The Generator is founded on the simple premise that we should leave the world in better condition than we found it. The news items in this category outline the attempts people have made to do this. They are mainly concerned with our food supply and settlement patterns. The impact that the human race has on the planet.
Hunger Games and cars before people Published August 14, 2012 | By John James If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! www.planetextinction.com The rich world is causing the famines it claims to be preventing, by George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 14th August 2012 I don’t blame Continue Reading →
Nepal’s female farmers need research and technology aimed at them Researchers must take greater account of the needs of women, who are increasingly at the forefront of agriculture Share34 Email IRIN, part of the Guardian development network guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 August 2012 13.46 BST Women work at a paddy field at the village of Bamundangi, Continue Reading →
Dear friends, Middle Eastern kings and princes are about to force up to 48,000 people in Tanzania from their land to make way for corporate-sponsored big game hunting. But Tanzanian President Kikwete has shown before that he will stop deals like this when they generate negative press coverage. Click Continue Reading →
We must put a price on nature if we are going to save it Campaigning against economic valuations could inadvertently strengthen the hand of those who believe nature has little or no worth Share83 Email Tony Juniper guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 August 2012 12.13 BST Jump to comments (64) Putting an economic value on nature will Continue Reading →
Drivers of marine biodiversity: Tiny, freeloading clams find the key to evolutionary success Posted: 09 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT What mechanisms control the generation and maintenance of biological diversity on the planet? It’s a central question in evolutionary biology. For land-dwelling organisms such as insects and the flowers they pollinate, it’s clear that interactions between Continue Reading →
Shortage of land to cost jobs in west by: By Vikki Campion, Urban Affairs Reporter From:The Daily Telegraph August 08, 201212:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Facebook Add to Kwoff Add to Myspace Add to Newsvine What are these? 0 Western Sydney: A Continue Reading →