“Imagine an electronic page for each species of organism on Earth, available everywhere by single access on command.” – Edward O. Wilson The Encyclopedia of Life is an online reference and database […]
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The economic and environmental impact of war and civil unrest is enormous. HALO specialises in the removal of the hazardous debris of war. With nearly 8,000 full-time mineclearers in 9 countries, with on-going […]
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Habitat includes humans, too. Our habitat includes the familiar – villages and rural communities, cities and suburbs. We are now at a point where we can develop these habitats in one of two […]
The Semporna Islands Project (SIP) began in 1998 and is a collaborative venture between the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), Sabah Parks, WWF Malaysia and Nature Link. The objective is to produce a plan […]
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Traditional agriculture systems controlled pests through diversification, planting a mixture of crops rather than the intensive monocultures of the modern agri-business. Companion planting, or ‘intercropping’ a variety of species, not only maintains biodiversity […]
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The town of Wadebridge in Cornwall looks set to become Britain’s first ‘solar-powered town’. The town’s local MP and chamber of commerce are pushing through plans to generate a third of Wadebridge’s electricity […]
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The biggest problem facing wildlife around the world is a lack of space. We humans are taking up so much land for our own activities that it barely seems like anyone even thinks […]
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The Drake Landing Solar Community (DLSC) is nestled inside the Drake Landing housing development in the north east corner of Okotoks, Alberta, 15 minutes south of Calgary. 52 houses are heated solely by […]
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The World Solar Challenge is a solar-powered car race which covers 3021 km (1,877 miles) through the Australian Outback, from Darwin to Adelaide. The 2013 race is from 6th to 13th October. The race attracts teams from around the world, […]
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By 1995, nine of the world’s 17 major fishing grounds were in precipitous decline and four had been commercially ‘fished out’. The EU began to decommission 40% of its fishing fleet, the Malaysian […]
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