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 […]
Category Archives: Health & well-being
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 […]
Project Wild Thing
Since the reports emerged last year on the growing dislocation of children from nature and the risks this brings to their wider development, confidence and self esteem (see Wild child […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lost tribes or global stewards?
‘At the heart of biodiversity stewardship is the opportunity to build a new relationship between indigenous peoples and Nation States…’ Brazilian photographer Salgado’s new exhibition Genesis aims to highlight “the […]
World water day – Hot water – launched with Stanley Johnson and Bob Bloomfield
Cool It Schools launched Hot Water a video competition for young people today at an event at the London Wetland Centre. Bob Bloomfield and Stanley Johnson (Mayor of London Boris […]
