climate change
Subscribe to this topic FeedUN Climate Agreement Inches Forward
Despite the two main green house gas emitting countries maintaining their opposing positions, the UN talks in China, in the first week of October, appear to have moved the rest of the world closer to an international agreement.
EU Open to Ideas on Future Policy on Biodiversity
The European Commission has
launched a web-based consultation to gather input from a wide range of
stakeholders on policy options for the European Union's post-2010 EU
biodiversity strategy.
Frog foam could help mitigate climate change
The Túngara Frog, found in Central and South America, has been the inspiration behind an award winning foam which will be used in the fight against climate change.
Ecuador seeks compensation for not exploiting oil deposits in national park
The Ecuadorian Government plans to promote an environmental project in the Yasuni National Park which had previously been designated for oil exploitation.
Green cars for the stars
With larger than average personal incomes, many sports personalities, TV and film stars as well as a few writers, royals and even politicians are leading the way with cutting edge transport technology.
- Amazon
- Andes
- Ashaninka
- Australia
- biodiversity
- Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP)
- Bolivia, South America
- Brazil
- Cancun
- carbon dioxide emissions
- CCBS (Carbon Community and Biodiversity Standard)
- China
- climate change
- CO2
- coal burning power stations
- Colonial Fawcett
- Copenhagen
- Cornwall College
- drought
- Earth Awards
- ecologist
- ecology
- ecosystem
- Ecuador, South America
- Engystomops pustulosus
- EU
- Eucalyptus trees
- European Union
- Exeter University
- extinction
- Forest Carbon Market
- forests
- forests fires
- Freshers' Fair
- Fundraising
- Iquitos, City in Peru
- Lake Titicaca
- Leeds University
- Matthew Owen
- Mexico
- Peru, South America
- PES (Payment for Ecosystem Services)
- Plymouth University
- rainforest
- Rainforest Communities
- Rainforest deforestation
- Rainforest Features
- Rainforest Habitat
- Rainforest Policies
- Rainforest Protection
- rainforest protection and conservation
- REDD+ (reduced emissions through deforestation and degradation
- Schools
- Tianjin talks
- trees
- Truro College
- Tungara frog
- uncontacted indigenous communities
- United Nations
- University College Falmouth
- USA
- VCS (Voluntary Carbon Standard)
- wildlife
- World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
- Yasuni Reserve
