Conservation & Environment News - Week 12/02/08 - 18/02/08
Britain's climate bill target to be reviewed by year end - Reuters 18/02/08
Britain's goal of cutting emissions of climate warming carbon dioxide by 60 percent by 2050 will be reviewed by the end of the year and may be raised, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said on Monday.
Warming risks Antarctic sea life - BBC News 16/02/08
Unique marine life in Antarctica will be at risk from an invasion of sharks, crabs and other predators if global warming continues, scientists warn.
Eco-audit brings warning for city BBC News 14/02/08
An audit of London has warned the city is putting increasing and unsustainable strain on the environment.
Map shows toll on world's oceans - BBC News 14/02/08
Only about 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, according to the first detailed global map of human impacts on the seas.
Hammerhead in need of protection - BBC News 18/02/08
Over-fishing and demand for shark fins, an expensive delicacy, have pushed one of the world's iconic animals towards the brink of extinction, say experts.
Sea research for climate change - BBC News 12/02/08
Oceanographers are to measure how seas absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in order to understand and predict climate change.
Climatic Atlas praised - RSPB Online 15/02/08
At an event at the European Commission in Brussels last night, Commissioner for the Environment Mr Stavros Dimas, congratulated BirdLife International – including the RSPB – for the ‘major advancement in the understanding of the expected impacts of climate change’, following the publication of ‘A Climatic Atlas of European Breeding Birds’ in January.
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Conservation & Environment News - Week 05/02/08 - 11/02/08
Consumers must stop forest destruction - BBC News 11/02/08
Some people may not sit so comfortably on their patio furniture if they knew where the wood came from, argues John Nelson. In this week's Green Room, he says the demand for wood products is threatening the long-term survival of communities around the globe.
Urban Ecological Study Measures The Impact Of The Coming Megacity - Medical News Today 08/02/08
If you are reading this, chances are that you live in a city - one, perhaps, on its way to becoming a megacity with a population that exceeds 10 million or more. If not, you and most of the world's population soon will be, according to global population demographics projections.
Destroying Native Ecosystems For Biofuel Crops Worsens Global Warming - Medical News Today 10/02/08
Turning native ecosystems into "farms" for biofuel crops causes major carbon emissions that worsen the global warming that biofuels are meant to mitigate, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota and the Nature Conservancy.
Consumers must stop forest destruction - BBC News 11/02/08
Some people may not sit so comfortably on their patio furniture if they knew where the wood came from, argues John Nelson. In this week's Green Room, he says the demand for wood products is threatening the long-term survival of communities around the globe.
Urban Ecological Study Measures The Impact Of The Coming Megacity - Medical News Today 08/02/08
If you are reading this, chances are that you live in a city - one, perhaps, on its way to becoming a megacity with a population that exceeds 10 million or more. If not, you and most of the world's population soon will be, according to global population demographics projections.
Destroying Native Ecosystems For Biofuel Crops Worsens Global Warming - Medical News Today 10/02/08
Turning native ecosystems into "farms" for biofuel crops causes major carbon emissions that worsen the global warming that biofuels are meant to mitigate, according to a new study by the University of Minnesota and the Nature Conservancy.
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Conservation & Environment News - Week 29/01/08 - 04/02/08
Unique woodland conservation scheme helps black grouse recovery - RSPB Online 30/01/08
The population of black grouse has dramatically increased over the past six years at two upland sites involved in projects undertaken by the Scottish Forest Alliance (SFA) - a unique woodland conservation project uniting BP, RSPB Scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland and the Woodland Trust Scotland.
Climate set for 'sudden shifts' - BBC News 04/02/08
Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a study suggests.
New figures show slow progress in fight against climate change - Farmers Guardian 01/02/08
THE Climate Change Committee has a tough task on its hands if it is to meet its targets for CO2 reduction after the latest government figures show no significant drop in emissions.
