MPS RAISE PROSPECT OF BUSINESSES PAYING FOR "ECOSYSTEM SERVICES"

Ministers who have given a "false impression" of the effect of environmental legislation have undermined the "laudable aim" of including the value of natural capital in government decision-making, a committee of MPs will say today. More than a year on from the publication of the Natural Environment White Paper, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) accuses Defra of failing to set out how it plans to deliver its commitment to ensure the services nature provides are incorporated into policy decision-making. Business Green

 

A Clear and Consistent Policy to Manage Forest Fires

The size and number of forest fires have changed in recent years because of inconsistent forest management strategies, the costs associated with thinning out high-density forests and confusion over federal compliance laws. New York Times

 

 

Sustainability of rice landscapes in Southeast Asia threatened

During a meeting in Banaue, The Philippines, scientists from 21 research institutions from Germany, Vietnam, The Philippines, Thailand, UK, Bulgaria and Spain raised several concerns on the future of the rice ecosystems in South East Asia. The meeting was organized within the framework of the international project LEGATO that deals with the multiple risks for rice ecosystems arising from various aspects of global change. "Threats to sustainable rice production are diverse and come from different directions. Global change is a very important threat, but certainly not the only one. Human mistakes and political neglect can be even more dangerous."Science Daily

SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CONCRETE WITH NEW ISO STANDARD | ISO

SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CONCRETE WITH NEW ISO STANDARD | ISO ( Sandrine Tranchard)

A new ISO standard will help the construction industry better manage the environmental impacts of concrete.

Concrete is widely used for constructing infrastructures such as buildings, bridges, dams and tunnels, and its consumption as a resource is the second largest on the planet after water, with potential strong negative impacts on the environment.

ISO 13315-1:2012, Environmental management for concrete and concrete structures – Part 1: General Principle, aims to provide the basic rules on environmental management for concrete and concrete structures. It will help owners, designers, manufacturers, constructors, users, certification bodies, and environmental standard developers. [+]

 

Prêmio Nobel diz que é preciso “esperar alguns anos” para colher resultados da Rio+20 | Plurale ( Clarissa Vasconcellos, do Jornal da Ciência )

Conselheiro para temas de Ciência e Tecnologia do presidente Barack Obama, o cientista mexicano Mario Molina critica o físico Ivar Giaever, conhecido por negar que as mudanças climáticas possam ser causadas por ações humanas.

"A Rio+20 não foi exatamente um bom exemplo de progresso nas discussões. Acho que poderemos fazer alguns acordos internacionais, mas não agora, temos que esperar uns anos mais". Assim o cientista mexicano Mario Molina, Prêmio Nobel de Química em 1995, resumiu a Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Rio+20, que ocorreu no mês passado, no Rio de Janeiro. Ele participou de diversas discussões relacionadas a temas de meio ambiente durante o 62º Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, evento que reuniu 27 ganhadores do Prêmio Nobel e 592 jovens cientistas em Lindau, no sul da Alemanha, de 1º a 6 de julho. [+]

 

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