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Housebuilding on UK Green Belt doubles 25 Aug 2013 | 09:48 am
Figures published today by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) show that over 150,000 houses, along with over 1,000 hectares of mines, offices and warehousing, are planned for Green Belt site...
Loss of lions due to climate change 24 Aug 2013 | 03:59 pm
Kenyan researchers on Thursday sounded alarm over the rapid decline in the country’s lion population due to climate change impacts like droughts, habitat loss and spread of diseases. Speaking at the ...
Racing against time in Rhino breeding 24 Aug 2013 | 02:59 pm
KOTA KINABALU: The race is on to save the Sumatran rhinoceros, especially the population in Sabah, from extinction. Realizing just how dire the situation is with the animal, the State Government has ...
Andrew Mitchell to speak at our Conference 23 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm
Andrew Mitchell MP, ex Secretary of State for International Development, will be the external speaker at our 2013 AGM and conference.
It’s OK to have just one child 23 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Many people have two children. Some have one. Some have none. That’s OK. As Cameron Diaz says, “And, honestly? We don’t need any more kids. We have plenty of people on this planet. Now we have a fath...
UK coastal wildlife species ‘at risk’ 23 Aug 2013 | 12:34 pm
UK coastal species such as puffins and little terns could be “seriously affected” by erosion and climate change, the National Trust has said. It has published a list of six species in a bid to highli...
Scottish farmland prices at record high 23 Aug 2013 | 10:56 am
The price of farmland in Scotland hit a record high in the first half of 2013, according to research by surveyors. The Land Market Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) indica...
Open Democracy posting on population concern 22 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
The chief executive of Population Matters responds to Kalpana Wilson’s critique of neoliberal population control. Funding family planning in developing countries is a force both for social justice and...
New Friends of the Earth policy on population 22 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
Friends of the Earth have revised their population policy and now call for governments to engage actively with both population and consumption. Thanks to all who have written to them. Third party pol...
Exploring population dynamics 22 Aug 2013 | 12:48 pm
KATHMANDU: Population, a major factor for change in any society, plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of that society. Understanding the changes, nature and needs of population is a mu...
