Ecological land grab pits food vs. fuel vs. forests, but there's not enough to go around
The overlapping crises of climate change, mass species extinction and an unsustainable global food system are on a collision course toward what might best be called an ecological land grab. Coping with each of these problems will require a different way of using of Earth's ...
Humanity is squandering the natural capital that has allowed society to thrive, and driving a million plant and animal species to the brink of extinction in the process, the U.N.'s first comprehensive report on biodiversity warned Monday. Relentless plundering and poisoning of water, wildlife, air, ...
Major U.N. biodiversity report to call for 'Paris moment' to protect nature and avoid human misery
Revamping global food production, retooling the financial sector, moving beyond gross domestic product as a measure of progress and other "transformative changes" are needed to save nature and ourselves, a major U.N. biodiversity report will conclude. Delegates from 130 nations were to wrap up weeklong ...
NPO backs global certification for Minamiaizu's sustainable forests
In the town of Minamiaizu in southwestern Fukushima Prefecture, local efforts are gathering steam to promote its rich forestry resources to the world by obtaining global certification for quality woodlands. To that end, the nonprofit organization Minamiaizu Mori Network is playing a key role in ...
Amphibian discovery illuminates Myanmar's 'hidden biodiversity'
A team of Japanese and Chinese biologists has discovered a new species of crocodile newt from Myanmar, a forerunner of a wave of new amphibian species awaiting description as the relatively unexplored country's "hidden biodiversity" is gradually revealed by science. Conservationists, however, warn that the ...
Environmental sea disaster threatens world's future
An environmental catastrophe with greater economic impact than the global financial crash is occurring on the high seas, according to former British foreign secretary David Miliband.
