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Posted by Kevin Heath on May 17, 2012
A new report has just been published by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and their Indonesia partner Telapak makes dismal reading as palm oil companies rip off the tribal people of Papua. In one instance highlighted in the report - Clear-Cut Exploitation … Continue reading
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One of the world’s leading pulp and paper producers Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has announced that it is to suspend cutting down natural forests in it pulpwood plantations and concessions from 1st June. The announcement is only for a temporary … Continue reading
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It must put any Planet Earth Live viewer into a state of frustration as the annual waterhole wildlife count in Maharashtra, India got under-way. While the BBC flagship wildlife programme has become legendary before even the series has finished for the opening … Continue reading
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Field boundaries and bug banks have been promoted as a way to help farmers reduce their reliance on pesticides and insecticides. By providing beneficial plants around – and within – the crops it is hoped that predatory insects like ladybirds … Continue reading
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A new session of Parliament is in up and running and the Westminster diary is filling up again. There are a couple of interesting debates ahead next week. The wildlife crime investigation is still running with the Environmental audit Select … Continue reading
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A new report by the Policy Exchange think tank has been published and the news headlines are saying that wildlife is under threat from the planning system. But is it? The first thing to remember when reading the actual report … Continue reading
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China is stepping up to the mark in its fight against the illegal wildlife trade with coordinated raids by its newly established Forest Police of the National Inter-Agency CITES Enforcement Collaboration Group (NICECG). The effectiveness of the actions undertaken by NICECG … Continue reading
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It’s the start of a New Year and that means for many people we are heading into the peak holiday booking time of the year. Now is when many of the travel companies have their best deals in order to … Continue reading
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It’s taken 4 years of research but the latest study on the starry smooth hound shark that swims around Ireland’s coast has turned up some unexpected information about the species. Contrary to popular belief it appears that the shark is … Continue reading
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Two council pest control officers have been jailed for four months and fined £7,000 each for poisoning wildlife at a London park. The two men, Terrence Webb, 28, of Ilford, and Mark Page, 35, of Romford, have already been sacked … Continue reading
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The Turtle Conservation Coalition and the Wildlife Conservation society have just named the most endangered turtle species on the planet at a workshop in Singapore. for some – such as ‘Lonesome George’ the future is not good. Poor George is … Continue reading
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The NIMBYs will be rejoicing tonight following the publication of the National Ecosystem Assessment which is expected to change planning policy on developments and confine the young to a life of homelessness and insecurity as housing shortages mount and prices … Continue reading
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Not much is known about bats in the urban environment. Can bats cope in built up areas and can anything be done to help them to survive in the urban jungle? A new study of bats in the West Midlands … Continue reading
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Update 2nd April: One of the best things about the internet is the way people can communicate and pass the word around. We don’t have to rely on state sponsored propaganda in order to find out what’s really going on. … Continue reading
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It’s been tough for wildlife in Pakistan over the last few years. Poaching, anti-terrorist operations, hunting and natural disasters have all placed a toll on it’s wildlife. A new report though shows just how bad things are in the country. … Continue reading
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Ecologists always thought that diverse and rich ecosystems were more stable and more resistant to disruption than simple ecosystems. Then in 1972 a model produced by physicist Robert May overturned that and stated that complex ecosystems were not just less stable … Continue reading
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