RSPB launches South Downs farmland bird projects as Defra predicts massive habitat loss - RSPB Online 01/02/08
Large stretches of farmland, known as set-aside, which provided habitat for birds and other wildlife will be going under the plough this winter due to a change in EU rules.
Society depends on more for less - BBC News 04/02/08
If the world is to end the threat from climate change, we need to produce more with less energy, says Mark Moody Stuart. In this week's Green Room, he outlines his vision that will help society fulfil this goal.
Unique woodland conservation scheme helps black grouse recovery - RSPB Online 30/01/08
The population of black grouse has dramatically increased over the past six years at two upland sites involved in projects undertaken by the Scottish Forest Alliance (SFA) - a unique woodland conservation project uniting BP, RSPB Scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland and the Woodland Trust Scotland.
Climate set for 'sudden shifts' - BBC News 04/02/08
Many of Earth's climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change, a study suggests.
New figures show slow progress in fight against climate change - Farmers Guardian 01/02/08
THE Climate Change Committee has a tough task on its hands if it is to meet its targets for CO2 reduction after the latest government figures show no significant drop in emissions.
RSPB launches South Downs farmland bird projects as Defra predicts massive habitat loss - RSPB Online 01/02/08
Large stretches of farmland, known as set-aside, which provided habitat for birds and other wildlife will be going under the plough this winter due to a change in EU rules.
Society depends on more for less - BBC News 04/02/08
If the world is to end the threat from climate change, we need to produce more with less energy, says Mark Moody Stuart. In this week's Green Room, he outlines his vision that will help society fulfil this goal.
Friday, 4 April 2008
Conservation & Environment News - Week 22/01/08 - 28/01/08
World's biggest wildlife survey expected to show impacts of warmer, wetter weather - RSPB Online 24/01/08
Just one hour spent looking out into your garden this weekend (26-27 January), can make a valuable contribution to our understanding of changing bird populations says the RSPB.
Is big business still thinking green? - BBC News 28/01/08
In 2007 climate change was the big topic at the World Economic Forum. One year on, is big business acting green?
Commission announce EU climate change roadmap - Farmers Guardian 25/01/08
BINDING climate change targets would remain at the forefront of European Union policy, according to EU president Jose Manuel Barroso, who called on Europeans to ‘seize the chance’ to become the world’s leading low-carbon economy.
European Commission Launches Energy Plans To Tackle Climate Change, UK - Medical News Today 25/01/08
In response to the launch of European Commission proposals to deliver the European Council's commitments to fight climate change and promote renewable energy, Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society said:
World's biggest wildlife survey expected to show impacts of warmer, wetter weather - RSPB Online 24/01/08
Just one hour spent looking out into your garden this weekend (26-27 January), can make a valuable contribution to our understanding of changing bird populations says the RSPB.
Is big business still thinking green? - BBC News 28/01/08
In 2007 climate change was the big topic at the World Economic Forum. One year on, is big business acting green?
Commission announce EU climate change roadmap - Farmers Guardian 25/01/08
BINDING climate change targets would remain at the forefront of European Union policy, according to EU president Jose Manuel Barroso, who called on Europeans to ‘seize the chance’ to become the world’s leading low-carbon economy.
European Commission Launches Energy Plans To Tackle Climate Change, UK - Medical News Today 25/01/08
In response to the launch of European Commission proposals to deliver the European Council's commitments to fight climate change and promote renewable energy, Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society said:
Conservation & Environment News - Week 15/01/08 - 21/01/08
Weather 'a taste of things to come' - BBC News 17/01/08
2007 was the third warmest year ever recorded in Scotland, according to figures from the Met Office.
Warning on rising Med Sea levels - BBC News 19/01/08
The level of the Mediterranean Sea is rising rapidly and could increase by up to half a metre in the next 50 years, scientists in Spain have warned.
England’s neglected heathlands - Natural England 21/01/08
The poor condition of lowland heathland across England is putting stone curlews, nightjars and sand lizards and other endangered species of animals and plants in even greater danger of extinction, warns Natural England today (Monday 21 January).
