Increasingly mild winters have caused an abundance of acorns and beech nuts in Europe's woodlands, writes Paul Brown, triggering a wild boar population explosion - just one of the effects of warming climate on wildlife populations.
… Institute for Wildlife Ecology at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, …
For 40 years Percy Schmeiser grew oilseed rape on his farm in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Usually, he would sow each year’s crop with seeds saved from the previous harvest. In 1998 Monsanto took Schmeiser to court.
… and I had seeds from each of them sent to the University of Manitoba to see how much of my pure seed was contaminated. The university’s scientists found that half of my … crops? Right. Scientists at the University of Manitoba sought to establish the …
Beavers are Britain's native aquatic engineers and their return to sites in Scotland and England is doing wonders for the local environment, write Nigel Willby & Alan Law: restoring wetlands, recreating natural river dynamics and ecology, filtering farm pollutants from water, and improving habitat for trout and other fish.
… British residence! Nigel Willby Alan Law University of Stirling | 28th February 2016 … Nigel Willby is Reader in Freshwater Ecology, University of Stirling. Alan Law is Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Stirling. More articles about …
On the first anniversary of the UK's National Pollinator Strategy, writes Sandra Bell, the Bee Coalition warns that bees are still under threat from highly toxic pesticides, continuing loss of habitat, and an increasingly inhospitable countryside. The Government must do more to protect our bees.
… on populations." Another study from the University of Sussex found high levels of … Also very worrying is a study by Newcastle University which found that bees preferred to …
The UK has been a key player in securing stronger EU climate regulations. Brexit could give climate deniers more influence.
… crisis, according to new research from the University of Sheffield. Professor Charlotte … article is based on a press release from the University of Sheffield. Image: Wikimedia . - …
Engineers in Norway aim to put their mighty hydroelectric dams to a new purpose, writes Paul Brown - as giant batteries to store up surplus power from wind and sun across Europe, and put it back in the grid when generation falls off or demand is strong.
… the Hydraulic Laboratory at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in …
Doubts are growing doubts that the Hinkley C nuclear power station, the EU's biggest construction project, will get the final go-ahead from the UK government, writes Paul Brown. And that's leaving the European nuclear industry, already in serious financial difficulties, facing a struggle for survival.
… Thomas , professor of energy policy at the University of Greenwich, London, said: "The …
MEPs have signalled that any Brexit deal that allows Britain to scrap the environmental laws it has signed up to as an EU member faces veto, writes Charlotte Burns. They are not prepared to countenance a bad neighbour 'dirty Britain' just off the EU's shores, nor to see the EU's environmental progress undermined by unfair competition.
… 'dirty Britain' Brexit deal Charlotte Burns University of York | 2nd February 2017 News … is Senior Lecturer in Environmental Policy, University of York . This article was …
Our thirst for the latest gadgets has created a vast empire of electronic waste, writes Ian Williams. The EU alone produces some 9 million tonnes of it a year, of which some 70% is still working when disposed of, and over a third is disposed of illegally. With increasingly affordable electronic devices available to ever more people, it's high time for effective global regulation.
… worldwide electronics obsession Ian Williams University of Southampton | 11th February 2016 … Professor of Engineering and the Enviroment , University of Southampton. This article was …
Will the UK keep Theresa May's promise to 'leave the environment in a better state than it found it' in the Brexit negotitions? Or is the government bent on the 'bonfire of red tape', including environmental protections, demanded by right-wing former and serving ministers? Viviane Gravey sets out four 'green lines' by which to judge the Brexiteers' true colours.
… for Brexit negotiators Viviane Gravey Queen's University Belfast | 5th January 2017 Comment … is Lecturer in European Politics, Queen's University Belfast . This article was …
With all the EU's GMO exemptions filed, a clear majority - by number, population and area of farmland - have chosen to be GMO-free, writes Mary Dobbs. But the rules surrounding their opt-outs are complex in the extreme and many countries will find it hard to maintain their GMO-free status - specially if the Commission and the biotech corporations like Monsanto and Syngenta choose to exercise their powers.
… truce hangs over Europe Mary Dobbs Queen's University Belfast | 9th October 2015 News … Mary Dobbs is Lecturer in Law, Queen's University Belfast. This article was …
Bullfighting may cause suffering to animals, but that does not mean the EU should ban it or withdraw farm subsidies, writes Robin Irvine. Traditional bull-breeding estates are valuable reservoirs of biodiversity in intensively farmed landscapes, and without the bulls there would be nothing to sustain them.
