.
… for us all. Since the end of World War II and continuing through the 1980s, two … support via consumer boycotts and public-awareness campaigns. For example, following an … Palm Oil in southeast Asia, and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for the global timber …
Environmental groups react to controversial Government consultation on the future of England's forests as £250 million sale proposed
… of forests dates back to the First World War, when needs were very different,' Spelman … TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Torbay adopts i-Tree software that 'puts a value on trees' A new computer software package developed in the US puts a …
Beijing is to plant trees over an area 200 times the size of Central Park in the city's latest effort to neutralise its choking pollution. But Jun Yang asks - how much will the trees really help, unless accompanied by drastic reductions in emissions?
… rallied and the government has declared a war upon it . Beijing, the seat of the …
The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa had everything to do with logging, deforestation and the disruption of traditional agro-forestry by large scale industrial agriculture, writes Rob Wallace. The only long term solution to this terrible disease may lie in forest conservation, the restoration of agroecological farming systems, and the exclusion of agribusiness investment.
… of capital . Daniel Bausch and Lara Schwarz characterize the Forest Region, where the … strained by thousands of refugees from civil wars in neighboring countries. The Region is … supports rice. In essence, we see a move toward increased intensification without private …
Forest communities are fighting increasing incursions onto their land by US oil companies. Now the Belizean government is seeking to reverse a court ruling preventing them allowing oil exploration, logging or mining. Robin Llewellyn reports from Belize
… parents’ generation. Having experienced civil war the Guatemalans have mobilised and … said visiting village leader Macario Che, and warned: 'Do not make the mistake of our …
Six environment heroes, one from each continent, are honoured for their work today - fighting threats from giant coal mines to forest destruction, fracking, high dams, illegal development and toxic waste dumps. Sophie Morlin-Yron reports.
… still recovering from Peru's civil war. Desmond D'sa, South Africa Desmond D'Sa … the Nobel Prize for the environment, it is awarded six environmental activists from each … its 25th anniversary year, the prize is awarded annually and with an individual cash …
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.
… opportunity to take a significant step forwards in achieving our vision of a renewed … during Commando Training in the Second World War, and were subsequently acquired by the … acres of new forest. Trees for Life 's awards include UK Conservation Project of the …
Sue Lloyd Roberts, the brilliant investigative journalist who died yesterday, was a unique phenomenon in the BBC, writes Oliver Tickell - fearless, rooting out the dirtiest of secrets, fighting the cause of the oppressed, abused, exploited and downtrodden. Now the BBC must keep her mission alive with a new, independent unit dedicated to human rights worldwide.
… London, refugees from Syria's murderous civil war, women subjected to genital mutilation, …
The unfolding human and ecological disaster of GM agriculture in the Americas must send the EU a powerful message, writes Helena Paul. We don't want it here, and we should stop buying the products of GM-driven genocide and ecocide abroad.
… was discovered through research during World War Two to identify biological warfare agents for destroying crops and first … written for a book of essays: The Chains of War - nuclear weapons, militarisation and …
Poland's environment ministry has a plan for a huge increase in logging in Europe's last great primeval forest, writes Zachary Davies Boren. Officials claim it's to control bark beetles. But ecologists say the insects are regulated naturally within the forest ecosystem, while logging threatens huge damage to irreplaceable biodiversity.
… under the German occupation in World War I, but a new herd was re-established in … infringement of the Habitats Directive, warns ILB. Among the organisations that have …
The tree-clad hills of Spain's Sierra de Huelva retain their beauty, wildlife and traditions, writes Jan Nimmo, who has speant a decade exploring the area on horseback. Just one thing is missing: the throngs of people that once inhabited and managed the land.
… to external pressures - in the past civil war and hunger, then migration to the cities … of the cuadrilla , the underlying trend is towards decline and the overwhelming feeling is …