Sustainable food – what you can do
If you’re interested in getting food that’s sustainably grown, you should have a look at this site. The Stewardship Index
Tag: environment
Lazarus species – back from the dead
The number of species on the planet has been estimated at over 8 million, but there are a lot of
A world without borders – why biodiversity matters
The news is still full of the fires in Indonesia and the resulting smog in Singapore and Malaysia – unfortunately
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
Extinction – to intervene or not? (Biodiversity ethics part 3)
A friend (h/t Justin) sent me this article a couple of weeks ago – it seems that this summer, the
The elephant in the room (biodiversity ethics part 2)
In yesterday’s post, I talked about an ethic of biodiversity and some of the issues arising from it. Today, I’d
Giving bees a break
The European Union has recently decided to ban three of the world’s most widely used pesticides for 2 years, as
Where’s the value in biodiversity?
I sometimes get asked where the value is in biodiversity: you can’t eat it, drink it, or sell it, so
Sustainable education
Matt Wright-Simon from Ecocreative, who helped us with our Biodiversity Brief newsletter, has written an interesting article about sustainability in
Wildlife robocop
Ever wondered how ecologists gather information about the behaviour of animals in the wild? If you guessed long uncomfortable hours
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