The planet’s largest potential source of electricity is rapidly becoming cheaper and more efficient, so why is it so hard to scale up? The question rankles Dan Reicher, a senior research scholar at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment who sees increasing opposition to large-scale solar energy installations – projects that span hundreds or…

UK announces support for moratorium on granting of exploitation licences for deep sea mining by the International Seabed Authority. The UK government has today announced its support for measures designed to protect the world’s ocean and improve the conservation of marine biodiversity.  Ahead of International Seabed Authority (ISA) negotiations starting today, and a month ahead…

Portage County voters are being asked to consider a new funding levy for the Portage Park District that would secure additional funding for maintenance, expansion and conservation. If passed, Issue 31 would allow the park district to protect the county’s natural resources from further development, Executive Director Christine Craycroft said. “Portage County is in a…

The Rundown Bureau of Reclamation reassesses options for Colorado River water conservation over next three years. The White House asks Congress for $55 billion on domestic disaster relief, other emergencies. The Treasury Department releases a report on climate hazards and household finances. The House approves a 2024 budget for the Army Corps and Interior Department…

In the picturesque region of Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, an organisation called Environmental and Rural Solutions (ERS) has been quietly making a profound impact for the past 21 years. ERS is dedicated to addressing a range of critical issues in the local rural community, with a strong focus on environmental conservation, sustainable agriculture, community…

The sub regional capacity building workshop of Melanesian countries, focussed on Protected and Conserved Areas, was held at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Port Moresby from 25 – 27 October 2023. Officiated by the Acting Deputy Managing Director of CEPA, Mr Michael Bongro, the workshop provided a platform for knowledge exchange and cooperation. In…

Opinion Advice. Everybody’s got advice. As our new premier is no doubt finding out, much of this advice will either be quite unrealistic or self-serving or both. On the quite fantastic and probably unrealistic assumption that mine is neither, here goes. The appointment of Tracy Schmidt as minister of Environment and Climate Change has received…

Europe’s largest wildlife conservation charity is giving free access to all of its reserves for those who are 24 and under as it attempts a “youth revolution” to better engage young people with nature. The two-year pilot programme will be rolled out across the UK from 6 November, the Royal Society for the Protection of…

Having reviewed documents summarising proposed changes to Australia’s environment law, the Australian Conservation Foundation’s National Biodiversity Policy Adviser Brendan Sydes said: “Three years to the day since Graeme Samuel delivered to the Morrison government his scathing review of Australia’s environment law, ACF urges the Albanese government to make reform of this law a high priority.…

Sixty-one House Republicans called on Speaker Mike Johnson for speedy passage of the new farm bill, despite a grim outlook for the legislation expressed by a leading analyst. Work on the farm bill is at an impasse among farm-state lawmakers over crop subsidy and climate funding, with conservatives itching for the chance during floor debate…