Newswatch
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May 10th 2013
Prince Charles attacks climate sceptics
World leaders must "act now" to protect the rainforests or risk the Earth becoming a dying patient, the Prince of Wales has warned. In a speech to ministers and tropical forest... -
May 10th 2013
Climate change hits UK biodiversity
The first in a series of report cards to provide up-to-date and agreed evidence to help people understand and manage climate change impacts is published today. The Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change... -
May 8th 2013
Increasing dependence on imported food
Tomatoes from Spain, olive oil from Italy, plums from Chile, salmon from Alaska and green beans from Kenya – how often might some of these ingredients end up in your... -
May 8th 2013
Lessons from Kenya and Malawi
“The combined effects of rapid population growth and climate change are increasing food insecurity, environmental degradation, and poverty levels in Malawi and Kenya,” said Clive Mutunga, a senior research associate... -
May 7th 2013
Population and ecology
World governments, the public, and the UN now recognize that the human population number matters in achieving ecological sustainability for human communities. For forty years, since the first United Nations environment... -
May 5th 2013
FAO appraises worldwide tuna fisheries
Approximately 40 species of tuna roam all over the world's tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters, and they represent a very important source of food and employment in both developed and... -
May 3rd 2013
UK: Higher population than was thought
Officials have carried out a review of population figures in the light of the 2011 census, to give a truer picture of how many live in the country and to... -
May 2nd 2013
Global middle class – 5 billion by 2030
The global middle class population is set to touch five billion by 2030, leading to one of the biggest challenges in the 21st century, a UK expert has said. "The growth... -
May 2nd 2013
UK’s shifting ethnic diversity
An Oxford professor has claimed white Britons 'will be a minority' in the UK before 2070 if current population trends continue. The proportion of minority groups living in Britain will rise... -
May 2nd 2013
UK sex education still patchy
More than a third of schools in England are failing to provide pupils with age-appropriate sex-and-relationships education, the schools watchdog says. Ofsted inspectors warn this could leave them vulnerable to sexual...
