A deal to give up 500,000 acres of public lands in Utah to the tar sands industry in return for 1.5 million acres of industry is a sacrifice too far, writes Alexander Reid Ross, as it disclaims the wider costs of massive water use and contamination in the headwaters of the Colorado River, already seriously stressed by drought.
… Wilderness Society's 'Grand Compromise' is a … seriously stressed by drought. The Wilderness Society is celebrating with the Southern Utah … this, so it's not a surprise." The Wilderness Society is shy about discussing the impacts of …
The first country in the world write the 'rights of nature' or 'Pachamama' into its constitution is now being decimated by mining companies, argues JOHN SEED of The Rainforest Information Centre. The people of Ecuador, their government and the international community need to work together to preserve the country's unique ecosystems
… crowdfund which will help Ecuadorean civil society’s campaign to have these concessions … a groundswell of opposition from Ecuadorean society and strong expressions of … be mined and destroyed. In Ecuador, civil society is mobilising and has asked their …
The potential of rewilding to halt biodiversity loss could be missed unless it's better understood by policy makers and is included in future environmental legislation, according to a study by the Zoological Society of London. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… 26th February 2018 News Rewilding Zoological Society Biodiversity Environmental Policy Wolf - Zoological Society of London The potential of rewilding … according to a study by the Zoological Society of London. CATHERINE HARTE reports …
The success of a society should not be measured just in terms of material wealth, according to climate advisor Lord Deben.
… bluetit-4999386_1920_1.jpg The success of a society should not be measured just in terms … people, he said. Some would believe that a society without growth was “sterile and … said. “The measurement of the success of a society is not just the sort of growth we've …
Mining corporations, politicians and big NGOs are meeting in London today to plan the future of extractive industries in Africa, write Nnimmo Bassey & Sheila Berry. Absent African civil society and impacted communities, delegates are setting an agenda for 'resource-led development' that will cook the continent in the greenhouse gases of its plundered oil, gas and coal.
… Bassey & Sheila Berry. Absent African civil society and impacted communities, delegates … is our environment. Designed to exclude civil society? That's how it looks By hosting this … prevented the participation of African civil society and community members. In doing so, …
To protect nature, our law should be based on interconnection.
… Our legal system is an interwoven part of our society and our economy. It structures human … reproduces our individualistic conception of society and the way we think of freedom as … other and with the natural world. Yet our society, economic models and legal systems do …
Tackling the population explosion is critical to avoiding environmental disaster
… insights. Back in April this year, The Royal Society published its report People and the … world, coordinated by a small group of Royal Society staff who had to process hundreds (and … we said anyway! It’s the quality of the Royal Society’s scientific analysis that really …
Free mammal tracking app allows users to build a personal library of sightings.
… but how can you report them? The Mammal Society have developed a user-friendly app, … but also time and location. The Mammal Society have just launched a brand new version … of mammals across Britain. The Mammal Society’s Science Officer Frazer Coomber …
Rare large blue butterflies return to the UK in flourishing numbers on restored grasslands.
… 2022 | News Biodiversity Royal Entomological Society 1984.jpg Rare large blue butterflies … in collaboration with the Royal Entomological Society and other partners, has had such a … and monitored by the Royal Entomological Society’s David Simcox and Sarah Meredith, who …
It’s hard to learn much or do much about sustainability without getting your hands dirty.
… Oil Soil Garden Post-carbon Oil Green Living Society Soily_Hands_Web_MAIN.jpg It’s hard to … notice that the ecological basis of their society is being undermined. Sound familiar? …
The UK government will set long-term targets for air quality, resource efficiency and waste reduction, biodiversity, and water.
