Conservation & Environment News - Week 06/05/08 - 12/05/08
"Green" Banana Farming Gains Industry Appeal - National Geographic 06/05/08
From splits and smoothies to breads and pies, bananas have become an international food staple.
Amazon under threat from cleaner air - Natural Environment Research Council 08/05/08
The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth's climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists in the leading scientific journal Nature.
'Good progress' on Environmental Stewardship - Natural England 06/05/08
Over 5 million hectares of land in England, an area roughly twice the size of Wales, are now covered by schemes which aim to conserve our valuable landscape and its wildlife, according to a report published by Defra and Natural England today.
Friday, 18 July 2008
Conservation & Environment News - Week 29/04/08 - 05/05/08
Urban planning needs green rethink - BBC News 29/04/08
The focus on greening homes and offices is ignoring the wider landscape of our towns and cities, argues Martha Schwartz. In this week's Green Room, she says 21st Century urban spaces must undergo a green revolution.
CEH Launches Five Year Science Strategy - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology 01/05/08
CEH, part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), launched its Science Strategy for 2008-2013, Integrated Science for Our Changing World, on 30 April 2008. The launch event was held at the Royal Society in London, the UK’s national science academy, with many stakeholders in attendance.
Plan for greener dairy industry - BBC News 02/05/08
The dairy industry and environment ministers are to give details of how they intend to reduce the effects milk production has on the environment.
Mayday call for at-risk riverfly - BBC News 04/05/08
A mayfly is making a comeback on rivers in the central belt of Scotland following years of decline.
Climate change could hit tropical wildlife hardest - Reuters 05/05/08
Polar bears may have it relatively easy. It's the tropical creatures that could really struggle if the climate warms even a few degrees in places that are already hot, scientists reported on Monday.
Urban planning needs green rethink - BBC News 29/04/08
The focus on greening homes and offices is ignoring the wider landscape of our towns and cities, argues Martha Schwartz. In this week's Green Room, she says 21st Century urban spaces must undergo a green revolution.
CEH Launches Five Year Science Strategy - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology 01/05/08
CEH, part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), launched its Science Strategy for 2008-2013, Integrated Science for Our Changing World, on 30 April 2008. The launch event was held at the Royal Society in London, the UK’s national science academy, with many stakeholders in attendance.
Plan for greener dairy industry - BBC News 02/05/08
The dairy industry and environment ministers are to give details of how they intend to reduce the effects milk production has on the environment.
Mayday call for at-risk riverfly - BBC News 04/05/08
A mayfly is making a comeback on rivers in the central belt of Scotland following years of decline.
Climate change could hit tropical wildlife hardest - Reuters 05/05/08
Polar bears may have it relatively easy. It's the tropical creatures that could really struggle if the climate warms even a few degrees in places that are already hot, scientists reported on Monday.
Conservation & Environment News - Week 22/04/08 - 28/04/08
Summit calls for climate targets - BBC Bews 23/04/08
European and Japanese leaders at their annual summit in Tokyo have called for "ambitious and binding" targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Butterflies at record low after wet summer of 2007 - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 24/04/08
Britain’s butterflies need good weather in the coming months to recover from last year’s dreadful summer, the wettest since records began.
Biofuels not at root of food inflation: Potash CEO - Reuters 24/04/08
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Government policies spurring biofuel production are not to blame for grain shortages and food inflation, said the chief executive of Potash Corp, the world's largest fertilizer company.
How to solve the global food crisis - BBC News 28/04/08
The world economy has many problems but none more pressing than what is happening to food prices.
Summit calls for climate targets - BBC Bews 23/04/08
European and Japanese leaders at their annual summit in Tokyo have called for "ambitious and binding" targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Butterflies at record low after wet summer of 2007 - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 24/04/08
Britain’s butterflies need good weather in the coming months to recover from last year’s dreadful summer, the wettest since records began.
Biofuels not at root of food inflation: Potash CEO - Reuters 24/04/08
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Government policies spurring biofuel production are not to blame for grain shortages and food inflation, said the chief executive of Potash Corp, the world's largest fertilizer company.
How to solve the global food crisis - BBC News 28/04/08
The world economy has many problems but none more pressing than what is happening to food prices.
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