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- Can anyone identify the two birds in these paintings?
- Guardian ‘international development journalism’ contest excludes journalists from developing nations — again
- If we cook these tiny wasps, we put the heat on hundreds of other species
- A bit naughty? Secret filming exposes murky world of rainforest politics
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- When maps lie (Africa gets short-changed again)
- King Bruno: A chimpanzee's tale of tragedy and hope
- The best blogs on biodiversity?
- How to talk to the media... How not to talk to the media
- Mali's giant trees and fortune-telling foxes
- Kill off the animals and you change the forest -- fast
- What gorillas can teach children about being human
- Postcard from Qatar: A rainbow of rabbits and soft fluffy chicks
- Postcard from Jersey: Red sky at night
- A changing climate demands change in narratives
- Environmental or spiritual pollution - which is easiest to fix?
- A challenge: To anyone who ever used the phrase "tree-hugger"
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Is it time to kill off ‘biodiversity’?
Data from Google, graffiti on Wikipedia and a phone call with my Dad all suggest that biodiversity is not the best term to use to raise public awareness of a growing threat to our wellbeing. Continue reading
The curious case of the BBC and climate change
Rumours that the British Broadcasting Corporation plans to cut its coverage of climate-change are a reminder that we need to find new and better ways to communicate about this issue. Continue reading
What gorillas can teach children about being human
The world’s most famous gorilla died 18 years ago today. I’m grateful for what he taught me while he lived. Continue reading
Five vacant niches in the biodiversity blogosphere
As the variety of life diminishes fast all around us the time is right for bloggers to focus on biodiversity and create a bigger conversation about what its decline means. There are plenty of vacant spaces for them to fill in the blogosphere. Continue reading
The best blogs on biodiversity?
Looking for some good blogs about biodiversity? Here are some of my old favourites and some new discoveries. There’s something for everyone here, but I’d like to know your top tips too. Continue reading
A challenge: To anyone who ever used the phrase “tree-hugger”
People who use the phrase seem to imply that a tree-hugger would value nature ahead of humanity — and that therefore their views are immediately worthless. But nothing could be further from the truth. Continue reading
