New hope for Sumatra’s elephants and tigers
The government of Indonesia today declared its commitment to enlarging the most suitable block of forest for Sumatran elephants, expanding the vital Tesso Nilo National Park on Sumatra island to 86,000 hectares.
Read more...Adapting Water to a Changing Climate
Withdrawals of water, construction of dams and other infrastructure, pollution, land-use shifts, invasive species, and habitat modification and destruction have altered and degraded many rivers, lakes and wetlands over the past century.
Read more...Small Scale Wind Energy - Policy Insights and Practical Guidance
Small-scale wind energy systems are receiving increasing interest in the UK as one of a number of microgeneration technologies with potential to reduce carbon emissions.
Read more...Growing Old in a Changing Climate - SEI Report
The Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York has recently published this report in collaboration with Help the Aged, which calls on Government and public authorities to take action to better protect older people from the future effects of climate change.
Read more...Limiting Climate Change to 2C - EC Consultation
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation to better understand the detailed views of stakeholders on the different building blocks of the Bali Road Map that would enable the world to limit global warming to no more than 2?C above pre-industrial temperatures and that is based on the key principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
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