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 …
'Ocean giants' in our coastal waters are increasingly rare, writes Dr Lissa Batey, thanks to a host of threats from pollution to entrapment in fishing gear. Marine Protected Areas in England and Wales could help restore our cetaceans to their former abundance - but so far, only one has been designated for these species in Wales, and none in England.
… to entrapment in fishing gear. Marine Protected Areas in England and Wales could … biggest fish - are in trouble and badly need protecting in the UK's seas. Every time I'm … at home was wondrous. Missing link - no protection for cetaceans in our coastal waters …
A Pacific island paradise 340 miles from Costa Rica's coast should be the ideal place for marine conservation, write Julia Baum & Easton R. White. But while its waters are indeed teeming with life, steep population declines in key shark and ray species show that stronger protection is badly needed.
… Costa Rica show marine reserves need active protection Julia Baum Easton R. White | 24th … 2014 Comment Oceans Pacific Cost Rica Fishing Protected Areas Natural World … key shark and ray species show that stronger protection is badly needed. Marine protected …
The Government says it realises our oceans are at risk from pollution and overfishing, says Dr Haris Livas-Dawes, so why won't it produce a marine bill with more teeth?
… a draft Marine Bill, which says that ‘protecting our marine environment is a high … evidence surfaced). It calls for the protection of the sea over a network of sites … an ecologically coherent network of Highly Protected Marine Reserves covering at least 30 …
The UK is to create a fully protected marine in the South Pacific more than three times bigger than the UK itself, covering some 830,000 square kilometres. The move may herald further huge designations in the UK's 'overseas territories' which encompass over 6 million square kilometres of ocean.
… The UK is to create a fully protected marine in the South Pacific more … is to create the world's biggest fully protected marine reserve encompassing over … extractive and damaging activities, offering protection from overfishing and illegal pirate …
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 …
The EU's nature directives provide effective protection for endangered species and habitats, writes Leonardo Mazza. So why the Commission's decision to 'review' and 'modernise' the laws? With its commitment to business-friendly deregulation and uninterest in the environment, the aim is surely to gut them - something only EU-wide citizens' mobilisation can prevent.
… The EU's nature directives provide effective protection for endangered species and … the social and environmental standards that protect us all and the world we live in. With … we should be asking what more we can do to protect Europe's most vulnerable plants and …
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 …
Conservation is a huge industry in Africa but wildlife populations across the continent are declining. So why isn't it working?
… ‘Large mammal population declines in Africa's protected areas'. The paper, published in Biological Conservation , analysed 78 protected areas from southern, East and West … as wilderness areas falling outside formal protection, the wider situation is likely to …
In principle ancient woodland enjoys strong protection, but that's not how it works out on the ground, reports Sian Atkinson. HS2 alone threatens 82 ancient woods, and 440 are at risk nationwide. Hence the Woodland Trust's 'Enough is Enough' campaign ...
… Enough is enough - protect Britain's ancient woods! Sian Atkinson … In principle ancient woodland enjoys strong protection, but that's not how it works out on … "there are no plans to change the current protections for ancient woodland" that led the …
Much of Alberta, Canada has already been damaged by industrial clearfelling, or lost to the tar sands industry, writes Carol Linnitt. But now there's a chance to keep 'the most beautiful example of pristine eastern slopes Rockies out into the foothills' as wilderness, in the North Saskatchewan's unspoilt headwaters.
… Fighting for the foothills: protect the headwaters of North Saskatchewan! … But this year there's a rare opportunity to protect the North Saskatchewan river basin … optimistic." Four decades of attempts to protect the North Saskatchewan's headwaters …
Wilderness campaigners need to remember how great victories were won in the past - which was to aim high and hold steadfast, refusing easy compromises, writes George Wuerthner. Opposition must be overcome, never appeased.
… interests typically by agreeing to weakened protections or resource giveaways in order to … all cases where there have been effective protective measures enacted, it has been done … to propose compromises that offer far weaker protection for our public lands heritage than …
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 …
Lewis Pugh has completed long-distance swims in the 'seven seas' to promote his dream of a peaceful world of well-managed Marine Protected Areas, abundant oceans teeming with fish, turtles, whales, sea-birds and sharks. His shocking experiences in the water make that dream more urgent and compelling than ever.
… We must protect our seas! Lewis Pugh | 30th August … of a peaceful world of well-managed Marine Protected Areas, abundant oceans teeming with … Red Sea. It was when I swam through a Marine Protected Area, and experienced a sea as it …
The strongly protected marine reserve in Lamlash Bay, Arran, has been a huge success, write Bryce Stewart & Leigh Howarth, with abandant life returning to the once denuded waters. The government's refusal to expand such protections represents a huge wasted opportunity for both fishing and the marine environment.
… Strong marine protection works for fisheries and wildlife! … UK ntz complex seabed-cut.jpg The strongly protected marine reserve in Lamlash Bay, … The government's refusal to expand such protections represents a huge wasted …
2014 Goldman Prize winner Suren Gazaryan took on the Kremlin in trying to block illegal development at the Sochi Olympics and on the Black Sea coast, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron. Forced to flee to Germany, he can finally get down to researching his beloved bats.
… Russian eco-hero: how protecting bats became a 'criminal conspiracy' … government land grabs and the destruction of protected areas in the Krasnodar region in the … of this, Gazaryan successfully reinstated the protected status of the Utrish Reserve and …
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 …
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 …
In a rare 'summary judgment' a federal court has ruled that the devolution of gray wolf protection to the state of Wyoming was unlawful because it was based on non-binding assurances. Federal protection is restored - for now. But an even bigger battle lies ahead.
… Wyoming's Gray Wolves win back federal protection - for now The Ecologist | 29th … has ruled that the devolution of gray wolf protection to the state of Wyoming was … was based on non-binding assurances. Federal protection is restored - for now. But an even …
It's high time for an independent Wildlife Protection Agency, argues Dominic Dyer. The botched badger cull shows we can no longer trust DEFRA, Natural England or the JNCC to carry out their duty to protect our wildlife.
… It's high time for an independent Wildlife Protection Agency, argues Dominic Dyer. The … or the JNCC to carry out their duty to protect our wildlife. As the last gunshots … It was time for the rapidly growing badger protection movement, now known as the "Badger …
Russia is rich in nature reserves and national parks, writes Mikhail Kreindlin. But the government body meant to be protecting them is in fact promoting logging, building and mining projects. Conservationists are fighting back, but the odds are stacked against them.
… Russia's wildlife protector is on a mission of destruction … But the government body meant to be protecting them is in fact promoting logging, … there are various kinds of specially protected areas or SPAs ( osobo okhranyaemye …
The Labour Party has launched a new manifesto for wildlife protection, writes Angus Nurse - and a good thing too! But turning the tide for nature will take more than stricter laws and penalties. Ultimately it's about enforcement. And that means prioritising wildlife crime, committing expert officers, and providing resources.
… Wildlife protection depends on enforcement Angus Nurse … has launched a new manifesto for wildlife protection, writes Angus Nurse - and a good … and providing resources. Labour's new animal protection manifesto makes animal protection …