Europe Bans Illegal Timber Imports
Friday, July 9th, 2010The European Parliament has finally voted to ban all imports of illegal timber. From 2012, companies importing timber will need to prove where it was sourced from, and will face legal sanctions if they do not comply with the new law. The vote follows several years of wrangling over how stringent the legislation should be. [...]
Deforestation Up and Down
Thursday, March 25th, 2010The world’s net rate of forest loss has slowed in the last decade, with less logging in the Amazon Jungle and China becoming eco-conscious and planting more trees.
5 Interesting Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009If like us you are keen to help protect our planet and all living creatures that call it home, here are some interesting, funny and downright crazy ways to help reduce your carbon footprint. Breaking Wind Bad manners just got worse. Breaking news shows that the average person lets rip two to three shot glasses [...]
The 11th Hour Climate Change Trailer
Friday, April 25th, 2008Glaciers Suffer Record Shrinkage
Monday, March 17th, 2008The rate at which some of the world’s glaciers are melting has more than doubled, data from the United Nations Environment Programme has shown. Average glacial shrinkage has risen from 30 centimetres per year between 1980 and 1999, to 1.5 metres in 2006.