It’s not too late for wild tigers – but they need a big change in attitudes and policies
In 2010, 29 July was designated Global Tiger Day by the heads of State of all 13 tiger range countries when they signed the St Petersburg Declaration in Russia
Tag: ecosystems-biodiversity
Botswana’s elephant crisis – no time for pride and arrogance with such a pressing need for action
Botswana has been in the news a lot this past week, following the mysterious mass die-off of hundreds of elephants
How we can avoid tipping over the edge in the global fight against catastrophic climate change
Hydrofluorocarbons (or HFCs for short) are under-recognised in the climate debate – no-one really talks about them yet they are a huge problem for the climate
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Skating on thin ice: The serious threat to polar sea ice from escalating plastic pollution
Plastic pollution has now been found in Antarctic sea ice, which has far-reaching consequences for the health of the planet and underlines the need for a global treaty the tackle it
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Challenges and choices: The Environment Agency and plastic pellet pollution
With the legal responsibility to protect the natural environment of England, The Environment Agency could be doing a lot more to tackle the second largest source of marine microplastic pollution – plastic pellets. Pellets are the raw material of the entire plastics industry and are melted and moulded into every plastic product in existence. These […]
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Ghosts in the ocean – it’s time to take on plastic pollution from the fishing industry
Of all the sea-based sources of marine plastic pollution, the most common, and also the most harmful, is lost and discarded fishing gear, also referred to as ‘ghost gear’
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