Crisis in Britain’s coastal villages as local fishing communities fight for survival
As tourists pour in, global forces push local fishermen out It is hard to think of a more faithful depiction of the English fishing village than the scene that greets the visitor to Porthleven in Cornwall: the early summer sun glints off the water, holidaymakers throng the quayside restaurants, enjoying the fresh fish unloaded by […]
'Rewilding' Australia: not only do we need the outback, the outback needs us
Even in vast natural ecosystems, the fate and condition of nature lies in the hands of the people who live on, know, respect and manage that land Only a small number of vast natural landscapes remain on Earth – wild regions where ecological processes function normally and movements of wildlife remain largely unfettered by the […]
Anti-poaching drive brings Siberia’s tigers back from brink
A WWF appeal aims to highlight the threat of habitat destruction and climate change on wild populations In February, Pavel Fomenko was told that the body of a young female tiger had been discovered underneath a car parked outside the town of Luchegorsk, in eastern Russia. Fomenko – head of rare species conservation for WWF […]
The Siberian tiger protector – in pictures
Photographer Antonio Olmos travelled to the Russian far east to document the work of Pavel Fomenko, a man of the wilderness and tiger protector with the World Wildlife Fund You can become a tiger protector with the WWF here Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
New Orleans mayor: US climate change policy cannot wait for Trump
Mitch Landrieu says cities will lead as federal government is ‘paralysed’ NYC’s de Blasio backs push as Miami Beach shows anti-sea rise work US cities will lead national policy on climate change after the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, working to reduce emissions and become more resilient to rising sea levels, Mitch […]
Fatal attraction – writers' and artists' obsession with the sea
From Shakespeare to Woolf, Turner to Gormley, Philip Hoare explores the eternal allure of the ocean ‘The sea has many voices / Many gods and many voices,” TS Eliot wrote. “We cannot think of a time that is oceanless.” “In civilisations without boats,” Michel Foucault observed, “dreams dry up.” It is, plainly, a fluid state, a […]
Quarter of England’s rivers at risk of running dry, finds WWF
Freedom-of-information data reveals threat of drought that would devastate wildlife, with government slow to act on water management A quarter of England’s rivers are at risk of running dry, with devastating consequences for wildlife, according to data obtained by WWF under freedom of information rules. Fish are most obviously affected when rivers slow to a […]
Steve Irwin to be honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
The late ‘Crocodile Hunter’ is being recognised for his contribution to the entertainment industry through wildlife documentaries The late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the entertainment industry through wildlife documentaries. Irwin, who died in September 2006, after being struck multiple […]
Paris agreement's 1.5C target 'only way' to save coral reefs, Unesco says
First global assessment of climate change impact on world heritage-listed reefs says local efforts are ‘no longer sufficient’ Greater emissions reductions and delivering on the Paris climate agreement are now “the only opportunity” to save coral reefs the world over from decline, with local responses no longer sufficient, a report by Unesco has found. The […]
Banks can help to protect world heritage sites | Letters
Chris Gee on how banks lend to companies that have the potential to cause irreversible damage to heritage sites Even protected Unesco world heritage sites – some of the most incredible places on earth – are threatened by decisions being made by banks (Report, 22 June). Almost half of those listed for their natural values […]