• As Global Population Approaches 7 Billion in 2011, Women’s Rights Seen as Key to Life Improvements

    Updated: 2010-12-28 19:23:08
    In 2011, it is estimated that the world’s population will reach seven billion people, leaving many families around the world at even greater risk of global health threats. “It’s the consequence of two factors: rapid birthrates and urbanization,” says Werner Fornos, founder of Global Population Education and former laureate of the United Nations Population Award. “Bottom [...]

  • Blog luv - Catholic Ecology

    Updated: 2010-12-28 15:46:42
    Bill Patenaude's blog Catholic Ecology is a regular column in the Rhode Island Catholic, the newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. Bill's a 22-year veteran of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Water Resources, and...

  • Kew Gardens experts identify new mistletoe species

    Updated: 2010-12-21 16:51:30
    Just in time for Christmas, botanists at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew have identified a new species of tropical mistletoe. This is just one the weird and wonderful plant and fungi species identified or re-discovered over the past few months, as part of the UN’s International Year of Biodiversity. Helixanthera schizocalyx was originally found in 2008, [...]

  • Is this thing on?

    Updated: 2010-12-16 10:12:24
    Skip to content Skip to search Accesskey s Is this thing on Posted by Tim on December 16th , 2010 Add a comment Leave a Reply Name required Mail will not be published required Website About Search search site archives Twitter speciescount Links BioFresh blog BirdLife International Conservation International Conservation Maven Conservation Report Conservation Value Notes ConservationBytes Convention on Biological Diversity ESA Blawg Exit Stage Right Forest Policy Research IUCN NRDC Switchboard Orion Magazine Plenty Magazine Extinction Blog Ralph Maughan’s Wildlife News The History of Earth Day The Nature Conservancy The Vigorous North TNC Blog Cool Green Science” Uncommon Ground United Nations Environment Program Wildlife Conservation Society WWF Archives December 2010 October 2010

  • Royal Society Seeks Nominations for New Environment and Energy Medal

    Updated: 2010-12-13 00:23:39
    The Royal Society is seeking nominations for a new prize, the Kavli Medal, which seeks to reward outstanding achievement in all fields of science and engineering relevant to the environment and energy. The prize – a medal, lecture and £500 – will be awarded for the first time in 2011. Completed nomination forms are requested [...]

  • UN launches new global scientific body for Biodiversity

    Updated: 2010-12-06 15:46:54
    Plans for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to begin setting up the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) were formally announced at a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York this week. The idea to establish the IPBES was first discussed following the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment reports released in 2005, in [...]

  • Defra consultation on Biodiversity Offsetting in England

    Updated: 2010-12-06 14:05:29
    Today Defra launched a further consultation to help shape the natural environment. As part of the Defra Business Plan, the department have committed to assessing the scope for actions to offset the impacts of development on biodiversity in England. They are seeking written comments of 2000 words or less to address a range of issues, including: Potential [...]

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