Environment Headlines

	Mammals in Britain's cities: a spotter's guide - in pictures \| Urban wildlife May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment The mammals that live in Britain's cities – from foxes to squirrels to bats – can be elusive, but that makes spotting them more exciting [read more]
	Other wildlife in Britain's cities: a spotter's guide - in pictures \| Urban wildlife May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment More unusual creatures that inhabit our cities include slow worms, newts and even Atlantic salmon [read more]
	Birds in Britain's cities: a spotter's guide - in pictures \| Urban wildlife May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Pigeons aren't our cities' only birds – there are gulls, swifts, peregrines and even parakeets [read more]
	Insects in Britain's cities: a spotter's guide - in pictures \| Urban wildlife May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment From scary-looking stag beetles to beautiful butterflies, a vast array of bugs share our cities [read more]
	West Papua's indigenous people hurt by Indonesia's resource extraction – video May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Indigenous tribes living in West Papua face are suffering as their land is destroyed by timber and palm oil companies [read more]
	While Japan turns away from nuclear power, South Korea sticks to its path May 17, 2012 \| Author: Mark Lynas \| Source: Guardian - Environment In the same week that Japan mothballed its last reactor, South Korea began work on two new nuclear power stations [read more]
	Desertec Foundation May 17, 2012 \| Author: Erin Hale \| Source: Guardian - Environment We're joined by Thiemo Gropp, the foundation's co-founder, to answer your questions on alternative energy [read more]
	Ford, GM and BMW linked to illegal logging and slave labour in Brazil May 17, 2012 \| Author: Erin Hale \| Source: Guardian - Environment Car makers source iron from Brazil that contributes to Amazon deforestation, says Greenpeace ahead of Rio+20 [read more]
	Is environmentally sustainable water, energy and land for all possible? \| Liz Ford May 17, 2012 \| Author: Liz Ford \| Source: Guardian - Environment Lowering consumption in the developed world, renewables, ending land grabs, a price for natural resources, private sector investment – what's the answer? [read more]
	Stuck for an outing? Try the National Tractor Weekend May 17, 2012 \| Author: Martin Wainwright \| Source: Guardian - Environment It's the first-ever, prompted by the runaway success of a vintage farm machinery rally in north Yorkshire [read more]
	Bee longing May 17, 2012 \| Author: Kate Bradbury \| Source: Guardian - Environment Kate Bradbury is mesmerised by the solitary bees in her mum's front garden [read more]
	Western diplomats are still getting it wrong on Iran \| Peter Jenkins May 17, 2012 \| Author: Peter Jenkins \| Source: Guardian - Environment If the west wants a negotiated agreement over Iran's nuclear activities, it must play straight and offer real reciprocity [read more]
	Should a tidal barrage be built across the Severn estuary? \| Leo Hickman May 17, 2012 \| Author: Leo Hickman \| Source: Guardian - Environment Peter Hain has stepped down from the shadow cabinet to launch a campaign to build the Severn barrage. But what would its impact be on the environment? Leo Hickman, with your help, investigates. Post your views below, email leo.hickman@g ... [read more]
	Don't dismiss geoengineering – we may need it one day \| James Wilsdon May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Though the Spice project has been dealt a blow, more research is needed to assess our options for mitigating global warming [read more]
	Green news roundup: Aviation tax, Hinkley delay and green deal May 17, 2012 \| Author: Environment editor \| Source: Guardian - Environment The week's top environment news stories and green events [read more]
	National Parks landscape competition May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Images were submitted from every corner of the UK, featuring magnificent landscapes from waterfalls to lakes, mountain panoramas to valley views – here is a pick of some of the best [read more]
	Nicaragua: wildife viewing on the San Juan river – audio slideshow May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Nicaragua's San Juan river was once one of the most important in the world; now it is a peaceful waterway surrounded by jungle, with amazing bird and animal life, but very few tourists. Former hunter turned wildlife guide Don Pedro take ... [read more]
	Beleaguered West Papuans left to count the cost of Indonesia's palm oil boom \| Johnny Langenheim May 17, 2012 \| Author: Johnny Langenheim \| Source: Guardian - Environment Indigenous Papuans are reeling from the cut-price sale of the land and forests that are their lifeblood [read more]
	Cambodian troops seal off village after land clashes May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Human rights workers denied entry after 15-year-old girl dies in latest confrontation over land development [read more]
	Birdwatching at Wormwood Scrubs - audio slideshow May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment London's urban birder David Lindo explores Wormwood Scrubs in west London [read more]
	Test your knowledge of urban wildlife May 17, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment In advance of this weekend's special supplement, the naturalist Stephen Moss tests your knowledge of urban wildlife [read more]
	Australasia has hottest 60 years in a millennium, scientists find May 17, 2012 \| Author: Alison Rourke \| Source: Guardian - Environment Study of tree rings, corals and ice cores find unnatural spike in temperatures that lines up with manmade climate change [read more]
	UK carbon targets 'at risk over local authority funding cuts' May 17, 2012 \| Author: Fiona Harvey \| Source: Guardian - Environment Committee on Climate Change has called for local authorities to have national funding to cut carbon emissions [read more]
	Romney Marsh set to become nuclear dump May 16, 2012 \| Source: Independent - Environment Romney Marsh in Kent, one of England’s most peaceful areas and most wildlife-rich wetlands, has been suggested as a site for Britain’s future nuclear waste dump. [read more]
	Romney Marsh suggested as site for Britain’s future nuclear waste dump May 16, 2012 \| Source: Independent - Environment Romney Marsh in Kent, one of England’s most peaceful areas and most wildlife-rich wetlands, has been suggested as a site for Britain’s future nuclear waste dump. [read more]
	Nature Studies by Michael McCarthy: If the blackthorn is sugar, then the hawthorn is cream May 16, 2012 \| Source: Independent - Environment Here's a minor but welcome piece of news from the natural world: in the past week, in southern England anyway, the hawthorn has come into flower. The alternative name for its blooms, of course, is the May blossom – the Mayflower, the sh ... [read more]
	Animal welfare: The project saving the planet one tattoo at a time May 16, 2012 \| Source: Independent - Environment When US-based conservationist Molly Tsongas decided to raise awareness of endangered animals, she knew a great medium: tattoos. "Maybe I should tattoo my whole body with endangered species and become a media sensation to get the word ou ... [read more]
	US's dolphin-safe tuna labels banned by court calling them 'unfair' to Mexico May 16, 2012 \| Author: Suzanne Goldenberg \| Source: Guardian - Environment Trade court gives US 18 months to do away with labels, saying they give 'less favourable treatment' to Mexican products [read more]
	Letter: Carbon revolution May 16, 2012 \| Source: Guardian - Environment Carbon capture has a lot to offer provided it is retro-fitted first to existing coal-fired power stations (Report, 10 May). Last week Help Rescue the Planet organised an international conference on climate change at the Royal Institute ... [read more]
	Country diary: Achvaneran: The awesome feeling of a badger at close quarters May 16, 2012 \| Author: Ray Collier \| Source: Guardian - Environment Achvaneran: I was impressed by the animal's sheer size, black-and-white striped head with white-tipped ears, and its gait - half walking, half trotting [read more]