Four Fish, but for how long?

Four Fish, but for how long?

Author and fisherman Paul Greenberg views the future of wild food through our treatment of salmon, sea bass, cod and tuna. >>
IPCC must keep its eye on the ball

IPCC must keep its eye on the ball

The IPCC should focus on recommending methods and standards for regional climate change assessments. >>
Tajik women’s perspectives of climate change

Tajik women’s perspectives of climate change

A project in Tajikistan aims to unite leading scientists and local communities to document scientific and traditional knowledge on climate change. >>
Climate change scepticism is an age-old problem

Climate change scepticism is an age-old problem

The divisions we see around climate change are nothing new. Indeed they resemble the divergent views on population growth in the days of Thomas Malthus. >>
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How things work: food energy

With obesity and diabetes becoming ever more common, it seems many people don’t understand the basics of nutrients and metabolism. Do you? >>
Plastic to oil fantastic

Plastic to oil fantastic

A Japanese company creates a small, very safe and easy to use machine that can convert several types of plastic back into oil. >>
Debate 2.0: Will you eat the last bluefin tuna?

Debate 2.0: Will you eat the last bluefin tuna?

The world loves the taste of bluefin tuna to death, literally. But what can, or should you do to save the bluefin tuna? >>
Your ideas for halting biodiversity loss

Your ideas for halting biodiversity loss

You can help compile a list of 100 tasks that G20 governments should complete to prove their commitment to tackling the biodiversity crisis. >>
Long Emergency on Planet Eaarth

Long emergency on Planet Eaarth

James Howard Knustler and Bill McKibben explore how we are in the middle of a long emergency on a tougher planet. >>
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Artificial meat? Food for thought for 2050

Scientists say that novel food production techniques, including artificial meat made in giant vats, may be necessary to feed 9 billion people. >>
Bicycles: a love story

Bicycles: a love story

People ride bicycles for many different reasons, resulting in financial, health, environmental and social benefits to individuals and broader society. >>
Mt. Fuji eco-village connects to a greener world

Mt. Fuji eco-village connects to a greener world

In the shadow of Japan's famed peak lies a sustainable community cultivating over 250 organic crops. >>
How things work: Environmental satellites

How things work: Environmental satellites

Satellites don't only link the world with phone and television signals, they are also crucial to monitoring the Earth's environment. >>
List of world’s natural heritage spots grows

List of world’s natural heritage spots grows

This year, International Year of Biodiversity, the World Heritage List gains six new sites where flora and fauna flourishes. >>
A look at Vietnam’s plastic craft villages

A look at Vietnam’s plastic craft villages

Thousands of Hanoi residents make a living out of recycling plastic waste and provide an important environmental service at the same time. >>
China overtakes US as world's biggest energy consumer

China overtakes US as world’s biggest energy consumer

China's hunger for coal, oil, wind and other sources of power more than doubled in the past decade >>
What will climate change mean for human security?

What will climate change mean for human security?

There is yet little empirical evidence that climate change will drive armed conflict but its implications for human and international security are several. >>
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Awarding young scientists’ work in sustainable development

The 2010 ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development for young researchers in the Asia-Pacific region, has been announced. >>
Satoumi: the link between humans and the sea

Satoumi: the link between humans and the sea

Japan's Seto Inland Sea supports a variety of sea life and people and its integrated management would allow the reaping of benefits well into the future. >>
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Building peace through environmental conservation

Dr. Saleem Ali believes ecological diplomacy tools, such as peace parks, can be used to resolve conflicts. >>
Green energy tipping point: anytime soon?

Green energy tipping point: anytime soon?

Two new reports show the dramatic growth in renewable energy in recent years. But is it fast enough? >>
Japan's next generation of renewable energy

Japan’s next generation of renewable energy

Our World 2.0 attended the Yokohama Renewable Energy Exhibition recently to see how Japanese technology in the sector is progressing. >>
Uncovering the carbon footprint of everything

Uncovering the carbon footprint of everything

How Bad are Bananas is a carbon emissions calculating guide to finally help us with our lifestyle choices. >>
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Love trumps loss when saving species

A communications expert argues that "branding biodiversity" may be the most effective way to convey the value of biodiversity. >>
BP and the peak: delusions of oil grandeur persist

BP and the peak: delusions of oil grandeur persist

It is time to face the daunting reality that most of the world's remaining oil lies in places from which it is exorbitantly expensive to extract. >>
Nature is a language we need to read

Nature is a language we need to read

A University of California community and agroecology program is creating environmentally literate leaders. >>
Can corporations save the world?

Debate 2.0: Can corporations save the world?

Do you think corporations are the source of world environmental problems or can they drive human behaviour towards sustainability? >>
Fate of the Amazon hangs in the balance

Fate of the Amazon hangs in the balance

With the Brazilian elections just months away, vested interests are competing to weaken the country's environmental laws. >>
Japan’s charcoal making traditions still alive

Japan’s charcoal making traditions still alive

Charcoal-makers in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture revive traditional knowledge of skills associated with forest management. >>
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Wonder Worm to the rescue

Can earthworms help save the planet? ‘VermEcology’ expert Rob J. Blakemore thinks they are key for a number of very compelling reasons. >>
Agriculture and food systems unsustainable

Agriculture and food systems unsustainable

A new report assesses the environmental impacts of food systems and indicates dietary changes are needed if we are to slow the damage caused by agriculture. >>
Galápagos giant tortoise saved from extinction

Galápagos giant tortoise saved from extinction

Scientists have successfully reintroduced giant tortoises to a Galápagos island where the species once teetered on extinction. >>
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Can we feed our world without Monsanto?

April Davila spent weeks tirelessly tracing simple foods back to their seed source in an experiment spurred by her concern over genetic engineering. >>
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Sweden’s gold medal winning eco-town

Eco-towns like Stockholm's Hammarby are leading the way in saving carbon and remaking urban civilisation >>
Solar: A climate and energy novel

Solar: A climate and energy novel

Ian McEwan’s latest novel, Solar, is a tale of one man’s greed and self-deception in the world of climate and energy science. >>
Cuba braces as Gulf oil approaches

Cuba braces as Gulf oil approaches

Havana calls in Venezuelan experts to combat potential environmental disaster as tarballs spotted off island's coast. >>
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The triple crisis – finance, food and climate change

The Triple Crisis of finance, food and climate change has serious implications for poverty, inequality and human development. >>
How can social media save the planet?

Debate 2.0: How can social media save the planet?

Our World 2.0 will share your views on how social media can save the planet with participants at the 2010 Global Media Forum in Bonn. >>
Entering the snow leopard’s lair

Entering the snow leopard’s lair

Our World 2.0's Citt Williams took a trek in Russia's Altai for a first-hand look at the plight of endangered snow leopards and hard-pressed shepherds. >>
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Preserving Japan’s sea salt making tradition

Japan's centuries-old sea salt production landscapes can serve in developing models for integrated management of land and marine ecosystems. >>