Conservation & Environment News - Week 20/11/07 - 26/11/07

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Natural England calls for a greener CAP - Natural England 20/11/07

Natural England has called for a new model of financial support for environmental land management to replace the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

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Firms look to drive green sports agenda - BBC News 23/11/07

Airlines, supermarkets, clothing retailers and other industries are making high profile moves to cut their carbon emissions in the face of continued concerns about man-made global warming.

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Weather disasters 'getting worse' - BBC News 25/11/07

The number of weather-related disasters has quadrupled over the past 20 years and the world should do more to prepare for them, the aid agency Oxfam says.

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Centre is set-up to help £50m bid - BBC News 25/11/07

A special drop-in centre has been set up to tell people more about a project to transform the Black Country's environment.

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Better ocean monitoring 'vital' - BBC News 25/11/07

Warming seas, overfishing and pollution mean it is vital to improve the system for monitoring the world's oceans, says a group of distinguished scientists.

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Forest protection: Local and global - BBC News 26/11/07

Local communities living in the world's dwindling tropical forests bear the brunt of the insatiable demand for cheap timber, argues Frederick Sagisolo. In the Green Room, he recounts his experience of illegal logging, and explains why community forest management is the way forward.