Comment Global Oct-Dec 2010

December 2011

Local control is key to the sustainable use of forests. Locally controlled forestry is essential because local people generally value forests for more than cash alone, which gives them a reason to manage it sustainably and resist converting forests purely to satisfy distant consumer demands within the global economy. Duncan Macqueen, 22/12/2010 topic

Creation by the UN of a new scientific body on biodiversity, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), major step forward, says UK government. 4 December “Biodiversity is important in its own right but it is also essential to maintaining the ecosystems on which we all depend. If biodiversity loss continues we risk destabilising ecosystems which may have serious implications for human well-being, especially in Developing Countries. This new platform will help to mobilise the world’s scientific community, and bring scientists and policy-makers together, to find solutions to these problems.” Defra Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Bob Watson topic

November 2010

October 2010

August 2010


 * Do the Top Billion Need New Goals? Andrew C. Revkin, August 21 topic


 * To see the world, and act – the real Big Society, August 20


 * The world’s next 20 years on one slide – and it’s pretty scary, August 17 topic


 * "At its broadest, non-discriminatory access to data means that any person can access the data at any time without having to identify him/herself or provide any justification for doing so." Sunlight Foundation, August 11 topic, topic

July 2010


 * The Changing Context for NGO Campaigning, 22 July topic


 * The Emerging Shift Away from Monetized Consumption, July 12 topic


 * Data alone is not sufficient for problem-solving, but an involved community informed with data just might be, John Tolva, July 2010 topic, topic

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