A protester acquitted last week of trespassing on the Bradley coal mine site in County Durham has spoken exclusively to The Ecologist. ALEXANDRA HEAL reports
… has spoken out against the legal system that protects designated animal species but fails to protect the climate. Sarah Johnson was found … of the outcome, “because the law serves to protect this species as it should, but when it …
REDD-type forest agreements ignore indigenous populations and are seeing a scramble for forest 'carbon credits' by governments and individuals, warns study
… UN forest protection plans failing because of land … of dollars available under REDD-type forest protection schemes could make it a magnet for … warns study Schemes that pay countries to protect their forests are failing to stop …
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 …
After 99 days of Donald Trump's presidency, his only achievement is to pursue his anti-climate, anti-environment agenda with a cruel passion that is already alienating a clear majority of Americans, writes Jeremy Brecher. The Peoples Climate March tomorrow will signal the strength of the fightback. And while there will be no overnight victory, a national, indeed a global movement is forming to resist Trump and bring the age of fossil fuels to its long overdue end.
… They have already cancelled the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, … on public lands, and gutted regulations that protect local people and environments against … doing 'too little' rather than 'too much' to protect the environment. Moreover, 61% of …
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 …
We cannot rely on governments in meeting in Paris to solve the many-headed climate problem, writes Vandana Shiva. It's up to us to safeguard the future of the Earth, and of our own and other species. So let's all join in this pact to love and protect our one and only home.
… A People's Pact to Protect the Planet Vandana Shiva | 2nd … So let's all join in this pact to love and protect our one and only home. The governments … planet, we make a pact with the Earth, to protect her, care for her, and give back to …
A legal principle dating from Roman times is ripe for use in protecting our waste-filled and over-exploited seas and oceans, writes Deb Wright. Under the 'Public Trust Doctrine' governments are entrusted to protect shared natural resources from abuse, and can be held accountable for neglect of their duties.
… Public Trust Doctrine requires governments to protect our oceans! Deb Wright | 9th March … dating from Roman times is ripe for use in protecting our waste-filled and over-exploited … Trust Doctrine' governments are entrusted to protect shared natural resources from abuse, …
The destruction of the world's wilderness is accelerating with a new clutch of mega projects from dams, roads and mines to large scale agriculture, write James Watson, Bill Laurance, Brendan Mackey & James Allan. It's cost-effective to put a stop to it right now for the carbon value of wilderness alone - never mind the biodiversity and indigenous peoples it safeguards.
… Wilderness needs immediate protection for climate - and much more James … conservation investments that can help protect vanishing wilderness areas. These … existing regulatory frameworks aimed at protecting imperilled species and ecosystems. …
The plans currently under consideration for saving forests might help the trees, but they could ride roughshod over indigenous communities. Here are some ways to change that
We need a renewable energy revolution, an end to fracking, no new nuclear power, efficient homes, and the break up of our energy cartels, writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP trade deal with the US, clean air to breathe, and massive investment in public transport. Is there anything not to like?
… writes Jeremy Corbyn, All that, and strong protection for wildlife and oceans, no TTIP … in our collective interests and those of our protecting our planet. Promoting the well … dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature." The 'greenest government …
A key NAFTA body has recommended a formal investigation into Canada's refusal to protect its polar bears despite the grave threats posed to them by climate change.
… NAFTA: Investigate Canada's failure to protect Polar Bears The Ecologist | 20th … formal investigation into Canada's refusal to protect its polar bears despite the grave … available" climate science when it declined protections for polar bears in 2011. The …
A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party's draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our Paris Agreement obligations on climate; to give companies a legal obligation to protect the environment; to retain all EU environment laws post-Brexit; and multilateral nuclear disarmament.
… to give companies a legal obligation to protect the environment; to retain all EU … transition to cleaner fuels and will help to protect existing jobs as part of the future … We will support further nuclear projects and protect nuclear workers' jobs and pensions. …
In this joint statement to COP21 Amnesty International and Greenpeace International call on all governments to protect human rights by including making respect for human rights an explicit purpose of any agreement, while agreeing to phase out fossil fuels and deliver 100% renewables for all by 2050.