… - ban at nature's peril Robin Irvine University of St Andrews | 28th December 2015 … Researcher in Social Anthropology , University of St Andrews. More information on …
Instead of leaching the world's resources to support out-of-control consumerism, EU leaders could do worse than ponder novelist Victor Hugo's claim that whilst "you can kill people, you can't kill an idea whose time has come", writes NICK MEYNEN
… this. Political ecologists at the Autonomous University of Barcelona sifted through the … that figure. Professor Alf Hornborg from LUND University in Sweden has done some math to …
The discovery that Volkswagen has been 'gaming' vehicle emissions tests has taken the world by storm, writes Paul Nieuwenhuis. But it comes as no surprise to campaigners who have long been aware of the huge gap between 'official' emissions and real word pollution. Where were the regulators? And why did it take an NGO to uncover the scandal?
… results. Partnering with a team from the University of West Virginia, the team fitted … Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University. This article was originally …
If you go down to the woods today you're in for a big surprise, writes Jocelyn Timperle - Europe's bears are are on the increase, with 17,000 of them at large, along with 12,000 wolves, 9,000 lynx and 1,250 wolverines. Moreover these carnivore populations are co-existing with people with remarkably few problems.
… researcher in human-wildlife conflict at the University of Kent. "But the study clearly … Young, a wildlife conservation expert at the University of Salford. Says Young: "It doesn't …
Attempts to recycle E-waste and donations of old electronic devices are harming poor people's health and devastating the environment, writes Nele Goutier. Agbogbloshie, once an idyllic landscape of wetlands and small farms, is now the most toxic place in the world ...
… Journalism, Media and Globalization at Aarhus University (Denmark) and the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). She …
With all diesel cars failing EU clean air standards in real world driving, and the worst 22 times over the limit, there's only one real solution, write Steffen Böhm & Ian Colbeck: adopt sustainable transport strategies to keep cars off our streets and break our dependence on them.
… and Director, Essex Sustainability Institute, University of Essex Ian Colbeck is Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Essex. This article was …
… being ignored. According to a recent Cornell University study , the production of natural … Environment and Climate Change Law from the University of Edinburgh. Image: NCPA, Flickr. …
How can Green parties acquire real political power? A new book by Per Gahrton, founder of the Swedish Green Party, is much more than a useful reference text on the history of Green Parties around the world, write Bennet Francis and Rupert Read. It's also a valuable manual in realpolitik that resonates here and now in the UK.
… Stage ' is published by Pluto Press (US: University of Chicago Press ). Rupert Read is … of Politics, Philosophy and Languages at the University of East Anglia, and the Chair of … is an MPhil Research Student in Philosophy at University College London. The fate of the …
Britain has fallen out of love with conventional politics. Could Swiss-style direct democracy end the current crisis of political legitimacy?
Direct democracy Douglas Smith | 8th July 2004 News Swiss Democracy UK Government Parliament Polit EU Politics And Economics Archive_11.jpg Britain has fallen out of love with conventional politics. …
When the UK joined the EU in 1973, it was dubbed the 'dirty man of Europe' thanks to its out of control pollution, writes Craig Bennett. Since then EU laws have forced us to clean up our act. But if we leave, all that may go into the reverse, with terrible impacts on our air, water, health, and wildlife.
… campaigners". He is a Policy Fellow at the University of Cambridge, and lectures at …
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.
… Lynn Dicks is NERC Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. She receives funding … is Professor of Population Ecology at the University of Leeds. He receives funding from …
In its decision to leave the EU, the UK is cutting itself off from one of the world's most effective systems of climate governance, write Tim Rayner & Brendan Moore. But we still have our own Climate Change Act and can lead the EU, if not as a member, at least by example - provided current and future Conservative Party leadership make their commitment clear, and implement their promises.
… Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia. Brendan Moore is … Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia . www.uea.ac.uk …
It's a hard life being an organic farmer, writes Alicia Miller - and specially when it comes to engaging with a bureaucracy that's trying to 'green' our agriculture. Should small scale farmers change their farming practices to fit in with it? Or the other way round?
… She graduated with distinction from Stanford University and is currently pursuing a phd at Birkbeck College, University of London, writing on issues of …