Can national parks and marine protected areas safeguard endangered wildlife against the growing pressures of population growth and climate change?
… Do protected areas for wildlife really work? Eifion Rees | 11th April 2012 News Protect Conservation Species Habitat Natural World Protected Areas Population National Park News …
Can the planet’s cultural and natural heritage be protected during a war? Ruth Styles talks Syria, conservation and natural wonders with Kishore Rao, head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
… the planet’s cultural and natural heritage be protected during a war? Ruth Styles talks … both cultural and natural, which need to be protected for all time and that is the unique … advantage that [UNESCO] has. If you are protecting natural sites, you are obviously …
Introduction of measures to protect rainforests and ecosystems in Costa Rica and Thailand over the past 40 years have improved the livelihoods of the local population
… Protecting rainforests shown to reduce poverty … development goals Introduction of measures to protect rainforests and ecosystems in Costa … may help to reduce poverty as well as protect biodversity, according to analyses …
In the second part of his interview, Thich Nhat Hanh explains why you don't need to be a Buddhist monk to give up an addiction to a high-consumption lifestyle
… that you are linked to everything else. To protect yourself you have to protect nature and every other species. That … The five mindfulness trainings help us to protect life. The first mindfulness training …
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… Campaign Green Living WWF Endangered Species Protect Species Membership Volunteer … getting to know the subject really well. Help protect our bees Neonicotinoid pesticides have … UK voluntary organisation dedicated to protecting habitats and species whether in the …
Oil giant's investment in Indonesian REDD conservation project is a crude attempt to increase profit and gloss over its expanding oil drilling operations, say campaigners
… Shell funding of forest protection scheme could result in 'largest … Carbon Markets Carbon Trading rainforests.jpg Protecting tropical rainforests would be worth … accused oil giant Shell of funding a forest protection scheme for profit and to help …
Misunderstandings and scepticism around schemes that pay countries to protect their forests are rife, with fears that without proper policing it will be a magnet for organised crime and corruption
… Fears of corruption as REDD forest-protection schemes begin Lynn Morris | 13th … Under REDD-type forest protection schemes billions of dollars will … around schemes that pay countries to protect their forests are rife, with fears …
How activist Malgorzata Górska helped protect a Polish forest valley, and changed her government's attitude to conservation in the process
… How activist Malgorzata Górska helped protect a Polish forest valley, and changed … cut through at least three sites that were protected in Poland as National Parks, … Natura 2000 sites [important natural areas protected by the EU]. For us it was clear …
'We all live in Khimki Forest' has become the rallying cry of a local forest defense campaign. Goldman Prize winner Evgenia Chirikova describes what it's like to be green in Russia the why a culture of impunity and corruption risks destroying the country's natural heritage
… of Khimki forestland [2500 acres of federally protected forest in northern Moscow]. … Russian people need support and help in protecting their environment. United Russia, … Forest. We are helping organise camps to protect forests; helping activists in the …
In the second in our series examining REDD we report how ambiguous forest definitions are putting the future success of forest protection schemes in doubt and allowing logging companies to destroy biodiverse habitats
… definition ‘major obstacle’ in fight to protect rainforests Kara Moses | 20th October … committed to paying Indonesia $1 billion to protect their forests despite confusion over … are putting the future success of forest protection schemes in doubt and allowing …
It may be not be as visible as tropical rainforests or wetlands but seagrass plays a vital role in the global ecosystem, says Richard Unsworth, filtering pollution and providing food to fish
… may be 'uncharismatic' but it still needs protecting Richard Unsworth | 4th October 2010 … harbour in Dorset UK, seagrasses require protection for the role they play in … and regional planning authorities to help protect seagrasses from the negative effects …
Anglers may set out to hunt fish - for fun or food - but they are also some of greatest protectors of aquatic environments, argues Robert MacDougall-Davis
… or food - but they are also some of greatest protectors of aquatic environments, argues … they fish, but also go to great lengths to protect and conserve the health of the aquatic ecosystem as a whole. The need for protecting the aquatic environment The need …
Peat stores 200m tonnes of carbon in England and hills are source of 70 per cent of the country's drinking water, say rural experts
… Pay hill farmers to protect water supply and carbon sinks, report … Carbon hillfarming.jpg Carbon storage and protecting water supplies could rival tourism … subsidised to safeguard water catchments and protect huge carbon-storing wildernesses of …
There has been a significant reduction in the killing of seals in Scotland but the Seal Protection Action Group needs your help in ending the killings altogether
… 2012 Activism Natural World Wildlife Seal Protection Action Group Marine Wildlife Take … the killing of seals in Scotland but the Seal Protection Action Group needs your help in … seals killed a year - many are killed to protect salmon farms and other fishing …
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?
