Hidden threats to Biodiversity in Local Government
A meeting in Westminster of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Biodiversity (APPG) in September 2014 concluded that the lack of ecological capacity in our local authorities as not only […]
Author Archives: Dr Robert Bloomfield
Massive Green Infrastructure along the Servern Estuary brings additional benefits
With sea-level rise threatening more frequent and higher coastal surges a brave and innovative project has been completed that uses ecological infrastructure to protect the land and people of the […]
New UK National Ecosystem Approach Report
A low-key meeting organised by the UK National Ecosystem Assessment Secretariat saw the release of a new report last month. The UK National Ecosystem Assessment Follow On report was developed […]
UN REDD+ and the Green Economy
A new publication by UNEP on developments around REDD+ makes interesting reading. The original Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) proposition emerged from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change […]
Museo de Ciencias Ambientales – a new sustainable museum concept
A new sort of public engagement institute is emerging in Guadalajara, Mexico under the working title of the Museo de Ciencias Ambientales. The new center is aimed to engage the […]
King Canute Cameron needs to be on the level with environmental change
Prime Minister King Canute Cameron’s headline grabbing “its not acceptable for people to have to live like this almost four weeks on [after post Christmas rains] – and I am not […]
Greening the city helps us breath more easily
Recent research on air pollution, published in the BMJ based on long-term data, links an increased risk of heart-attack for 100,000 people in five EU countries to exhaust pollution (see BBC News […]
