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 … to indigenous peoples’ lands by industrial development. Energy infrastructure, commercial … continents are threatened by industrial development - equivalent to 22.7 million km2. …
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 …
Wildlife author and ecologist Hugh Warwick wins campaign aimed at helping hedgehogs.
… to install hedgehog highways to its existing developments and all future sites following … habitat available for hedgehogs following the development of a site.” Wildlife author and … to install hedgehog highways in new developments. Promises However, after 622,000 …
Wildlife conservation groups have come under fire for their stance on controversial government plans for one million homes between Oxford and Cambridge.
… Monbiot slams wildlife groups' development response Catherine Early | 29th … between Oxford and Cambridge have been in development for several years. Their aim, by … to outline a set of principles to which the development must adhere if it goes ahead. The …
A combination of community resistance, phase out commitments by governments, cities and businesses, and rapid cost reductions in renewable energy has resulted in a huge slump in construction of new coal plants. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… rapid-moving trend of decline in coal plant development is spelled out in a report … found that the number of coal plants under development worldwide dropped for the second … - both of which have dominated coal plant development over the past decade. Phase-out …
Trade deals struck by the UK contain a little-known clause that benefit multinational companies - at the expense of farmers in developing countries.
… the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Despite only cultivating … and Trade said that UPOV supported the development of new varieties of plants, … environment. “Encouraging innovation and the development of new plant varieties is vital to …
Traces of 123 pesticides, including those linked to cancer, hormone disruption and damage to brain development, have been found in fresh produce supplied to primary school children through a government scheme aimed at promoting healthy eating habits. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… hormone disruption and damage to brain development, have been found in fresh produce … and pesticide exposure can interfere with the development of particular organs, PAN UK said. … Imazalil, a ‘probable carcinogen’ and developmental toxin, was the most frequently …
With Fairtrade Fortnight in full swing, Ruth Styles caught up with People Tree founder, Safia Minney, and Swallows director, Santo Haque, to find out why hand weaving is set to be fashion's next big scandal
… [in Bangladesh and India] that promotes urban development which concentrates money into the … the opposite; we should be looking at rural development, we should be looking at how to … you’ve got to have input in terms of fabric development; you’ve got to have proper quality …
Climate vulnerable countries were bitterly disappointed with the watering down of language on coal and lack of finance to cover permenent losses from climate change they are already suffering.
… leader of public policy for climate resilient development at the International Institute for Environment and Development. “Without adaptation finance …
Greece might be in dire financial straights but for the country’s best-known natural beauty brand, things have never been better. Ruth Styles caught up with Lena Korres to find out why
… customer in mind,’ says head of product development and co-founder, Lena Korres. ‘I … market is still in its early years of development, making it difficult to source all …
Ministers have launched plans for the biggest expansion of nuclear power in 70 years, including a new power station as big as Hinkley C and Sizewell C.
UK 'to quadruple nuclear power' Catherine Early | 10th January 2024 | News Nuclear Nuclear Power Stations Energy Editor’s Picks Nuclear power Ministers have launched plans for the biggest expansion …
Making Ghana’s cocoa sector more sustainable isn’t the easiest of tasks but for the Louis Bolk Institute’s Christian Mensah that’s all part of the job. Ruth Styles caught up with him to find out how he’s doing it
… They need infrastructure to support the development of certification supply chains and they need support to facilitate the development of a credible system of assurance … in natural resources management and rural development is critical to reducing poverty, …
A new conservation area to protect forests and wildlife in the north west of Canada has been confirmed.
… A new land use plan will restrict development in the Peel Watershed Planning … confidence that the area will be safe from development despite only receiving interim …
What do steam cleaners, camping gear and ukuleles have in common? They are among the most popular items on loan at the Library of Things, a space where people can loan products rather than buy them, only to leave them on a shelf gathering dust after one or two uses, reports CATHERINE EARLY
… local businesses. Other projects are under development at the Westway in West London and …
If the thought of investing makes you go cold, it might be time for a rethink. As Ruth Styles and Ben Hudson discovered, there’s a growing number of ethical investment funds out there making your money work hard for the planet
… touchy-feely ethical benefits,’ says Jon Lee, Development Officer at the Ecological Building … than £2million for land management and social development, including reforestation. 18 … commitments to human rights, international development, animal welfare and the …
More than 250 projects from 68 different countries applied for the 2019 Lush Spring Prize.
… a grassroots project promoting community development through art and environmental … under the aims of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Alianza Ceibo (Ceibo … of Sau Paulo, Brazil which promotes community development through art, culture, …
We should be able to access our daily needs - home, work, education, care, shopping, socialising - within a 15-minute walk or bike ride.
… city, and for that we need to discuss the development of new projects with the private … It’s a way of shifting the paradigm by basing development on temporal convergence and …
A major new report sets out how the world can meet growing demands for food, while avoiding deforestation, stabilising the climate and reducing poverty.
… feeding a more populous world, fostering development and poverty reduction, and … feeding a more populous world, fostering development and poverty reduction, and …
What action is the sugar industry taking to find sustainable alternatives to bee-killing neonicotinoids, and why has it been so slow?
… editing as a possible way to speed up the development of alternative crop breeds has … could have the potential to accelerate the development of a truly resistant sugar beet …
Claims by pro-pesticide groups that pesticide use has halved in the UK since 1990 are 'misleading' since they do not reflect the higher toxicity of modern products, according to campaigners. CATHERINE EARLY investigates
… chief executive, said: “Advances in product development, formulation and application … on to claim that “cutting edge” research and development by plant science companies had … “On average it takes 11 years of research and development, costing over £200m, to bring a …
Campaigners have slammed a decision to allow test drilling despite opposition from the local council over night time noise, the impact on local roads and the green belt. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… concluded that, although residents near the development would suffer slightly from …
Playing with hyenas, hunting with cheetahs and running with wild dogs is all in a day's work for Kim Wolhuter. He tells Ruth Styles why he does it
… central India, approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests … room for wildlife as Africa grapples with development? How poaching for the illegal …