Environmental stories tagged with: forest

Biofuels boom could fuel rainforest destruction

Tuesday, 17th March 2009, 1:52 pm

Farmers across the tropics might raze forests to plant biofuel crops, according to new research by Holly Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment.

One-fifth of fossil-fuel emissions absorbed by threatened forests

Friday, 27th February 2009, 2:04 pm

An international team of scientists have discovered that rainforest trees are getting bigger. They are storing more carbon from the atmosphere in their trunks, which has significantly reduced the rate of climate change.

Biofuel plantations on tropical forestlands are bad for the climate and biodiversity

Tuesday, 2nd December 2008, 12:44 pm

Keeping tropical rainforests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds.

Greenpeace activists block palm oil shipment in Indonesia

Monday, 10th November 2008, 7:29 pm

Dumai, Indonesia - In the latest stage of the Esperanza's Forests for Climate tour around south-east Asia, activists have arrived in Dumai, Indonesia to block a palm oil shipment from departing for Europe.

Low CO2 Emissions to be Rewarded with Cheaper Parking

Wednesday, 12th September 2007, 2:29 pm

Waltham Forest Council will soon reward drivers of eco-friendly cars with cheaper resident parking permits.

Could your Business Win the Car Free Challenge?

Thursday, 30th August 2007, 6:04 pm

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is challenging its businesses and residents to take part in its annual car free challenge.

Epping Forest Residents Can Now Recycle Their Batteries

Thursday, 30th August 2007, 2:40 pm

Following the success of the battery recycling scheme running in neighbouring Harlow, Epping Forest District Council has announced that the initiative will be extended to 35,400 properties in the Epping Forest district.

Biofuels Costing the Earth?

Friday, 17th August 2007, 4:49 pm

Increasing amounts of biofuels are being produced to reduce the carbon dioxide impact of transport. But the World Land Trust argues this requires vast areas of land and is not the best way of using land to mitigate climate change.

Eco-Gateway to Rockingham Forest Opens its Doors

Friday, 6th July 2007, 12:50 pm

An innovative £1 million eco-centre that celebrates the local environment and heritage of one of Northamptonshire's ancient woodlands was officially launched by Forestry Commission Chairman Lord Clark on Tuesday 26th June.

Conservatives Proposals to Slash Deforestation

Tuesday, 22nd May 2007, 11:21 am

Shadow Environment Secretary Peter Ainsworth has unveiled new Conservative proposals designed to put a price on the carbon stored in rainforests, and reduce deforestation by an estimated 75 per cent a year.