Thailand's National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department says that 18 dive sites around the country are to be closed to protect the coral and to allow it to recover from "bleaching."
Active Planet: Australia's plagues
Australian's are resilient, highly community minded, pragmatic and if they can find a way to laugh at a desperate situation, they will find it with black humour being part of the nation's stock in trade. But the world has barely noticed: it didn...
Environment: UK counts cost of invading foreign species
The Scottish government has produced figures that show that prevention is cheaper than cure - including management - when it comes to invasive foreign species.
Active Planet: California prosecutes "sham electronic waste recycler"
California has issued criminal charges against the owner and two managers of San Jose-based electronic waste recycler Tung Tai Group, after the company allegedly submitted USD1 million worth of “fraudulent and fictitious” reimbursement claims fo...
Active Planet: Malaysia introduces road congestion pricing Bill
The Prime Minister's Department is behind the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) Bill introduced yesterday, ensuring that it has weight. But the plan needs to be thought through carefully before it is introduced, say local residents.
The UK government's Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills has presented a petition in the High Court to wind up SPWEC Limited,...
Active Planet: Earthquakes rock the world; small tsunami; storms kill dozens
The earthquake in Haiti would have flattened the country if there was much to flatten; as it is the devastation to the poor has been unimaginable...
Active Planet: agreement to reduce wasted fish
The Fisheries Council of the European Commission has agreed to a proposal by the UK Government to take action to reduce the number of fish caught...
Active Planet: Talking to GE: their take on business needing a framework
Thinking about business’ desire for a framework as an excuse to act slowly and inefficiently on climate change adaptation and mitigation, I gave...
Active Planet: Getting to the Meat of Climate Change
Copenhagen Diary: Present meat consumption in industrialized countries is unsustainable. Taking meat as a case-study, this session will discuss h...