Europe's birds face crisis from climate change - RSPB Online 15/01/08
A landmark advance in our understanding of the potential impacts of human-induced climate change on wildlife has been published today.
More protection needed for warming seas - RSPB Online 16/01/08
Further protection for marine wildlife is needed in the face of growing evidence that climate change is having an increasingly detrimental impact on our oceans, warns the RSPB.
EDGE Amphibians – the world’s weirdest creatures just got weirder - ZSL London Zoo 21/01/08
A gigantic, ancient relative of the newt, a drawing-pin sized frog, a limbless, tentacled amphibian and a blind see-through salamander have all made it onto a list of the world’s weirdest and most endangered creatures.
First community marine conservation area a welcome leap forward - RSPB Online 21/01/08
Stuart Housden, director of RSPB Scotland, commended the Scottish Government for today awarding statutory protection to a marine area.
25 Years Of Pollution Monitoring In The UK Shows A Fall In The Presence Of Toxins In Ambient Air - Medical News Today 15/01/08
Air quality in the UK has improved significantly over the last 25 years according to a report published by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Monitoring at 17 testing sites around the UK shows a fall in the presence of harmful heavy metals such as lead, iron and copper in the air we breathe.
Europe Should Adopt WHO Recommendations For Particulate Matter Cuts - Medical News Today 21/01/08
Europe must adopt the World Health Organization (WHO) standard on fine particulate matter pollution if it is to significantly curb needless premature deaths, concludes research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Weather 'a taste of things to come' - BBC News 17/01/08
2007 was the third warmest year ever recorded in Scotland, according to figures from the Met Office.
Warning on rising Med Sea levels - BBC News 19/01/08
The level of the Mediterranean Sea is rising rapidly and could increase by up to half a metre in the next 50 years, scientists in Spain have warned.
England’s neglected heathlands - Natural England 21/01/08
The poor condition of lowland heathland across England is putting stone curlews, nightjars and sand lizards and other endangered species of animals and plants in even greater danger of extinction, warns Natural England today (Monday 21 January).
Europe's birds face crisis from climate change - RSPB Online 15/01/08
A landmark advance in our understanding of the potential impacts of human-induced climate change on wildlife has been published today.
More protection needed for warming seas - RSPB Online 16/01/08
Further protection for marine wildlife is needed in the face of growing evidence that climate change is having an increasingly detrimental impact on our oceans, warns the RSPB.
EDGE Amphibians – the world’s weirdest creatures just got weirder - ZSL London Zoo 21/01/08
A gigantic, ancient relative of the newt, a drawing-pin sized frog, a limbless, tentacled amphibian and a blind see-through salamander have all made it onto a list of the world’s weirdest and most endangered creatures.
First community marine conservation area a welcome leap forward - RSPB Online 21/01/08
Stuart Housden, director of RSPB Scotland, commended the Scottish Government for today awarding statutory protection to a marine area.
25 Years Of Pollution Monitoring In The UK Shows A Fall In The Presence Of Toxins In Ambient Air - Medical News Today 15/01/08
Air quality in the UK has improved significantly over the last 25 years according to a report published by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Monitoring at 17 testing sites around the UK shows a fall in the presence of harmful heavy metals such as lead, iron and copper in the air we breathe.
Europe Should Adopt WHO Recommendations For Particulate Matter Cuts - Medical News Today 21/01/08
Europe must adopt the World Health Organization (WHO) standard on fine particulate matter pollution if it is to significantly curb needless premature deaths, concludes research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Conservation & Enironment News - Week 08/01/08 - 14/01/08
Climate change 'affecting lives' - BBC News 08/01/08
Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge now facing the South East and is already affecting people's lives, a report has said.
