Climate breakdown is the consequence of a flawed development system that we have considered normal for too long.
… Doing development differently Jale Simuwai | 17th … breakdown is the consequence of a flawed development system that we have considered … we engage with climate change questions and development in general - alongside, of …
Leaked documents show that Natural England, the official wildlife agency, is to increase its income from 'discretionary chargeable advice' to developers and landowners, writes EMMA HOWARD - while also failing to prosecute wildlife crime or challenge damaging developments.
… News Conservation Politics UK Corporations Development pennine-bog-cut.jpg Leaked … wildlife crime or challenge damaging developments. England's top natural … and at the national level around policy development" The document is understood to …
European observers say it is going to be as ‘big as the carbon market’, but is buying a licence to cause ecological damage a sound strategy? Tom Levitt investigates
… Peter Carter, head of the sustainable development unit at the bank, says the success … right. If you don't push it then you will get development taking place which in effect … safeguards needed to be in place to block development on rare or sensitive habitats. …
As the EU prepares to vote on whether to re-authorise glyphosate this week, a new study finds that commercial formulations of the herbicide alter the development of rats' uteruses, potentially causing cancer and affecting fertility.
… Glyphosate disrupts rats' uterine development GMWatch | 21st June 2016 News … formulations of the herbicide alter the development of rats' uteruses, potentially … fertility. Glyphosate herbicide disrupts the development of the uterus of female rats when …
As politicians encourage development around the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Dr. Julian Bloomer explores how the area's endangered species can be protected
… Indonesia's Sumatran tiger threatened by development of last jungle strongholds Dr … Sebat National Park Poaching Conservation Development Endangered Species Natural World … tiger resized.jpg As politicians encourage development around the Kerinci Seblat National …
The Wildlife Trusts is urging developers to build homes that simultaneously give people an inspirational place to live and help reverse wildlife and habitat decline, reports CATHERINE EARLY
… square miles being given over the new housing developments annually, according to the … places,” Rachel Hackett, living landscapes development manager for the Wildlife Trusts … has been due to intensive agriculture, built development continues to be a major …
Colombia is now closer than ever to finding a peaceful resolution to generations of violence. With so much to gain in a post-conflict world - as much for the Colombian people as for their environment - the sudden prospect of losing it all will make for tense months ahead writes FOREST RAY
… of ecosystems long off-limits to research and development. While concerns regarding the … Environmental stewardship and economic development go hand in hand. In particular, … and ecotourism as a form of economic development each highlight how environmental …
Campaigners fighting a development for an 18-hole golf course on a pristine part of the Moray Firth are planning to launch a legal challenge against the plans with £10,000 they have sourced through crowdfunding. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… course protest.jpg Campaigners fighting a development for an 18-hole golf course on a … takes a lot to get. We are not fighting the development, but we are fighting the issue. … don't really understand the impact of this development." The Scottish Wildlife Trust used …
The world is in the grip of a 'fracking frenzy that threatens us for centuries to come with polluted aquifers, runaway climate change, destruction of biodiversity and worthless 'sub-prime' investments. Just as the world must make the transition to a sustainable future, our 'leaders' are determined to make this last losing throw of the fossil fuel dice.
… the most common arguments used to promote the development of shale resources is that shale … the consequences for climate change of global development of the fracking industry. Natural … agencies have warned that the world-wide development of the fracking industry will not …
BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates how Brexiteers are seeking to redefine protected wildlife as a “scourge” to industry in part one of a new three-part series on EU environmental protections
… of our natural environment, and supporting development end economic prosperity, is the … represents household names such as Barratt Developments and Crest Nicholson and smaller … for the first time a presumption against development unless in accordance with …
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.
… 2015 Comment Africa Conservation Transport Development Protected Areas Mining Forests … in road and railway building with 33 huge 'development corridors' planned that threaten … and energy infrastructure. Africa's 33 'development corridors' In total, we have …
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!'
… University | 5th February 2016 News Forests Development Transport Conservation Africa … must come before the evanescent gains of 'development'. To save what's left, governments … accused of opposing direly needed economic development, or - if they hail from industrial …
Precious World Heritage Sites that protect vital biodiversity and human cultures are at risk from oil decelopment and other industries. Under threat are not just nature, wildlife, land and water but the 11 million people who depend on the 114 sites' environmental quality for their livelihoods.