… would provide certainty to businesses and society. He said: "The targets we set under … some much-needed certainty to businesses and society, as we work together to build back … some much-needed certainty to businesses and society. …
Heavy on the moralising, light on cheer, a new book on low-carbon living has Phil England reaching for the classics
… And Analysis Oil Community Climate Change Society Archive_248.jpg Heavy on the … Oil and Climate Change by Pat Murphy (New Society Publishers, £11.99) This article first …
Bongani Mthembu talks to the Ecologist about the struggles and successes in achieving environmental justice in South Africa’s townships
… Hannah Corr | 26th October 2011 Activism Society How To Make A Difference Pollution Oil … involved in our campaigns and changing the society they live in. We believe change starts … We’ve tried to involve them in changing our society for the better but it’s been a …
Colombia is now closer than ever to finding a peaceful resolution to generations of violence. With so much to gain in a post-conflict world - as much for the Colombian people as for their environment - the sudden prospect of losing it all will make for tense months ahead writes FOREST RAY
… the FARC has left deep scars in Colombian society and on the environment. For the better … disarmament, reintegration of guerrillas into society and compensation and reconciliation … communities and the rest of Colombian society. Both human rights researchers and …
Isolated by the surrounding desert, Kashgar was once
an oasis on the old Silk Road. Now the city is being overwhelmed in the rush to open up the region’s oil and gas reserves. By Dan Box.
… Carbon Dioxide Oil Indigenous Peoples Energy Society Isolated by the surrounding desert, … means a better chance of success within Han society. But that opportunity means choosing … tongue. The choice is between joining the new society or remaining Uyghur, and parents must …
An 500-strong Indigenous community in Alberta, the heart of Canada's environmentally catastrophic tar sands industry, is fighting back against the pollution, writes Melina Laboucan-Massimo - by cutting themselves adrift from dependence on fossil fuels, and starting up their own solar power station: a vital first step towards building a just and sustainable society.
… step towards building a just and sustainable society. Refusing to be victims in this game … own their own power and can build a just society which will help save our planet and … own their own power and can build a just society. …
Is it a coincidence that the terrorist outrage in Paris was committed weeks before COP21, the biggest climate conference since 2009? Perhaps, writes Oliver Tickell. But failure to reach a strong climate agreement now looks more probable. And that's an outcome that would suit ISIS - which makes $500m a year from oil sales - together with other oil producers.
… more isolated from Paris itself, and civil society, than they were already going to be. … the city's many charms. And as for civil society ... It's estimated that ten thousand …
To save biodiversity, we must save human diversity.
… rooted in forced assimilation into industrial society. This article first appeared in the … to assimilate tribal children into mainstream society. This article first appeared in the …
BP offers business-as-usual dividend payout despite historic drop in profits.
… to a more resilient climate and economy. "Our society’s response to the COVID challenge has … on a press release from Greenpeace. Our society’s response to the COVID challenge has …
The spread of oil palm plantations has come at the expense of vast swathes of tropical rainforest. But the billion-dollar palm oil industry is now mounting a major PR offensive. Alex Helan reports
… palm oil. Similar evidence presented by Civil Society has affected change from powerful … all negative factors proposed by Civil Society groups. Their reports have attacked … of the palm oil industry painted by Civil Society groups, some of which are funded by …
None of the various technofixes on offer alter the fact that humanity has to learn to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means
… systems impose physical limits upon human society. We may be told that our present … to continue the industrialisation of human society, human development over this coming … can abandon the delusional notion that human society is not subject to ecological limits, …
The EU's farming policy is being touted as 'greener than ever' - but it's no such thing, write Lynn Dicks & Tim Benton. The 'green reforms' pay farmers for actions (and often inactions) that do not benefit wildlife, and contain no real or effective measures to help.
… and profits, but things of a wider worth to society. The reformed CAP is an effort to … the CAP is now greener is really appealing to society. So it's particularly unfortunate that … the CAP is now greener is really appealing to society. So it's particularly unfortunate that …
A new story of reforestation that will see our descendants living in harmony with and not apart from nature.
… much about the people, the culture or the society that might live in the UK. Strike It … for the catastrophic collapse that our society will inevitably bring upon itself if … embark upon is to ease our transition to a society that lives as a part of Nature, not …
Report finds Kansas-based Koch Industries has been financing opposition to environmental regulation, clean energy and climate scepticism
… | 30th March 2010 News Climate Change Oil Society Politics And Economics bribe.jpg … should be based on sound science. Both a free society and the scientific method require an …