Declaration coincides with World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where museum's scientists are speaking on climate breakdown.
… Natural History Museum declares climate emergency Alex Green | 21st January 2020 News Natural History Museum World Economic Forum Davos … speaking on climate breakdown. The Natural History Museum has declared a "planetary …
Maya Goodfellow: 'There are people all over the world organising against borders and imagining another world.'
… politicians, the media and the UK’s imperial history. In her book, Maya gives an excellent … prior to 2016 is to ignore or erase a lengthy history of anti-immigration politics. … book was to uncover, explain and analyse this history. The UK has been a hostile environment …
More than 50 percent of UK universities divest from fossil fuels.
… 'The right side of history' Marianne Brooker | 13th January 2020 … with their students on the right side of history or be forever known as complicit in …
New project aims to produce 4D maps of the Earth’s mantle to help understand some of the most dramatic geological events in our history
… of the most dramatic geological events in our history A UK team led by researchers at … of how the Earth has been shaped across its history. The theory of plate tectonics, the … some of the most dramatic events in Earth history, such as the breakup of plates, the …
How can museums reimagine themselves in the context of the climate crisis?
… Alongside galleries dedicated to natural history, anthropology and musical instruments, … for the British Museum and the Natural History Museum, a legacy that both … the different ways in which “the museum’s own history and that of its sponsor were born out …
Brazilian meat producer JBS has displaced and disempowered US small farmers and encouraged cruel and environmentally harmful methods.
… behaviour is deeply concerning, the company’s history suggests that illicit behaviour by JBS … It's time to hold them to account. History José Batista Sobrinho (or JBS) started … the largest recall of ground beef in US history. Twelve million pounds of beef were …
The recent uptick in the ferocity and frequency of extreme weather events is evidence of an acceleration of climate impacts, some of which were underestimated by climate computer models.
… Coast's most intense heat wave in modern history. Meanwhile, just a few hundred miles … some of which had no precedent in modern history. It's a concept scientists call … into three of the four largest fires in state history. At about the same time a powerful …
World's most unique animals in danger of being made extinct by "unprecedented levels of human pressure" from industrial activity such as agricultural expansion.
… than 50 billion years of unique evolutionary history at risk, scientists have said. … that many areas home to unique evolutionary history - such as the Caribbean, the Western … least 13 billion years of unique evolutionary history, roughly the same number of years as …
We must push for social and climate justice to be at the heart of recovery efforts as big capital works out how to profit from Covid-19.
… also on what society does, what we all do. History What we do is a question with many … capitalist states, in my view . The entire history points to their inherent inability to … His most recent book is Burning Up : A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption (Pluto …
Agroecology has the capacity to synthesise human needs and the needs of the natural world.
… and practices hold true and helpful meaning. History Agrarian idealism may not be front … and hearts. That idealism has a venerable history and now awaits fuller activation and …
'Window into the past provides context for the ongoing anthropogenic change and how exceptional it is.'
… For the first time, this period of Earth’s history was accurately dated by identifying … it within the context of Earth’s climate history. With more data, it is now possible … For the first time, this period of Earth’s history was accurately dated by identifying …
The right is in the ascent as we face the coronavirus crisis and climate breakdown. What vital lessons can we learn from our history of resistance?
… What vital lessons can we learn from our history of resistance? I have been lucky so … Then, from 1930, there seemed every chance of history repeating itself, as a tragedy even … Benjamin's Theses on the Philosophy of History , written in 1940 as he fled from the …
More than 8,500 separate fires burned during 2018 in California, making them the deadliest and most destructive of any year in the state’s history.
… most destructive of any year in the state’s history. California’s 2018 wildfires cost the … most destructive of any year in the state’s history. The state itself incurred damages of …
Tim Bonyhady's 'The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat: A Rodent History of Australia' shows how wilful ignorance has ravaged a nation’s indigenous species.
… Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat: A Rodent History of Australia' shows how wilful … with so little understanding of its own history and physical fabric, or adaptation in …
Academics call on world policy makers to rethink their wildfire policies for the good of the environment and human life.
… process of intercultural exchange. Ecological history Policymakers have a responsibility to … of available knowledge, such as ecological history of ecosystems and the traditional use …
BHP and Rio Tinto have a long history of extracting minerals then pulling out and leaving devastation in their wake. New report reveals the extent of the damage.
… BHP and Rio Tinto have a long history of extracting minerals then pulling … Brazil’s worst environmental disaster in history and the deaths of 20 people. The …
Biggest ever oil sponsorship protest will ramp up pressure on British Museum.
… Science Festival . This month, the Natural History Museum confirmed it no longer had ties … the biggest protest in the museum’s 260 year history are being invited to register online …
Museums have a responsibility to speak out about the climate and ecological emergency.
… five earlier mass extinctions in the Earth’s history, and of previous non-human-made … Community We plan to refurbish our Natural History Gallery, which is some 60 years old … movement, and the fact that the Horniman’s history and collections are rooted in the …
Recovering from this pandemic is an immense opportunity to reshape our economic systems and our relationship to the natural world.
… overview of the deadliest pandemics in human history. The purpose of the visualisation was … of disease and pandemics throughout history, there’s one consistent trend over … and most prosperous period in its short history on earth, also mark the beginning of …
The Anthropocene signals humans' fleeting legacy in the annals of geologic history. This too shall pass, but what will come next?
… legacy in the annals of geologic history. This too shall pass, but what will … of our fleeting legacy in the annals of history. The moniker might thus be a potent …
'Buoyed by our present solidarity, let us look to Ireland’s own historical fights to protect the environment and each other.'
… Capitalism Colonialism Ireland Irish History Anti-nuclear Editor’s Picks … a vastly unequal socio-economic system. The history of climate action at an international … a profound joyous cultural moment in Irish history: organising Ireland’s first …
New study overturns 'conventional wisdom' by finding significant tree evolutionary diversity in temperate and tropical dry forests.
… and dry forests have unique evolutionary history that merits far greater conservation … distribution of plant biodiversity through history.” The team included researchers from …