Tag Archives: ecosystem

The greenest government ever?

“Environmental Taliban” David Cameron promised this would be the greenest government ever “When I became prime minister I said I would aim to have the greenest government ever and this is exactly what we have”.  Unfortunately, hardly anyone else seems … Continue reading

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Biodiversity: the meaning of…

June will see the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, at which the Convention on Biological Diversity was presented. This has driven much of the current thinking on biodiversity conservation, biodiversity action plans and targets to … Continue reading

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Leave deadwood for the beetles

It was worrying to see another news story recently about theft of felled wood, probably for firewood. We experienced similar problems last year. The increase in fossil fuel prices, and rapid rise in sales of woodburning stoves has led to … Continue reading

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