Posted by at Mar 8th, 2010 in Green Trends
SeeSouthernForests.org provides a new way to learn about, and protect, the forests of the southern United States.
Changes over a large area are often hard to see. This can be especially true when it comes to forests where incremental forest loss often [...]
Posted by at Dec 29th, 2009 in Green Trends
One of our key priorities at EarthTrends is ensuring that the public have access to the type of information that can be used to understand trends, shape ideas and inform change.
Information is crucial to both development and good governance. Successful decision making can only occur if both leaders and the wider [...]
Posted by at Nov 13th, 2009 in Green Trends
Population and Consumption
The air is full of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
The ocean is emptying.
We have observed record setting harvests over the last few years, and yet chronic hunger persists and has recently been increasing.
The planet is experiencing the [...]
Posted by at Nov 5th, 2009 in Green Trends
Human waste may be a topic that people generally do not or prefer not to think about. However, its capture and disposal (often referred to in terms of sanitation) play a vital role in human health and development. The importance of sanitation as a basic human need has made it an international [...]
Posted by at Oct 15th, 2009 in Green Trends
Today is Blog Action Day, an annual event where bloggers worldwide combine their energies to highlight a specific issue. Over 10,000 sites from more than 150 countries, are participating in this years discussion on climate change.
As part of EarthTrends contribution we will be highlighting a few key climate change trends [...]
Posted by at Oct 2nd, 2009 in Green Trends
The 6th Extinction
A mass extinction is under way. Human activity, not natural phenomenon, is the difference between this extinction and the five previous big extinctions that have occurred in Earth’s history. The current extinction is driven by habitat loss, overexploitation of species, invasive species and pollution. All of these, the [...]
Posted by at Jul 21st, 2009 in Green Trends
If the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 works its way through the Senate and onto President Obama´s desk, it will mark a significant paradigm shift for the value we place on carbon emissions and uptake. As part of the developing legislation, large emitters would be required to [...]
Posted by at Jul 17th, 2009 in Green Trends
A new report of scientific findings confirms not only that human activity is the primary cause of rising temperatures, but that climate change impacts are accelerating.
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Posted by at Jul 15th, 2009 in Green Trends
As changes in food requirements and healthcare continue to be major issues across the globe, the biotechnology industry is escalating its role as a leader in adaptation. From genetic engineering to gene mutation, the biotechnology industry is devising new ways for us to think about our health and agriculture. As the biotechnology [...]
Posted by at Jul 9th, 2009 in Green Trends
After decades of progress fighting global hunger, the last few years have seen a precipitous increase in the number of hungry people in the world. Kostas Stamoulis, the Secretary General of the Committee on World Food Security, puts it starkly, “we have more hungry people in the world [today], than we ever had in [...]
