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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indonesia – forest carbon scheme steps up a notch…
Back in June 2013 I wrote a blog on the Ribma Raya project in a prime area for Orang Utan conservation in Kalimantan, Indonesia. I reported how through various political machinations […]
Biodiversity digitally recorded from the air
Here is a really great TED talk from Greg Asner on the work of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory programme. This massive computerized sensor system which uses multiple lasers and imaging […]
A global outlook on urbanisation
Stockholm Resilience Center (SRC) have created an interactive version of the report City Biodiversity Outlook 1 which was launched at the CBD COP in Hyderabad in 2012. With a video […]
Planning with nature in mind
With growing awareness of the value of multifunctional Green Infrastructure (GI) and of the benefits of Ecosystem Services (ES) provided by nature this new guide will help people plan with […]
National Pollinator Strategy
Back in April I reported on the criticism by the Westminster Environmental Committee of the Secretary of State for Environment. This was in regard to the reluctance of the English […]
The economic case for green-infrastructure
A new report sets out a clearer case for investment in multi-functional green space or Green Infrastructure (GI) by considering its contribution to economic growth. The authors based their conclusions […]
Come Big Freeze or Heat Wave
Extremes of weather should not be just boom-days for energy company’s profits. Energy companies including British Gas and Centrica have reporting significant profits explained in part by the cold weather […]
Soil biodiversity creates a rice production revolution
Hardly known in the west a revolution is taking place across the rice-producing world – and the secret lies in enabling soil biodiversity to thrive. The method, known as the System of Rice […]
Wild child full of grace, savior of the human race
Let your kids go wild. Better environmental and sustainable practice will need future generations of people who are aware of the natural would around them. However, while environmental and sustainability issues […]
Biodiversity prize for urban designers
The Integrated Habitats Design Competition. Urban sprawl has had an enormous impact on biodiversity as cities have grown in the world’s most fertile places, often on the flood-planes of the greatest rivers, once […]
Why biodiversity loss and climate change are equal threats
Our biggest ally will be lost if we do not protect and enhance biodiversity in forests and other systems Robert Bloomfield First printed in the Guardian Newspaper, Sunday 26 December […]
TREE – a lesson from Charles Darwin
This article is based on a paper in the journal Evolution:Education and Outreach. It explores an art work celebrating the work of Charles Darwin and its relevance to the future of biodiversity. […]
Natural History Museums in a changing world
This article first appeared as an article in Outlook [19.02.2012] – the multi-stakeholder magazine on climate change and sustainable development in advance of Rio+20. Aimed principally at UN and signatory country negotiators it argues […]
A new website for biodiversity
This site is being developed in response to the UN Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020. I hope it will cover lots of perspectives and help all sectors of society have a […]
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 […]
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 […]