… 2016 News Conservation Energy Oil Mining Development Indigenous Peoples Oceans China … key role in achieving the global sustainable development goals agreed last year by UN … Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains: Road and dam developments inside the site, as well as …
An ancient grassland SSSI at Rampisham could be saved following a government decision to put an 'hold' notice on the West Dorset Council's planning consent for a huge solar farm, writes Martin Harper. Now Eric Pickles must 'call in' the case to a public inquiry, or set a truly dreadful precedent for our most precious nature sites.
… | 5th February 2015 Comment Natural World Development Conservation Politics … consideration when faced with a threatening development. The principle, as reiterated in … Framework , is crystal clear: "proposed development on land within or outside a Site …
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.
… | 24th March 2015 News Forests Cambodia Development Corporations Indigenous Peoples … of the resort's developers the Tianjin Union Development Group (UDG). Soon villagers set up … a high-stakes level that will dwarf similar developments in the region. The centrepiece of …
France, Germany and other wealthy countries have positive policies on climate change, writes Steven Herz. So why are they handing out back door financing for new coal power stations abroad via 'export credits'? Over $5 billion from EU countries since 2007 ...
… and Korea. This is not about providing energy development assistance for impoverished … countries. In fact, the world's leading development institutions have recognized that … coal power rarely provides a good deal for development. Coal imposes intolerable hidden …
UNESCO's Lake Ohrid-Prespa Biosphere Reserve at Mount Galicica, Macedonia, is at risk from a raft of aggressive developments, write Elena Nikolovska & Daniel Scarry: tourism complexes, a new expressway and ski resort all threaten its tranquility and stunning diversity of wildlife, backed by loans from the EU's taxpayer-funded Bank, the EBRD.
… is at risk from a raft of aggressive developments, write Elena Nikolovska & Daniel … by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) certainly seems to confuse … the imminent future direction of regional development, present a vision of almost …
The decision to postpone constructing a new nuclear plant in Wales has left a hole in the UK’s post-Brexit, low carbon energy plans.
… to postpone the Wyfla nuclear power station development in Anglesey, as well as its … plant at Moorside in Cumbria. The proposed developments by Chinese firm CGN at Sizewell … the UK leaving the EU threatens their development and operation. After Brexit the UK …
Lockdown dam development webinars in Himalayan regions have been recruiting fish conservationists as specialist speakers.
… hydropower_dam_construction.jpg Lockdown dam development webinars in Himalayan regions have … for these countries to achieve sustainable development goals and the adoption of … and exports to both Nepal and Bangladesh. Development plans in Nepal use the argument …
A recently discovered peatland in northeast Peru contains two years worth of US carbon emissions, writes Joe Sandler Clarke, but it's under threat from the rapidly advancing 'palm oil frontier'. Now scientists are calling for the wetland's immediate protection - before it's too late to save it.
… States. Scientists have said that economic development in the region, like road-building … a lecturer in geography and sustainable development St Andrews University and one of … the authors of the research, explained. "The development of commercial agriculture and …
There are now some 50 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ) in England and Wales. Amy Hall reports on how campaigners fighting the re-opening of a Cornish quarry in one of the zones are effectively testing what the designation really means and how much protection it guarantees.
… carries on fighting a 'Super Quarry' development in Marine Conservation Zone Amy … for Swansea Bay, as well as similar future developments. These could, in turn, boost the … said they will closely monitor any planning developments at Dean Quarry and want a full …
Can there be wildlife in our urban jungles? Matilda Lee meets a man campaigning to let nature live on city rooftops
… Activism Wildlife Case Study Green Roofs City Development Natural World Conservation Green Lifestyle Urban Living Development Diversity Conservation … require green roofs for all new flat-roof developments – commercial and residential – in …
Already hit by rows over radioactive waste and airport expansion, the London 2012 Olympic Games are accused of degrading green land vital to local communities and wildlife. Tom Antebi reports
… | 16th March 2011 News Society Conservation Development Olympics London 2012 … for regeneration in North East London. The development of sports facilities, the influx … area particularly affected by the Olympics development is the Lower Lea Valley, widely …
Official statistics suggest Europe is making progress on Sustainable Development Goals: the truth is we are falling seriously behind.
… | Comment Sustainability SDGs Sustainable Development EU European Union Sustainability … Europe is making progress on Sustainable Development Goals: the truth is we are falling … United Nations that led to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda …