Forty-two biologists and botanists have sent a signed petition to the governments of British Columbia and Canada calling for full protection of the country's old-growth forest.
… Old-growth forests must be protected, say … 2007 News Caribou British Columbia Canada Old-growth Forests Forests Deforestation Logging … for full protection of the country's old-growth forest. Protecting the forests, the …
Repulsing the logging invasion of Tasmania’s wet eucalypt forest by Paul Kingsnorth
… much more economically efficient than the old-growth forests of the Styx valley ever were. … new policy on the logging of Tasmania’s old-growth forests. Australia is in the middle of … cheering wildly as Howard announces that old-growth logging will continue in Tasmania for …
Ahead of next week's budget, the RSPB is calling on you to remind the Chancellor not to forsake the environment on the road to economic recovery
… to promote economic recovery through green growth Rebecca Campbell | 16th March 2012 … the Chancellor to focus the budget on green growth and green job creation Ahead of next … proving to have no negative impact on growth or development. In his statement last …
Deutsche Bank economist Pavan Sukhdev is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what Sir Nicholas Stern did for climate change - valuing it
… you can have progress without GDP-led growth Tom Levitt | 22nd January 2010 Comment Economic Growth Biodiversity Deforestation Nature … and how progress is possible without economic growth TL: Could those same politicians and …
President Modi is determined to sweep away 'obstacles to growth' including the laws that allow marginalised communities to challenge the confiscation of their lands and forests for dams, mines and other 'development' projects, writes Arpitha Kodiveri. If proposed 'reforms' are enacted, the only remaining avenue of dissent may be one of armed conflict.
… is determined to sweep away 'obstacles to growth' including the laws that allow … by many as an acceptable cost of economic growth. Removing obstacles to growth This is the cost-benefit narrative one …
In an exclusive extract from his new book, World on the Edge, Lester Brown outlines fresh ways of thinking about water and land use in order to sustain the world's growing population
… the world's growing population Prior to 1950, growth of the food supply came almost entirely … Then as frontiers disappeared and population growth accelerated after World War II, the … between 1950 and 1973. Stated otherwise, growth in the grain harvest during this …
Dr. Glen Barry tells the Ecologist why he believes that ecology is far more than just the study of life and its environment......
… she is being murdered by industrial human growth at the expense of ecosystems. Past … Collapse Humankind’s demand for resources and growth overwhelms nature, our steady … the burden of human industrial and population growth. Human destruction of natural …
Cost of pollution, deteriorating soil and other impacts surged to 1.3tr yuan in 2008 - equivalent to 3.9 per cent of country's GDP - as officials warn of threats to ecology, food safety and flood control
… China counts £130bn cost of economic growth in ecological damage Jonathan Watts … safety and flood control China's economic growth is inflicting more than a trillion … controls and attempt to slow annual economic growth from 10 per cent to 7.5 per cent. …
Warmer weather and reduced frosts linked to climate change are giving a boost to spring mushroom numbers in the UK and Europe
… significant impact on both the fruiting and growth of fungi. 'It is well known that … Holloway and one of the study authors. Winter growth Professor Gange said warmer … speeding up 'The entire pattern of fungal growth has changed, meaning that the vital …
Newly published letters show that the UK Government may ignore the Committee on Climate Change, its official advisor on climate, and allow emissions from aviation to soar at an expanded Heathrow airport, writes Damian Kahya. Instead it would rely on buying widely condemned 'carbon offsets'.
… cap emissions at 2005 levels and limit the growth in the aviation sector to 60% to ensure … CCC's own calculation that these levels of growth would require further emissions cuts … do not alter the CCC's view that aviation growth must be limited to 60% or emissions …
A few hours from Melbourne lies one of Australia's natural wonders - a soaring forest of Mountain Ash trees up to 90 metres tall, with a host of endangered species. David Lindenmayer demands a halt to the logging, and the creation of a new National Park.
… in Mountain Ash forests, once extensive old growth forests now covers just 1,887 ha (in … Lindenmayer et al. 2013a ). Overall, the old growth high Mountain Ash forest covers just … et al. 2013b ) and destroy stands of old growth that are adjacent to logged and …
Ecosystems are buffering humanity against the worst impacts of global warming and also alleviating poverty, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
… could be the way forward COMMENT Economic growth has let us down. What's the … Tim Jackson's new book, 'Prosperity Without Growth', is an explosive indictment of the failure of economic growth to provide sustainable wellbeing for …
‘Green Deal’ seeks to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
… to transport, agriculture, and so on. Green growth The Green Deal presents itself as a “ growth strategy ”. In broad terms, it says … the economy while seizing genuine green growth opportunities. This perspective is no …
Former deputy editor of the Ecologist, Paul Kingsnorth, tells Matilda Lee why an obsession with CO2 has distracted environmentalists, and why we may already be beyond the point of no return...
… time they’ve got to promote constant economic growth. As environmentalists, in our private … lamenting the world’s obsession with economic growth? PK: It’s not so much a lament. There … societies, they are also promoting constant growth. The more growth you get, the more …
Coral reefs are under threat from all quarters - rising temperatures, ocean acidity, fishing practices... But can clever management of certain fish species help the reefs to recover their former glory?
… but when conditions are not optimal for algal growth, the relationship breaks down and the … proximity to land. 'Rapid coastal population growth, habitat alteration and unsound tourism … fish that eat the algae, and keep its growth in check, are removed due to …
Recognising nature as a legal stakeholder with inalienable rights in environmental law proceedings is a powerful counterbalance to corporate dictatorship, writes Mumta Ito. It empowers people and governments to stand up for nature - the underlying basis of our economy and our lives. And it stands in contrast to feeble approaches based on the financialisation and commodification of nature, which may be twisted to justify more destruction.
… fuels an economic paradigm based on endless growth that is coupled with the destruction of … to strive towards an absolute decoupling of growth from destruction of nature. If this is … "Current indicators, focused on economic growth, don't reveal how sustainable our …
Argentinean academic and activist Raul Montenegro on why indigenous people hold the keys to survival, why GM technologies only profit big business and how nuclear power ignores the rights of future generations
… ignored? RM: They represent the opposite of growth. For more than 90 per cent of human … future. KM: Should we be limiting population growth? RM: It’s very important not to divorce … is our society has been built on the idea of growth and size. You are successful only if …
Inequality is on the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, write David Sogge & Nick Buxton. A good thing, right? But look at the proposed 'solutions': ramp up the neoliberal 'development' model; lighten business regulation; pursue globalisation with greater vigor ... Yes, you got it. They would all accelerate the transfer the world's wealth upwards to corporate elites.
… signals that inequality is bad for economic growth. Remedies? Recycling failed paradigms … a solution? WEF's recent paper, The Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2015 gives some … significantly improved, model of economic growth and development is required" . Would …
In modern India any form of dissent from the neoliberal corporate model of development is being criminalised, writes Kumar Sundaram. Opponents of nuclear power, coal mines, GMOs, giant dams, are all under attack as enemies of the state and a threat to economic growth.
… enemies of the state and a threat to economic growth. In the same week that France decided … bent on putting roadblocks to the Indian growth dream. Linking all aspirations for a … against thousands of protesters. Economic growth not up to the mark? Blame the NGOs But …
Africa sustains some of the most spectacular ecosystems on the planet - from the Sergengeti to the Congo Basin to the Eastern Arc forests. But those ecosystems and their iconic wildlife are now facing their greatest peril, writes William Laurance - a mining boom of unprecedented intensity.
… potential to deliver direly needed economic growth to a continent whose population is … taking place in Africa, the potential for growth is enormous. Africa is now attracting a … transportation projects can promote economic growth, but they can also unleash a Pandora's …
In BC, Canada, a surge in trophy hunting may be reducing Grizzly bear populations, writes Anna Taylor. A new study finds evidence of serious Grizzly bear 'overkill' from multiple causes of mortality - in which trophy hunting is a big contributor.
… uncertainty: population estimates; population growth rates; and the number of unreported … including poaching kills. The population growth rates are key in this, says Artelle - … uncertainty about Grizzly bear population growth rates and unreported human kills, as …
The marine campaign group Oceana has put together a fact sheet about ocean acidification
… of ocean surface waters. If carbon emissions growth continues at the current rate, the pH … cold waters this century, if carbon emissions growth continues unchecked. How will ocean … reach 450ppm. At current rates of growth, this will happen by middle to end of …
An innovative new project aims to raise a global army to replant old growth trees to stop climate change
… aims to raise a global army to replant old growth trees to stop climate change Three … make up a ‘living archive' of the world's old growth tree species. The idea is this: the … to plant a tree. She says the hand-picked old growth species will be available in nurseries …
The US Forest Service is developing a new armory of aggressive and often illegal tactics to push through loss-making timber sales, as it brands forest defenders as 'eco-terrorists'. Time to dig in for the trees - and the wolves.
… logging roads cutting through second growth forest. It broke the law - but is the … for endangered species that live in old growth forests. Logging in the Jazz sale means … stop the devastation of a large tract of old growth in Southern Oregon, Cascadia Forest …