Social media “likes” turn into real life environmental action (mother nature network) Every like, tweet +, and stumble will help preserve 43.5 square feet of coral reef. That means that for every 100 likes, Click it for Good will preserve 4, 350 … Continue reading
Governor Jerry Brown is a pen stroke away from banning the shark fin trade in California (Mongabay) The Senate passed the bill 25-9 to ban the sale and trade of shark fins. “Conservationists say a ban on the shark fin trade in … Continue reading
The Big Apple is going green with white roofs (Discovery News) White roofs reflect the sun, while black roofs absorb the sun’s rays, making buildings hotter and raising cooling costs. It’s a simple change that can make the roofs up … Continue reading
Borneo certifies 300,000 hectares of forest reserves, home to orangutans and pygmy elephants (WWF) This habitat includes the world’s most dense populations of an orangutan subspecies and pygmy Elephants. “FSC certification is crucial…in sustaining viable populations of some of the … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of the European Parliament. More criticism against REDD from indigenous people in Kalimantan (redd-monitor) The indigenous people protest: “REDD could be the cause of cultural genocide as most indigenous people live in primary forests and peatland areas.” The … Continue reading
For those about to rock, sharks salute you (TreeHugger) “Conventional wisdom would suggest that the best way to lure great white sharks is to bait the water with chum, but one Australian ocean tour operator says he’s found something that … Continue reading
Scotland’s first fully protected marine reserve is already providing commercial and conservation benefits (7th Space) “The research, published in the journal Marine Biology, shows that commercially valuable scallops and several species of algae known to promote biodiversity are much more … Continue reading
Investing in forests could save the world (Market Watch) “Every one of us, all 7 billion people on Earth, has our physical, economic and spiritual health tied to the health of our forest ecosystems.” “If deforestation continues on an unmitigated … Continue reading
Deforestation, particularly tropical deforestation, poses a great risk to our planet through increased CO2 in our atmosphere and the loss of biodiversity. Forests act as carbon sinks, trapping carbon created by humans and other sources. When trees are cut down … Continue reading
Nigeria: States Urged to Participate in Reducing Carbon Emissions (AllAfrica.com) “The REDD+ Programme is important to the Government of Nigeria, because we want to tap from the UN financial instrument being negotiated internationally in the framework of the Climate Change … Continue reading