The Earth and Leaf Document Library

The Earth and Leaf reference library contains links to a wealth of articles researched from the internet by our staff. Generally they are of serious relevance, occasionally they get in simply because we think they are interesting or even funny. We also add our own editorial comment to each article, explaining its relevance. We always reference our sources, authors and all images.  We would like to thank all these photographers, authors, journalists and researchers for their fantastic work.

 

The Earth and Leaf Reference Library
Gawthrop from the Lunds Allotment in Dentdale

Our subject material is scientifically accurate and factually proven. Many subjects are covered, particularly climate change, sustainable agriculture and farming systems. We now know that our planetary biodiversity and our ecosystems are essential to climate stability and we mess around with them at our peril.

The UK itself has some unique challenges such as our upland hill farming systems which require radical overhaul. Politically we have this crazy idea that we must grow all our own food. That is not possible and is also poor use of resources and puts terrible pressure on our wildlife, wetlands and watercourses.

There’s a lot of environmental protection stuff in here too. You will see that we are passionate about habitat rehabilitation. However, rewilding is a term we do not think is acceptable because it implies we are anti farming which is far from the case. Farming does have to change in order for our world to survive and this is covered extensively in the Earth and Leaf blog. This will be driven by absolutely necessary changes in the human diet. Without those changes we cannot halt global warming. Happy reading!

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At Earth and Leaf we are passionate about Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change.

Document Library - Sustainability and Climate Change

90% of Rainforest Carbon Offsets by Biggest Certifier are Worthless

{Earth and Leaf Editorial – 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless} {extract below}...

Farm Support in Wales

The Future of Farm Support in Wales...

Glyphosate Weedkiller Damages Wild Bee Colonies, Study Reveals

Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies, study reveals...

In Sierra Leone Local Fishers and Foreign Trawlers Battle for Their Catch

{Sierra Leone Local Fishers – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} In Sierra Leone, local fishers and foreign trawlers battle for their catch Overfishing isn’t a new problem in West Africa, where industrial fishing boats from across the world harvest massive quantities of seafood for both local and foreign markets. Many use ecologically destructive practices like bottom trawling, where vessels drag huge nets across the ocean floor, indiscriminately scooping up anything too big to escape and churning up corals, rocks and sediment. In Ghana, for example, a report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) last year found that fish populations are on the edge of collapse, with the total landing tonnage caught by artisanal fishers declining by more than a...

The Evidence is Clear: The Time for Action is Now. We can Halve Emissions by 2030.

In 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history...

Adapting agriculture for todays climate challenges

{Earth and Leaf Editorial – Adapting agriculture for todays climate challenges} {extract below}   Adapting agriculture for todays climate challenges NFU climate change advisor Dr Ceris Jones and Met Office climate scientist Dr Pete Falloon explain why agricultural adaptation is so important across the whole industry. There has been wide consideration of the important role agriculture has in mitigating climate change. By reducing emissions, maintaining and sequestering additional carbon and moving towards net zero, farmers will become ever more important in the quest to prevent dangerous levels of climate change. But what about the impacts of climate change we’re already committed to, both now and in the future? Adapting agriculture to climate change isn’t something to be left for another...
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