… Reefs Climate Change Fishing Fisheries Marine Protected Areas parrotfish.jpg Coral reefs are … algae, and should therefore be targeted for protection. Lead researcher Professor Peter … can now put legislation in place to protect parrotfish and hence secure the future …
Irshad Mobarak, a self-taught naturalist and environmentalist from the Malaysian island of Langkawi says that development need not mean destruction
… Irshad Mobarak is campaigning to protect the wildlife and forests of Langkawi … today, despite Langkawi's forests being protected. With more than half its precious … farmland is a shortsighted approach. 'Not to protect Langkawi's natural capital is economic …
Broad welcome for new biodiversity targets, including increase in protected areas, but campaigners express concern that previous 2010 targets have still not been met
… biodiversity targets, including increase in protected areas, but campaigners express … to halt biodiversity loss by expanding protected marine and land areas. The Nagoya … commit to increasing the amount of land-based protected areas and national parks from 12.5 …
The new coalition Government must do what Labour failed to do in 13 years in power and finally introduce the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina Downs
… finally introduce the necessary measures to protect people from pesticides, says Georgina … to date, been so unwilling to take action to protect the public, despite all the unarguable … a number of critical measures for the protection of residents, including a new legal …
Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism in China
… the top I would say dams because they destroy protected habitats for fish. The other big … sometimes has a strong willingness to protect the environment. But other times it … line is. TL: What are the main obstacles to protecting the environment in China? LJ: In …
As politicians encourage development around the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Dr. Julian Bloomer explores how the area's endangered species can be protected
… how the area's endangered species can be protected “Hati hati – harimau!” The lady who … site contains 1.4 million hectares of protected forests, and is home to over 4,000 … the tigers’ habitat to a couple of isolated protected areas. Approximately 1.75 million …
The veteran campaigner talks to the Ecologist about the ongoing struggle to secure indigenous land rights and how he successfully took the Colombian government to court
… about 82 per cent of the Colombian Amazon protected. What has been your least successful … want to get this run by local people and to protect it because north west part of the … have already signed an agreement to protect cultures, now once you get into …
New research encouraging gardeners to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of weedkillers and pesticides, Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) warns
… weedkillers could undermine efforts to protect bee population Dearbhla Crosse | 12th … from plants have potential uses within crop protection as they are biodegradable and have … NEWS Renewed call for pesticide ban to protect bees Previous calls to ban …
Atlantic bluefin tuna could be the first widely eaten species to be banned from being traded internationally. Would it work, and would it set a useful precedent for other species?
… Bluefin tuna: can trade bans protect our fisheries? Tom Levitt Andrew … conventions in this way,’ they said. Protecting ecosystems Although CITES has successfully been used to protect other, less popular edible species …
Campaigners warn legislation to protect seals is ‘no where near tight enough’ as industry initiative attempts to find alternatives to shooting
… sealfinal.jpg Campaigners warn legislation to protect seals is ‘no where near tight enough’ … which authorises the killing of seals to protect farmed fish, fisheries and fish farms. … solutions. Andy Ottaway, from the Seal Protection Action Group (SPAG), says, killing …