Conflict & Cooperation over Natural Resources in Dev Countries

May 2009 The Directorate General of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) are happy to inform you on the start of: CoCooN – Conflict and Cooperation over Natural Resources in Developing Countries: a Knowledge, Research and Innovation Programme By funding knowledge, research and innovation projects, CoCooN is going to support…

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100 Questions to Conserve Global Biodiversity

Conservation experts from 24 world-leading organisations including the WWF, Conservation International and Birdlife International have identified one hundred key scientific questions that, if answered, would help conserve global biodiversity. Scientists say if the questions are answered swiftly, it could stem massive biodiversity loss. See 100 questions to conserve global biodiversity

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UK Initiative to Tackle Pollinator Decline

April 2009 Up to £10 million is to be invested to help to identify the main threats to bees and other insect pollinators under a major project announced today. The funding will be made available to research teams across the UK under the Living With Environmental Change (LWEC) partnership, the major initiative by UK funders…

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Green recovery

Countries (most notebly, South Korea and China) are investing in ‘green’ initiatives as part of their Recovery Packages. Europe has been accused of being stuck in the ‘old school’ of thinking, saving the economy first and then addressing environmental issues, see Guardian Article

Biological invasions in Europe and the DAISIE initiative

Biological invasions in Europe and the DAISIE initiative – current threats and future perspectives 23 January 2008, Portoroz, Slovenia Biological invasions by non-native or “alien” species are widely recognized as a significant component of human-caused global environment change. Alien species encompass many diverse taxa that threaten a wide range of European environments and have serious…

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Stakeholders invited to submit their views for Biodiversity Report

ENDS  ISSUE 2429 – Thursday 15 November 2007 EU to draft “Stern report” for biodiversity The European commission has called on stakeholders to submit information on the economics of biodiversity loss in preparation for a major independent report on biodiversity. The report was requested by environment ministers from the G8+5 countries in Potsdam earlier this year…

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