Posts tagged with nature

[Book Review] – What Has Nature Ever Done For Us by Tony Juniper

what has nature ever done for us?

I don’t read too many books but when I saw a piece on the Guardian website by environmental campaigner and author Tony Juniper talking about the economic benefits we receive from nature, my interest was…

Why Mangroves Are Important to the Environment

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Within tropical zones, mangroves are largely taken for granted. They are distributed around the world as far north as California and Florida and as far south as Australia. Their prominence is along marine shorelines and…

Neonicotinoids Named a Threat to Bees

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In the face of rapidly declining bee populations, both B&Q and Wickes have pledged to stop stocking products containing neonicotinoids, a form of insecticide which has been long suspected of contributing to colony collapse disorder…

100 Tonnes of Iron Sulphate Dumped in ‘Rogue’ Geoengineering Project

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In July roughly 100 tonnes of iron sulphate were dumped into the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Canada as part of a geoengineering project which has been labelled a “blatant violation” of multiple…

Quotes About The Environment, Nature & Climate Change

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If you are anything like me then you’ll enjoy reading this selection of quotes from down the ages and around the world. They all have relevance to the environment, living a sustainable life and the…