Rights of Nature and the UN
The UN met recently to discuss the ongoing “Dialogue on Harmony with Nature” and the Rights of Nature here in New York. Professor Klaus Bosselmann was there to promote and discuss work supporting...
environmental politics
Future Earth – Good Anthropocene
For anyone following the emergence of the Anthropocene within the social sciences and, increasingly, environmental policy circles, this Future Earth webinar provides a good sense of how these ideas about the Anthropocene are evolving and emerging in the context of social-ecological transformation thinking and research.
We Need to Literally Declare War on Climate Change | New Republic
In the North this summer, a devastating offensive is underway. Enemy forces have seized huge swaths of territory; with each passing week, another 22,000 square miles of Arctic ice disappears. Experts dispatched to...
Bison to become first national mammal
Some exciting news on the conservation front. Thanks to various US and Native efforts, the bison is making a comeback. Also interesting to note the role the Teddy Roosevelt and the Bronx Zoo...
Scientists See Catastrophe in Latest Draft of Climate Deal
While not surprising, given the politics of climate change at the international level, these latest warnings from scientists should be even more cause for alarm. Scientists who are closely monitoring the climate...
The Promise and Peril of the Photo Ark
There is something both amazing and deeply disturbing about Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark. The premise is simple. Document as many captive species as possible with stunning visual imagery and use these images to...
