Poachers hit Somerset's elver fisheries
Guardian Unlimited | 28 May 2010
Juvenile eels net thousands of pounds for their captors - putting the future of a whole species at riskDusk falls and the elver poachers appear. They set up their equipment in the mud and then simply wait for the tide to rush in, bringing with it thousands of tiny juvenile eels.Within an hour one ne
 England | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Fisheries | Policy

World Bank Buys Geothermal Carbon Credits in Kenya
Planet Ark | 16 Nov 2006
NAIROBI - The World Bank is to buy 900,000 tonnes of carbon credits from a Kenyan geothermal power plant in the first deal of its kind in Africa.
 Clean Development Mechanism | Economics and the Environment | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Unsustainable offices highlighted
Green Consumer Guide | 08 Aug 2006
UK businesses are losing millions of pounds each year through badly-designed, environmentally unfriendly office buildings, according to a new study by international architects Gensler.
 Construction and Environment | Corporate Social Responsibility | Economy | Encroachment on Ecosystems | National Policies and Environmental Laws

Department for Transport Failing on Climate Change
Friends of the Earth- England, Wales and N.Ireland. | 03 Aug 2006
Government transport policies are failing to tackle climate change and carbon dioxide emissions from surface transport will continue to rise unless there is a radical change in approach, a new report published by a coalition of environmental groups today reveals.
 Climate Change | Climate Change Convention and Kyoto Protocol | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change Negotiations | Climate Variability | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Transport

Pilots Fly the Flag for South Africa's Environment
Planet Ark | 31 Jul 2006
Rock cliffs loom high above the wingtips of the two-seater plane as it banks sharply through the winding course of a narrow ravine in South Africa's rugged Cederberg mountains.
 Alien Species | Economics and the Environment | Economy | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Organic Farming

EU updates rules for cross-border energy networks
EurActiv | 26 Jul 2006
The current version guidelines for Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) dated back to 2003, before the last enlargement wave. They needed to be updated to accommodate the ten new member sates and nations outside the EU's new borders.
 Economics and the Environment | Economy | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Environmental Awareness | Education | and Public Participation | EU Emission Trading Scheme

Reservoir opened to save salmon
BBC | 24 Jul 2006
A Devon reservoir releases millions of litres of water to keep fish healthy in the heatwave as parts of England face their worst drought for 30 years.
 Coastal Development and Tourism | Conservation | Drought | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Urban Ecosystems | Urban Environment | Urban Water and Sanitation | Urban Water Resources

EU plans revision of intricate waste laws
EurActiv | 20 Jul 2006
The Commission estimates that each European citizen currently generates between 17 and 20 kg of waste electric and electronic equipment per year. This consists of virtually anything from light bulbs to computers, TV sets, mobile phones, kettles and refrigerators.
 Encroachment on Ecosystems | Energy | Energy Conservation | Energy Consumption | Hazardous Waste | Recycling

Plans launched to mitigate African brain drain
SCIDEV.NET | 20 Jul 2006
Two initiatives launched this month aim to mitigate the 'brain drain' caused when scientists and others emigrate from African countries to work elsewhere.
 Climate Change | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Energy

The climate-change deniers have now gone nuclear
BBC | 19 Jul 2006
When the rightwing tradition of bad science comes onside, it's time to look seriously at other energy technologies.
 Drought | Economics and the Environment | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Nuclear Power | Nuclear Waste