… To protect human rights means 100% renewable … International call on all governments to protect human rights by including making … towards 100% renewable energy, as well as the protection and restoration of forests and …
'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 …
Thanks to New Zealand, the full text of the Trans Pacific Partnership has been made public. And as Pete Dolack writes, it's a disaster for health, environment, workers and democracy - one that will unfold over years and decades to come, as investors and corporations consolidate their power over elected governments and cement in the global rule of unaccountable capital.
… has been previously negotiated. Eliminating protections worldwide Moreover, the TPP is a … on the financial industry. The elimination of protections is precisely what US … in health, the environment and consumer protections are under sustained assault under …
PATRICK CARR is a lifelong coal mine protester from the Pont Valley. As campaigners are evicted from the site by police he explains in his own words what inspired him to join the movement.
… VIDEO: Dispatches from the coalface: 'Protecting the land, my home' Patrick Carr | … it has fallen to local people to stand up and protect this land; to convince planning … route which passes within metres of the site. Protecting Pont Valley Most recently, my love …
Countries fail to deliver greater protection for the Antarctic despite threats of record low sea-ice and bird flu.
… Penguin protection paused Ruby Harbour | 16th November … Penguins Countries fail to deliver greater protection for the Antarctic despite threats … marine life have failed to deliver increased protection at a meeting in Hobart, despite the …
A new conservation area to protect forests and wildlife in the north west of Canada has been confirmed.
… Yukon yukon.jpg A new conservation area to protect forests and wildlife in the north west … of Canada has been confirmed. An agreement to protect 3.8 million hectares in the Yukon has … than half of the land will be permanently protected through the designation of special …
In a potentially devastating blow to the Earth's climate, President Trump's new executive order ends the Interior Department's moratorium on coal mining on public land and begins a repeal of the landmark Clean Power Plan, writes Trip Van Noppen. But this reckless move will not pass unchallenged - the Supreme Court has ruled that the EPA must tackle climate pollution, and clean energy policies can still be defended and advanced at state level.
… line of billionaire polluters, rather than protecting our public health. Today, Trump … air, clean energy and climate action to protect the health of our communities and … responsibility under the Clean Air Act to protect the public from dangerous climate …
On 20th May 2017, the Animal Legal Defense Fund hosted its third annual Animal Law Symposium in Los Angeles, California. It brought together legal professionals and animal advocates from all around the nation to focus on the latest answers to a very important question: How can we best protect wild animals when human activity increasingly runs counter to the interests of wildlife? One of those advocates, STEPHEN WELLS, says we can no longer afford to ignore the devastating impact of animal agriculture
… Ecologist Special Report: Animal Protection's Surprising Role in Climate Change … to a very important question: How can we best protect wild animals when human activity … I spent 10 years in Alaska working to protect wildlife and wilderness. I saw …
Indonesia's plans to meet its Paris Agreement obligations by protecting its swamp forests, the world's biggest land reservoir of carbon, have been acclaimed by the world's press, writes Yuyun Indradi. But they contain so many loopholes and flawed compromises that - unless radically reformed - they are doomed to certain failure.
… Indonesia's plans to protect its peatland forests are fatally … to meet its Paris Agreement obligations by protecting its swamp forests, the world's … revision to regulations designed to protect the nation's fragile peatlands. The …
More sites may be added to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in Danger this week, but how effective is this register of global hot spots, and what are the areas that truly deserve international protection?
… the areas that truly deserve international protection? This week, in the sunny surrounds … manmade climate change. International protection UNESCO (the United Nations … tourism industry and the measures needed to protect the very natural heritage on which …
As land rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being violated, writes Tim Radford, new research shows that the planned destruction of the Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only to cultural identity but also to the global climate.
… 385 tribal peoples, or in formally-designated protected natural areas. The forests are … of 2,344 indigenous territories and 610 protected areas spread across nine nations. In … Brazil, with more than half by area at risk. 'Protected' forests are more insecure than ever …
Thirty years after the UN took action to save the ozone layer, we can count the benefits - which only begin with 2 million fewer cases of skin cancer a year, writes Nigel Paul. With world leaders taking on the much greater climate challenge today, we should take cheer, and inspiration, from that historic success.
… to sign up to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer . Solving global … most obvious answer is that the ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet (UV) light, and … how many skin cancers have been prevented by protecting the ozone layer? Until recently, it …