WTF acronym buster: REDD+ and GCF
REDD+ (Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) is nothing new, but how exactly does it help reduce deforestation and green
Tag: deforestation
Are you a threat to the Siberian tiger?
You are probably unintentionally contributing to the future demise of the Siberian tiger. Tiger habitat, predominantly Mongolian oak, is being
It’s world orangutan day!
Just a quick reminder that today is world orangutan day. These gentle apes share 97% of their DNA with us,
Super trees and regeneration: will it work?
Terry Pratchett translates “Ook” in orang-utan in his book Men At Arms to mean: “It may be just vital biomass
Palm oil plantations and smog – if you’re in Singapore, just don’t breathe
The latest air pollution index in Singapore is 371. A value of 100 or more on this index is considered
Deforestation – incontrovertible evidence from space
Deforestation – it’s a serious problem for a variety of reasons, and now we can see stark evidence of the
Deforestation and the genetic resources of tropical trees
By Andrew Lowe, Stefan Caddy-Retalic, Eleanor Dormontt. Published in the University of Adelaide’s e-Science online magazine as “Growing Solo: Deforestation
Australian government outlaws illegal logging
Welcome news from November 21st – the Australian Federal Government has passed the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill in order to crack
Where’s the action?
We all agree that we need to act on climate change. We all agree that biodiversity is a good thing.
Climate change responsible for collapse of civilisations?
There’s an interesting article in The Conversation today which suggests that climate change may have been responsible for the collapse
Biodiversity Revolution 