BP is in trouble. Big trouble. But others are to blame for the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the US Mineral Management Service is at the top of the list...
MMS - the three initials behind the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster Phil England | 17th May 2010 Comment Energy Natural World Bp Politics And Economics mmsdrip.gif BP is in trouble. Big trouble. …
We were sitting chatting outside our home when two small planes flew over very low. We went down to our fields to see what was happening. My husband said, “Look, they’re dropping poison on our land.”
Colombia's killing fields - The first bio-war of the 21st century Sue Branford Hugh O’Shaughnessy | 1st March 2006 News Colombia Bio-war Pesticides US Crops Roundup Coco Peasants Pests And Pesticides …
A new documentary, An Ecology of Mind, directed by Nora Bateson, celebrates her father Gregory - anthropologist, philosopher, ecologist and systems theorist
… people from the beginning, interested in biology, poetry, zoology, religion. His … patterns and the means of communication in biology. They also had a lot of William Blake …
Africa is facing an unprecedented surge in road and railway building with 33 huge 'development corridors' planned that threaten 2,400 of the continent's protected wildlife areas, writes Bill Laurance. We must block the most destructive plans and limit avoidable impacts on natural areas - before it's too late.
… a paper published late last year in Current Biology , my colleagues and I assess the …
The sudden shift from 'Least Concern' to 'Vulnerable' status for all four species of giraffe is a red flag for their survival, writes Bill Laurance. Hunted down by poachers with automatic weapons for their 'trophy' tails, their range fragmented by roads and mines, and their woodland habitat cleared for farms or burnt for charcoal, giraffes need our help, fast.
It's time to stand tall for imperilled giraffes Bill Laurance James Cook University | 15th December 2016 Comment Africa Giraffes Extinction Development 2-giraffes-cut.jpg The sudden shift from 'Least …
Today on World Fisheries Day, fisher peoples and their allies are taking to the streets and beaches to fight against ocean grabbing in all its forms - including Marine Protected Areas imposed without consultation that rob and criminalise local communities and benefit only privileged outsiders.
Marine Protected Areas in South Africa - ocean grabbing by another name Mads Barbesgaard Carsten Pedersen Timothé Feodoroff | 21st November 2014 News Oceans Land Grabs Fishing Africa South Africa …
Ian Redmond, 'ape man', talked to Sarah Stirk about his joy in the natural world, and especially his passion for Mountain gorillas - the only ape (other than humans) whose population is rising.
… woods near his home. In 1976 after studying biology and geology at Keele University, and a …
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.
… BBVA Frontiers in Ecology and Conservation Biology Award for his efforts to promote …
In the past 50 years the global economy has grown by over 500 per cent... the richest fifth of the world now earn 86 per cent of global income… the poorest fifth earn just 1.3 per cent… life expectancy in the world’s most ‘developed’ countries is 79 years… in the least ‘developed’ it is still just 42… we consume 22 million tonnes of oil every day… chop down 1 per cent of the world’s forests every year… and have killed 90 per cent of the world’s big fish. Has the time come to give up on globalisation?
Globalisation use it or lose it? George Helena | 1st September 2004 Comment Global Economy Globalisation Localisation Globalisation Politics And Economics Society Archive_79.jpg In the past 50 years …
The editor of the influential Worldwatch 'State of the World' report on the best ways to transform cultures from consumerism to sustainability
Erik Assadourian: our society needs some serious cultural engineering Matilda Lee | 10th March 2010 Comment Society Politics And Economics Culture Change Worldwatch Avatar New Economics Foundation B …
How much would you have to be paid for each bullet loaded into a gun in a game of Russian Roulette? A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition...
… take into account these factors, as well as biology, history and money, and hence this …
Botswana's Okavango Delta, one of the most iconic natural areas on the planet, has been listed as 1,000th World Heritage site today. The decision follows the advice of IUCN, UNESCO's advisory body on nature.
