In The Footsteps Of Darwin
When visiting the confined paradise of the Galápagos, you feel highly toxic being human, far more so than when you read about climate change. Unlike the issue of global warming, there’s no debate: the cause-and-effect cycle is relatively short and very visible…
Tanzania Takes Major Step Towards Curbing Land Grabs
From January 2013, Tanzania will start restricting the size of land that single large-scale foreign and local investors can “lease” for agricultural use. The decision follows both local and international criticism that major investors are grabbing large chunks of land…
Forests, Fruit and Fish Could Save Coastal Communities
Faced with the threat of a massive humanitarian and ecological crisis in the coming decades, the government of Bangladesh is no longer willing to remain silent.
Fighting to Save Africa’s Richest Rainforest
Protests against a controversial palm oil plantation in the Korup National Park, Africa’s oldest and richest rainforest in terms of floral and faunal diversity, in Mundemba, southwest Cameroon will continue despite the arrests and intimidation of local environmental campaigners.
Tsunami caused long-term ecosystem change in the Caribbean
A detailed analysis of sediments from the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean presents convincing evidence for an extraordinary wave impact dating back some 3,300 years, even though no historical records of tsunamis exist for this island. Of particular interest are the consequences this large wave impact had on the island’s ecosystem.
Environmental Uncertainties Halt Deep Sea Mining
The world’s first deep sea mineral (DSM) mining venture in the Bismarck Sea off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific has come to a halt after two years of development.
Deforestation Wreaks Havoc Along Guatemala’s Northeast Caribbean Coast
The province of Izabal along Guatemala’s northeast Caribbean coast is one of the areas with the highest deforestation rates in the country, according to two government studies.
Fish Have Enormous Nutrient Impacts On Marine Ecosystems
Fish play a far more important role as contributors of nutrients to marine ecosystems than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Georgia and Florida International University.
End The Global Trafficking In Polar Bear Products!
Polar bears are currently listed under CITES under Appendix II, as a species that is not necessarily now threatened with extinction but may become so unless trade is closely controlled. With the polar bear sliding toward extinction, we must win a worldwide ban on the killing of polar bears for profit. Please Help End The Global Trafficking In Polar Bears: A NRDC Campaign.