Published by the World Wildlife Fund If we collectively want to understand our planet’s mounting social and environmental challenges — and how we might solve them — consider Meeta’s story. Meeta is a young mother from India. Back-to-back pregnancies and heavy housework responsibilities took a toll on her health and wellbeing. Noting her declining health, a […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Information is power— at least according to conventional wisdom. But what if we lack access to reliable and scientifically sound information? Around the world, one of the common barriers preventing people from being able to protect their river basins is lack of information. That’s why WWF and the University of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ecuador signs Paris agreement, Drones launched to protect Vaquita Marina, General Electric seeks expansion of renewable energy generation To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 28 – August 3, 2016 Conservation Mexico’s armed forces have launched a drone operation […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The country’s role in combating global climate change is more important than ever. Guilin, China We got a timely alert on the growing dangers of climate change this week, when scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration teamed up with their counterparts from 61 other nations to report from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Proving that we’re all still learning about “the birds and the bees,” new research released late last week revealed that the popular class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids or “neonics” reduced live honey bee sperm counts by up to 39%. The study, which is titled “Neonicotinoid insecticides can […]
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, July 29, 2016 (ENS) – Today, 45 nongovernmental organizations from around the world are raising the alarm over increasing tiger poaching and calling for an end to all tiger farming and trade in tigers and their body parts. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/29/wild-tigers-in-peril-as-tiger-farms-flourish/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Large food companies are pushing their supply chains to reduce fertilizer runoff. If scaled up, this model could prevent harmful algae blooms. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/170207680/0/edf/blogs/feed~Solutions-for-the-toxic-algae-crisis-in-Florida-and-beyond
Published by Ocean Conservancy What do recreational fishermen, research scientists, commercial shipping representatives, conservationists and renewable energy developers have in common? They’ve all come together at a common table to address important decisions being made about our ocean thanks to ocean planning. Two weeks ago, over 20 ocean users from the five Mid-Atlantic states came to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Food insecurity plaguing the region, Guatemalan town strives to become adaptation model, Mexico adds budget to mitigation efforts in Tabasco To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 14 – July 20, 2016 Climate Change As droughts continue to pose […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Can you imagine a family in the same business for eight generations? Talk about dedication and deep expertise! That is what struck me when I met the Haward family, who has been farming oysters since the 1700s. Last month in West Mersea, England, I had the privilege of visiting Richard Haward’s Oysters. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environment and energy issues in India. July 6 – July 18, 2016Compiled by Jessica Korsh Climate Change WHO: Climate change may kill 250k yearly Climate change is likely to kill 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy I don’t always drink beer. But when I do, I drink it while eating oysters. Or at least that’s what I did in London a few weeks ago, with oyster farmers shucking local oysters right on the pub tables. One of the perks of my job is to talk with oyster farmers, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Antibiotic resistance may be the scariest, most critical health issue of our day. Read more here, and here. Even CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, responding to recent news that transmissible resistance to the “last resort” drug, colistin, had spread to the U.S. pigs and patients, admitted that “the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Agriculture and deforestation don’t have to go hand in hand – The world’s tropical regions lost 7 million hectares of forest between 2000 and 2010 while gaining 6 million hectares of agricultural land, but […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Information is power— at least according to conventional wisdom. But what if we lack access to reliable and scientifically sound information? Around the world, one of the common barriers preventing people from being able to protect their river basins is lack of information. That’s why WWF and the University of […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Demand for organic crops so outstrips the supply that some food brands are underwriting farmers’ arduous and costly transition to organic production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/business/paying-farmers-to-go-organic-even-before-the-crops-come-in.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Efforts to save the Vaquita Marina continue, Lake Poopó is gone for good, Colombia to add climate change mitigation to constitution To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 7 – July 13, 2016 Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Raymond Forbes/Stocksy When the modern local-food movement sprang up more than a decade ago—inspired by all those locavores who ate up Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma—many people paid a lot of attention to the distance their food traveled from farm to table. It was logical. Transporting food over great […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Lake Okeechobee’s algae problem is decades in the making – Environmentalists say Florida hasn’t done enough to reduce phosphorus pollution, which triggers algae blooms, from farms and cities within the lake’s massive watershed. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environment and energy issues in India. From June 28 – July, 8 2016Compiled by Jessica Korsh Climate Change Study: Climate Change Warming Asian Waters, Altering Monsoon Each year as temperatures rise across India, farmers look to the sky […]