Should governments take more responsibility for the environment?
WEBMay 8, 2018 · Global reach. Many people are arguing for governments to take more responsibility for the environment. While there’s always an opposing side, there are some good reasons to hold the government to higher levels of accountability regarding climate change. Read on for some reasons governments can make a bigger impact if they take …
The impacts of 'eco-tourism' - The Ecologist
WEBJan 18, 2019 · The eco-tourism movement has continued to impact where people choose to spend their vacations. Eco-tourism serves to promote increased environmental awareness, sustainable communities, cultural experiences and environmental preservation and conservation. Yet the inherent nature of tourism demands that there be developments, …
Survival of world's largest butterfly no longer dependent on a …
WEBSep 27, 2017 · Survival of world's largest butterfly no longer dependent on a wing and a prayer. A local landowner with a female Ornithoptera alexandrae (c) Eddie Malaisa. The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - or Ornithoptera alexandrae - is the world's largest and most spectacular butterfly. But it is under threat from encroaching agriculture and logging.
The killing of Japan's endangered whales - The Ecologist
WEBNov 16, 2021 · Japan are killing endangered whale species all while encouraging the consumption of whale meat in elementary schools. Conservationists declared the killing of 25 endangered whales unsustainable and indefensible as Japan’s whaling fleet returned to port at the weekend. The Japanese whaling fleet, which includes the ageing factory ship …
The failures of animal testing - The Ecologist
WEBMar 29, 2021 · Killed. A 2019 Ipsos MORI report revealed a growing shift in attitudes towards animal experiments in the UK with two thirds of those surveyed concerned about the use of animals in research, and more people disagreeing with the use of dogs (86 percent against), monkeys (86 percent against) and pigs (79 percent against) in tests, …
The unsustainability of the electric car - The Ecologist
WEBOct 5, 2020 · The results show that the scenario with a high concentration of electric vehicles (‘EV-high’), which bets on wide-scale electrification but does not change our current mobility patterns only manages to reduce by 15 percent the greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 2050. This is far from the goal we set for this study - an 80 …
Rising pollution is endangering species - The Ecologist
WEBOct 4, 2019 · Climate change and pollution continue to rise as threats, with severe weather, changing ecosystems and rising temperatures responsible for 33 animal extinctions, while pollution is responsible for 37 extinctions to date, new data shows. Agriculture and aquaculture is the biggest threat to endangered species, including the fishing and …
Curitiba: the Greenest city on Earth - The Ecologist
WEBMar 15, 2014 · A pastoral city. With 52 square meters of green space per capita, Curitiba is truly the 'greenest' city in the world. Many of the smaller parks are dedicated to one of the ethnic groups that have settled in the city. Filled with shrines to the cultures of the world, they are enchanting oases of shade and quiet in the urban environs.
Dian Fossey, Africa's mountain gorillas and deadly toll of poaching
WEBOct 25, 2017 · In the early morning hours of 27th December 1985, Dian Fossey, by then one of the world’s celebrated naturalist and bestselling author of Gorillas in the Mist was brutally murdered in the bedroom of her cabin on the slopes of the Virunga Mountains in Rwanda’s northern Ruhengeri Province. Fossey was recognized as the world's leading ...
How will the world end? - The Ecologist
WEBJun 10, 2019 · A new comprehensive study considers the most likely ways the world will end, including disease, nuclear war, natural disaster and asteroid impact. Climate change poses a significant threat to humanity, as a rise in sea levels would lead to an increased incidence and intensity of natural disasters, including floods, tsunamis, earthquakes ...