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Why culled deer carcasses in Scotland should be left to rot
Why culled deer carcasses in Scotland should be left to rot, according to experts
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Monday Was the Warmest Day Recorded on Earth
{Warmest Day Recorded on Earth – Our poor cool wet summer doesn’t mean that the climate change deniers are right. Far far from it, we must not be complacent – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth Our poor cool wet summer doesn’t mean that the climate change deniers are right. Far far from it, we must not be complacent. Extract below: In the past week, Earth’s record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday July 21 was declared Earth’s hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09°C. On Monday the record fell again, when average temperatures reached 17.16°C…
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Siamese Crocodile Hatchlings in Cambodia
Siamese crocodile hatchlings a ‘promising sign’ in Cambodia, but greater protection needed
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Transition Farmers to Sustainability
Transition Farmers to Sustainability
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Labour has left Farmers Facing Agriculture Budget Cliff Edge says NFU
Labour has left farmers facing agriculture budget ‘cliff edge’, says NFU
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Most Homes will need Heat Pumps
{Most Homes will need Heat Pumps. We are going to investigate this at length at Earth and Leaf. Dale Vince is unconvinced. So are we. The Government grants available for pumps may just be a waste of money. We will investigate this – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} Most homes will need heat pumps Heat pumps will need to be installed in the vast majority of Welsh homes to meet climate targets, the Welsh government has said. However, the government’s new heat strategy stops short of saying if or when oil and gas boilers will be banned, acknowledging the switch was still “beyond the means” of many. It…
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How the Infamous Pitcairn Island Became a Model of Ocean Conservation
How the infamous Pitcairn Island became a model of ocean conservation
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The UKs Rivers are Riddled with Sewage Pollution – new wetlands could help clean them up
The UK's rivers are riddled with sewage pollution – new wetlands could help clean them up
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The Truth about Rewilding, by Seven of Britain’s Most Influential Farmers, Landowners and Conservationists
The truth about rewilding, by seven of Britain’s most influential farmers, landowners and conservationists
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Elon Musk Could Avert Global Species Extinction
{Elon Musk Could Avert Global Species Extinction – Earth and Leaf editorial – he is not going to of course} {extract below} Elon Musk could avert global species extinction Only a portion of Elon Musk’s wealth could halt over half of global species extinction. The most vulnerable countries are Madagascar, Colombia, Philippines, Brazil and Indonesia. Can we save thousands of the world’s most threatened animals and plants from extinction by protecting just a tiny fraction of the Earth’s surface? A new study in Frontiers in Science suggests that safeguarding just 1.2% of the planet’s land surface, about 1.64 million square hectares (633,200 square miles), or an area slightly smaller than…
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Scottish Farmers Damn Wild Beaver Reintroduction Policy
{Wild Beaver Reintroduction Policy – They say farmers and landowners or managers should be involved in policy decisions. Should they? I dont think so just yet – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} Scottish farmers damn wild beaver reintroduction policy Farmers and landowners or managers should be involved in policy decisions. Farmers role in our environment must be redefined and then they must be acknowledged and compensated appropriately. As night falls in central Scotland, beavers appear in a pond under the fascinated gaze of a group of nature enthusiasts. Beavers are “ecosystem engineers”, whose activities can alleviate flooding, improve water quality and boost wildlife. But the visitors’ delight is…
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This Ecuadorian Forest Thrived Amid Deforestation After Being Granted Legal Rights
{This Ecuadorian Forest Thrived – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} This Ecuadorian forest thrived amid deforestation after being granted legal rights For more than 30 years, José DeCoux woke each morning to a deafening noise. In his home in Ecuador’s Los Cedros forest, monkeys squeal, squirrels scuffle, and 400 species of bird flit and squawk. A mist hangs in the trees, and ferns and mosses in countless shades of green cover every rock and tree trunk. DeCoux moved to the Los Cedros reserve in northern Ecuador from the US in the 1980s. He was “sort of heeding the call to save the rainforest, or something”, he told BBC Future…
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Green green sea grass of home
Green, green sea grass of home
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Net Zero or Real Zero? Assessing the Carbon Dioxide Removal in Net Zero Pledges
Net zero or real zero? Assessing the carbon dioxide removal in net zero pledges
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Tongas Volcanic Eruption Could Cause Unusual Weather For the Rest of the Decade, New Study Shows
Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows
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Papuans Head to Indonesian Court to Protect Forests from Palm Oil
{Protect Forests from Palm Oil – Earth and Leaf editorial} {extract below} Locals try to Protect Forests from Palm Oil Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land and forests to be protected from palm oil plantations. Representatives of the Awyu and Moi communities held prayers and performed dances in front of the Supreme Court building on Monday as the court was reviewing an appeal in relation to their efforts to revoke permits for four palm oil companies whose proposed plantations threaten their customary forests. Indonesia began legally recognising customary forests in 2016.…
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Sierra Leones artisanal fishers turn to destructive practices
As catches fall, Sierra Leone’s artisanal fishers turn to destructive practices
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Top Climate Scientists are Terrified but Determined to Keep Fighting
{Top Climate Scientists – All the evidence does now point to 3 degrees plus of warming – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Top climate scientists are terrified but determined to keep fighting “Sometimes it is almost impossible not to feel hopeless and broken,” says the climate scientist Ruth Cerezo-Mota. “After all the flooding, fires, and droughts of the last three years worldwide, all related to climate change, and after the fury of Hurricane Otis in Mexico, my country, I really thought governments were ready to listen to the science, to act in the people’s best interest.” Instead, Cerezo-Mota expects the world to heat by a catastrophic 3C this century,…
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Worlds top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
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Australian Cattle Industry Suggests Shift from Net Zero
Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach
