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Beekeeping relieves land degradation in Kyrgyzstan
Climate
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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Climate
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.
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Biodiversity
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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Biodiversity
Building peace through environmental conservation
Dr. Saleem Ali believes ecological diplomacy tools, such as peace parks, can be used to resolve conflicts.
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Oil
Green energy tipping point: anytime soon?
Two new reports show the dramatic growth in renewable energy in recent years. But is it fast enough?
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Oil
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.
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Climate
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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Biodiversity
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.
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Oil
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.
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Food
Nature is a language we need to read
A University of California community and agroecology program is creating environmentally literate leaders.
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Biodiversity
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?
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Biodiversity
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.
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Biodiversity
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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Biodiversity
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.
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Biodiversity
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.
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Biodiversity
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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Food
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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Climate
Sweden’s gold medal winning eco-town
Eco-towns like Stockholm's Hammarby are leading the way in saving carbon and remaking urban civilisation
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Climate
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.
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Oil
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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Climate
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.
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Climate
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.
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Biodiversity
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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Food
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.
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Food
Scaling up sustainable seafood
Good information on sustainable seafood choices is now available at your fingertips.
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Climate
Europe’s roadmap to a renewable energy future
A new study analyses how the European Union can achieve a low-carbon economy without compromising growth and security.
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Oil
Nigeria’s agony dwarfs Gulf oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon disaster is in the headlines worldwide, yet the people of the Niger delta have lived with environmental catastrophes for decades.
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Climate
Harnessing cuteness to cut plastic bag use
Charles Ward has found a way to tap into the ecological hearts and minds of the Japanese.
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Climate
Germany’s great green transformation
Renewable energy, eco-cities, and green parties in power. We take a look at Germany's green credentials.
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Food
Thailand’s rice farmers adapt to climate change
Thailand's rice farmers are adapting to climate change in a variety of ways
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Climate
Japan should jump over its Kyoto climate target
If Japan is to reach its commitment to reduce emissions by 25% by 2020, it will have to leapfrog its Kyoto climate target.
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity, the world’s economic backbone
World leaders must get their priorities straight or risk global economic upheaval that will be caused by something most of us fail to consider, says a new report.
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Oil
Transition Town Totnes plans for energy descent
The launch of the Totnes Energy Descent Plan is an event that we should all follow with great interest.
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Biodiversity
China cotton pest outbreak prompts GM review
Widespread adoption of Monsanto's Bt cotton has led to a surge in pests in China's cotton farms.
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Biodiversity
Colours of water: Bangladesh’s leather tanneries
In the Hazaribagh district, lack of options traps workers and residents in a toxic industry that is harming their health and killing Dhaka’s main river.
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Oil
Education for sustainable development is vital for Africa
Kenya’s sustainable development hinges on field-oriented education that produces professionals engaged in slum communities.
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Biodiversity
Japan’s ‘ama’ free divers keep their traditions
Descendants of Japan’s seafaring gypsies continue to sustainably manage their marine resources thanks to collectively set rules.
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Food
Benefits of traditional fermented foods
Using native knowledge of locally available raw materials, people across the globe produce fermented food and drinks that have health-promoting benefits.
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Biodiversity
Should ecocide be deemed a crime against peace?
A new campaign calls on the UN to recognise ‘ecocide’ as a crime against peace but one expert has doubts.
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Climate
A growing digital waste cloud
We are tossing all our information into a big digital haze known as cloud computing — an ever-scalable collection of energy sucking data centres and server farms.
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