Stop agriculture from killing the climate - Greenpeace International 08/01/08
Industrial agriculture is killing the climate. But it is possible to turn this key source of greenhouse gas emissions into a carbon sink, our new report 'Cool Farming: Climate impacts of agriculture and mitigation potential' reveals.
Rainforest destruction leaves species seeing red - RSPB Online 09/01/08
Rainforest is being logged on one of the world’s wildlife hotspots more quickly than almost anywhere else in South-East Asia, satellite images have shown.
Drastic decline in one of UK's rarest ducks - RSPB Online 11/01/08
The UK's most threatened breeding duck has suffered further drastic declines over the last decade with their population nearly halved, according to alarming new survey results.
Biofuels could harm environment, warns Royal Society - Farmers Weekly 14/12/07
Biofuels risk failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and could be environmentally damaging, warns a new Royal Society report published on Monday (14 January).
Climate change 'affecting lives' - BBC News 08/01/08
Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge now facing the South East and is already affecting people's lives, a report has said.
Stop agriculture from killing the climate - Greenpeace International 08/01/08
Industrial agriculture is killing the climate. But it is possible to turn this key source of greenhouse gas emissions into a carbon sink, our new report 'Cool Farming: Climate impacts of agriculture and mitigation potential' reveals.
Rainforest destruction leaves species seeing red - RSPB Online 09/01/08
Rainforest is being logged on one of the world’s wildlife hotspots more quickly than almost anywhere else in South-East Asia, satellite images have shown.
Drastic decline in one of UK's rarest ducks - RSPB Online 11/01/08
The UK's most threatened breeding duck has suffered further drastic declines over the last decade with their population nearly halved, according to alarming new survey results.
Biofuels could harm environment, warns Royal Society - Farmers Weekly 14/12/07
Biofuels risk failing to deliver significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and could be environmentally damaging, warns a new Royal Society report published on Monday (14 January).
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Conservation and Environment News - Week 01/01/08 - 07/01/08
Natural England general licences - Natural England 02/01/08
From 1 January 2008, Natural England took over responsibility for issuing “general” licences under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 in England from Defra.
2007 'second warmest year' in UK - BBC News 03/01/08
Last year was the second warmest on record in the UK, according to figures released by the Met Office.
Water Quality Monitoring Grant Application Package - Department of Environmental Quality 07/01/08
The Department of Environmental Quality announced today the availability of a grant application package (GAP) for three categories of water quality monitoring projects including $100,000 that is available for inland lakes beach monitoring grants, $150,000 for local water quality monitoring grants, and $150,000 for emerging issue monitoring grants. Local government and nonprofit entities are eligible for funding and are encouraged to apply.
New Journal Air Quality, Atmosphere And Health Founded By Springer - Medical News Today 06/01/08
Springer is founding a new quarterly journal called Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. The publication will provide a forum for the enormous output of research in this rapidly developing area. Scheduled for early 2008, the journal will strengthen Springer's expanding environmental and public health publishing portfolio.
Natural England general licences - Natural England 02/01/08
From 1 January 2008, Natural England took over responsibility for issuing “general” licences under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 in England from Defra.
2007 'second warmest year' in UK - BBC News 03/01/08
Last year was the second warmest on record in the UK, according to figures released by the Met Office.
Water Quality Monitoring Grant Application Package - Department of Environmental Quality 07/01/08
The Department of Environmental Quality announced today the availability of a grant application package (GAP) for three categories of water quality monitoring projects including $100,000 that is available for inland lakes beach monitoring grants, $150,000 for local water quality monitoring grants, and $150,000 for emerging issue monitoring grants. Local government and nonprofit entities are eligible for funding and are encouraged to apply.
New Journal Air Quality, Atmosphere And Health Founded By Springer - Medical News Today 06/01/08
Springer is founding a new quarterly journal called Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. The publication will provide a forum for the enormous output of research in this rapidly developing area. Scheduled for early 2008, the journal will strengthen Springer's expanding environmental and public health publishing portfolio.
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