Fightback Needed as Science and Life Support System Under Attack
Instead of environmental enlightenment, swathes of society have lurched towards anti-science; yet this planet is our life support system.
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Tick Tock Goes the Population Bomb
It is only unforeseen events like the industrial revolution and the “green revolution” that helped feed many more people and stave off catastrophe.
Unrelenting China eco horror show threatens us all
Although much has since been said and written about the need for China to reverse its environmental decline, recent years have abounded with news reports telling of the nation's environment lurching from bad to terrible.
Read MoreConfessions of a crazy conservationist
I’m not quite so sure now, but I also think you appreciate living in a world where there are places of outstanding natural beauty, and where tigers prowl jungles, polar bears hunt on Arctic ice floes, pandas roam bamboo forests, and sharks patrol reefs, helping keep ecosystems in balance. If you have children, you hope they and their children can grow and live in a similar world.
Read MoreWriter, photographer and videographer Dr Martin Williams
I'm a writer, photographer and videographer; also nature tour leader and ecological consultant.