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
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
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
Could the Indonesian government be preparing to get tough with the forestry industry in the country? Recent news that the government is to sue 16 logging companies for USD225 Billion seems to indicate that muscles are being flexed. The law suit will be a … Continue reading
There’s little doubt now, two years into the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, that the housing situation in the UK has got substantially worse. There’s no indication that this government will do anything to help young people find affordable and secure housing. … Continue reading
News is filtering out about a series of wildlife raids undertaken in China that has seen wildlife markets shut down, High Street stores selling animals parts raided and web sites closed. You can not help but be impressed by the … Continue reading
It’s been a long time since the accident at Chernobyl but the scientific arguments over the long-lasting effect of radiation on the local wildlife continues. Local ecologists claim that the wildlife is flourishing and now humans are no longer living in the … Continue reading
After hosting a BBC Natural World documentary revealing the plight of the slow loris in Indonesia, a top primatologist has started a campaign to cease the trade in this particular threatened primate. Anna Nekaris, the host, is Professor in Primate … Continue reading
It may have happen 26 years ago and it may have been thousands of miles away from the hill farms of Wales and Cumbria but the impact of the Chernobyl accident has made a lasting impression. Now 26 years on … Continue reading
The review of the Habitats and Wild Birds directives implementation that was announced by the Chancellor last year has been published. There are two notable proposals that should benefit both wildlife and the economy. New inter-departmental body to oversee nature … Continue reading
Watching the Prime Minister David Cameron speaking at the Institution of Civil Engineers you’d be mistaken for believing that we have a government who believes in providing homes that people want to live in – actually any home in fact as … Continue reading
After 200 hundred elephants were slaughtered by poachers in the first few weeks of 2012 the Cameroon government sent the army to Bouba Ndjida National Park to tackle the issue. Sadly the military has failed and number of elephants killed in … Continue reading
The new planning guidance and framework will finally be published later this month. It’s been a long time coming and there’s been lots of dithering by those ministers in charge of getting the country building homes again. But we are finally coming … Continue reading
Trying to get the conservation message across is not always straightforward and simple. To get greatest impact you need to understand who is going to get the message and that means you need to tackle men and women differently. Where … Continue reading
The failure of Britain to met its housing needs and offer young people the aspiration of a home of their own has been highlighted today with the release of figures showing that the number of rough sleepers in England has surged by 23%. Britain’s … Continue reading
The Scandinavian brown bear is a real success story in recent times. The European brown bear was almost driven to the edge of extinction but has now bounced back. However since a fatal bear attack in 2006 public support for bears in … Continue reading
A ‘Geo-wiki’ tool that uses Google Earth as a way to plot an open source global land use map facility has launched a competition to get more citizen scientists involved. Anyone with Google Earth installed on their map are welcome … Continue reading
Officials from Thailand’s National Park, Wildlife and Plants Conservation Division have raided a wildlife sanctuary and seized rescued animals. The raid is part of an ongoing series of actions that seems to be targeting NGO’s – especially those who are campaigning against … Continue reading
As cuts take place within the police service one unit – the Wildlife Crime Unit (WCU) of the Metropolitan Police Service - is to be boosted with help from the animal and wildlife charity World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). The … Continue reading
Sumatra Island of Indonesia is an important habitat for the elusive and rare Sumatran tiger but it is also a valuable resource that is essential for the future development of the country. The island is an important place for forestry, … Continue reading
