Tag archives for biodiversity
Vermilion Marine Research
Susan McFie visits a world Biodiversity Hotspot on the Mediterranean coast and looks at the work that’s taking place to reverse the tide of ocean habitat destruction. The winding corniche…
Local group campaigns in support of Climate Bill
The Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill, which is due to have its second reading in Parliament on 29th October, has been drafted by scientists, legal experts, ecological economists and…
Fudging the Climate Issues
Well-established climate change campaigners Divest East Sussex (DES) designed a symbolic artefact this week to make a political point to East Sussex County Council (ESCC) – a giant fudge ;…
OPINION: We Need This Bill To Pass
By Richard Price Nearly 14,000 scientists recently warned that Earth’s vital signs are rapidly worsening. On 9th August, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a press release to…
Local Plan: Have Your Say
By Chris Lewcock Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has published its Local Plan, potentially setting the course for development of our town over the next 20 years. It sets out proposed…
What’s on your mind?
We would love to hear from write to: Please be aware we may need to edit letters for reasons of space and we will only withhold names if this is…
GLYPHOSATE – A Witness Report
By Richard Price Unaware of the existence of the Green party petition, I saw in late May a weed-spraying vehicle being driven up Tackleway in Hastings Old Town. I was…
COMMENT
Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St. Leonards on Climate Change and Hastings Borough Council Ahead of the forthcoming Hastings Borough Council Strategy announcement on reducing carbon emissions, Extinction Rebellion Hastings and…
Solar Panels Bring Clean Energy And Biodiversity
By Maya Evans Earlier this month the National Biodiversity Network released its shocking 2019 State of Nature report. How many of us realised that one in seven of 8,400 UK…
Flood Money Spurs Council Development
On 8 July the cabinet of Hastings Borough Council (HBC) approved proposals for the first new housing development to be carried out in its own name for more than 20…
Biodiversity Matters
Without government action Richard Price sees little hope for the future “Stop biodiversity loss or we could face our own extinction”, ran a recent Guardian headline. UN biodiversity chief, Cristiana…