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 …
Indigenous Peoples are often the victims of nature conservation, according to a new report by Vicky Tauli-Corpuz presented to the UN this week, as they are expelled from lands they have inhabited for millennia. One reason, she told Joe Eisen, is that indigenous territories are precisely the places where biodiversity is best preserved - thanks to the protective, nurturing presence of their traditional owners.
… Vicky Tauli-Corpuz: 'The better protected areas are those where indigenous … is best preserved - thanks to the protective, nurturing presence of their … highlights the impact of conservation and protected areas on indigenous peoples, was …
The Tory government in the UK is failing on its promise to protect 30% of land and seas.
… Tories fail to protect nature Catherine Early | 25th October … in the UK is failing on its promise to protect 30% of land and seas. Just 3.2% of UK land and 8% of its seas are meaningfully protected for nature, with barely any added in …
UK Government takes step towards ending stop bottom trawling in 'iconic and ecologically important' Dogger Bank.
… of four areas of English seas that will be protected from damaging fishing, the UK … damaging fishing. Byelaws safeguarding marine protected areas from damaging fishing … “It’s been 18 months since Greenpeace built a protective boulder barrier in the Dogger Bank …
There's quite a fashion now for creating enormous ocean nature reserves, write Peter J S Jones & Elizabeth De Santo. The UK kicked off the trend last year at Pitcairn Island, and now the US has followed up with a 1.5m sq.km reserve around Hawaii. But while these look like big conservation gains, the more serious task is to manage sustainably the intensely exploited seas close to home.
… Vast remote ‘marine protected areas’ - a diversion from the real … are set to become the world's largest marine protected area, US president Barack Obama … Pitcairn Islands, and it set up another huge protected area around Ascension Island in …
As the global assault on indigenous lands intensifies, the world's largest conservation group, the IUCN, has just voted at its World Conservation Congress for the sacred natural sites and territories of indigenous peoples to be recognised as 'No-Go Areas' for destructive industrial scale activities, writes Hal Rhoades - and for corporations to permanently withdraw from such areas.
… World Conservation Congress votes to protect indigenous sacred lands Hal Rhoades | … (IUCN) has passed a motion declaring that all protected areas and the sacred natural sites … to "respect all categories of IUCN protected areas as No-Go Areas for …
It has been twelve years since the adoption of a European action plan to protect the eel: what's been achieved?
… Protecting the European eel Willem Dekker | 15th January 2020 News Eel Conservation Protection Marine Life Science & Systems … the adoption of a European action plan to protect the eel: what's been achieved? Just …
Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature and test jurisprudence in country’s Constitutional Court.
… Thought Leaders Los Cedros Ecuador's protected forests to define Rights of Nature … take on the case of the threatened Los Cedros Protected Forest by using the Rights of Nature … for over 6 million acres (2.4 m hectares) of Protected Forests. The government has been …
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 …
There's strong public support for protecting marine wildlife, writes Horatio Morpurgo - so why aren't politicians championing the cause? Labour and Tories alike fear to challenge the big fishing companies that have come to believe they own Britain's offshore waters and seabed. Now it's up to use to prove they're wrong.
… To protect our seas, first we must reclaim them … There's strong public support for protecting marine wildlife, writes Horatio … boats. Lyme Bay - the UK's first major Marine Protected Area But the meeting mattered in …
Remember when the UK was the 'dirty man of Europe'? What has changed since then, writes Caroline Lucas, is our membership of the EU - which has made us raise our environmental performance on everything from fisheries to air pollution, nature conservation, clean bathing waters and renewable energy. Leave, and it could all go into reverse.
… Remain in the EU to protect our environment Caroline Lucas | 20th … and to ensure that people's rights are protected - at work and as consumers. We also … so clearly as the European Union's role in protecting our environment. In many ways, it's …
Grassroots appeal in the European Court of Justice to protect endangered wolves in Finland.
… Protecting wolves in Finland Sari Kantinkoski … appeal in the European Court of Justice to protect endangered wolves in Finland. Wolves … the European Union in 1995, wolves became a protected species in Finland. Poaching is …
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 …
Urgently needed protection granted to shark species on the brink of extinction.
… Whitetip shark listed as protected species Staff Reporter | 19th March … oceanic_whitetip_shark.png Urgently needed protection granted to shark species on the … to list the oceanic whitetip shark for protection. The species was once considered …
A new study led by RSPB shows that more than half of Britain's most precious upland moors are suffering from burning - widely used to increase the numbers of red grouse available for recreational shooting.
… Britain's 'protected' moorlands go up in flames The … in more than half of the UK's most highly protected upland moors assessed in the study. … Directive, and almost two thirds of Special Protection Areas (SPAs), designated under the …
A map developed by the Autonomous University of Barcelona’s EJAtlas unveils the high-level of social injustice that communities are facing in many of India’s protected areas.
… communities are facing in many of India’s protected areas. Biodiversity around the world … policies to expand the global network of protected areas (PAs) with a target of at … India is still unable to balance wildlife protection with the rights of local …
There's welcome news for campaigners lobbying for the protection of Britain's ancient woodland. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… welcome news for campaigners lobbying for the protection of Britain's ancient woodland. … the Housing White Paper, which improves the protection given to our rapidly disappearing … to give these endangered habitats the same protection afforded to Areas of Outstanding …
The Scottish government has announced that its wild beaver populations will be given the full protection of both UK and EU law. The decision has been welcomed by campaigners who point out all the benefits of beavers to biodiversity, water management and flood control. Now, they say, England and Wales should follow suit.
… Scotland's wild beavers win legal protection Oliver Tickell | 24th November 2016 … beaver populations will be given the full protection of both UK and EU law. The decision … remain in the wild in Scotland under the full protection of EU and UK wildlife law, …
Ocean Conservation Trust launches 700 hectare seagrass protection project on World Ocean’s Day.
… Trust launches 700 hectare seagrass protection project on World Ocean’s Day. A … to deliver a holistic approach to seagrass protection, regeneration and restoration in … said: “This vitally important work will protect and restore seagrasses, one of the …
Officials investigate claims peatland sites described as England’s “national rainforests” have been burned on grouse moors despite a ban.
… Protected peatlands burned despite ban Emily … were set as part of grouse moor management on protected deep peat areas during the winter. … and peat burning regulations, brought in to protect what the Government described as the …
The the creation of almost a million sq.km of the South Pacific as a fully protected marine area builds on a long Conservative tradition of protecting the natural environment, write Nick Hurd & Zac Goldsmith - and as factory trawlers close in on Pitcairn's pristine waters, the initiative could not have been more timely.
… million sq.km of the South Pacific as a fully protected marine area builds on a long Conservative tradition of protecting the natural environment, write Nick … for inspiration if you're concerned about protecting the natural world. However, in …
Chile's announcement of a 630,000 sq.km marine protected area around Easter Island is altogether welcome, writes Callum Roberts. It forms part of a trend of very large marine reserve declarations that will play a vital role in preserving endangered fish stocks and vital oceanic biodiversity.
… announcement of a 630,000 sq.km marine protected area around Easter Island is … of the Pacific. One of the world's biggest protected areas For a place surrounded by … vast area of neighbouring ocean into a marine protected area (MPA), following an official …
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. …