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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In Denmark the State of Green reports on how city of Copenhagen is rethinking its strategy to sudden storms and the increased risk of flooding exacerbated by the impact of climate […]