Okovango Delta is 1,000th World Heritage Site The Ecologist | 23rd June 2014 News Africa Natural World Water bee-eaters-okovango-cut.jpg Botswana's Okavango Delta, one of the most iconic natural …
Once again a Shia Ayatolla is spoiling America’s plans
Another Ayatollah Eric S Margolis | 1st June 2004 Comment Government US Iraq Baghdad Pentagon Saddam US Politics And Economics Another-ayatollah_MAIN.jpg Once again a Shia Ayatolla is spoiling …
Roads, mines, dams, power lines, pipelines and other infrastructure projects are fast eating into the world's 'core forests', writes Bill Laurance. These rare and precious places where wildlife and ecological processes can flourish undisturbed must come before the evanescent gains of 'development'. To save what's left, governments and funders must learn the word 'No!'
Saying 'No!' A last chance for the world's forests Bill Laurance James Cook University | 5th February 2016 News Forests Development Transport Conservation Africa Brazil Malaysia amazon-dam-cut.jpg …
Defra's attempt to put a price tag on nature with its National Ecosystem Assessment may reinforce the dangerous conceit that our own place in ecosystems is more important than any other, argues Dr Kate Rawles
Nature isn't a commodity that should be bought, sold and traded Dr Kate Rawles | 1st May 2011 Comment TEEB Biodiversity Ecosystem Nature Politics And Economics Wildlife coralreefs.jpg Defra's attempt …
Environmentalist, democracy campaigner and Nobel laureate; Wangari Maathai led an extraordinary life but it's her overwhelming kindness and charm that I’ll always remember, says Ruth Styles
… where she pursued – and won – a degree in biology. An MSc from the University of …
The team discovers that, even in the midst of marine beauty, the ever rising tides exact a terrible price
Atlantic Rising: when the sea swallowed a school Tim Bromfield | 19th October 2009 Comment Climate Change Sea Level Rise Africa drownedschool.jpg The team discovers that, even in the midst of marine …
Modern technology has a lot to offer small farmers in poor countries, writes Tony Juniper - just not the GMOs and pesticides that are widely touted. But how about film, digital communications and smart phones? These new media can empower farmers and allow them to share knowledge and experience of how to produce more, from less.
New technologies can help poor farmers - just not the ones you're thinking of Tony Juniper | 18th November 2014 Comment Farming India Africa Development Technology digital-green-filming.jpg Digital …
Green Revolution architect Norman Borlaug is credited with 'feeding India'. But the feat took more than hybrid varieties and fertiliser, and it will take a much more sophisticated approach to help Africa feed itself
Africa doesn't need a green revolution. It needs agroecology Dan Taylor | 23rd September 2009 Comment Food And Farming Agroecology Permaculture Africa Climate Change mablechango.jpg Green Revolution …
Forensic analysis of DNA in ivory seized by police and customs officials reveals where it comes from, writes Samuel Wasser, giving valuable information to law enforcers. But this powerful tool is only as effective as the national authorities, and Tanzania, a major ivory hotspot, has been very slow to respond to warnings.
… Samuel Wasser is Research Professor of Biology at Center for Conservation Biology at University of Washington. This …
Africa's poor environmental record has its roots in colonialism, which cut artificial boundaries through peoples and ecosystems, and left a rigid 'fortress conservation' ethic, writes Willem Daniel Lubbe. It's time for countries to adopt a new pan-African environmentalism, and transcend their colonial past.
Only co-operative, trans-boundary conservation can save Africa's environment Willem Daniel Lubbe | 29th May 2015 Comment Africa Biodiversity Conservation Law elephants-masai-mara-cut.jpg Africa's …
A tale of Indians and airboats, giant alligators and one of the world’s greatest ecosystems hanging in the balance.
River of grass James Frankham | 1st March 2006 News Water Ecosystem American Indians Native Americans White Man Industrial Campaigns Natural World Politics And Economics Society investigates.jpg A …