(par 10.2) What is Land use and Land Use Change
What is land use and land use change? https://foodsource.org.uk/building-blocks/what-land-use-and-land-use-change#:~:text=Land%20use%20change%20simply%20refers,(e.g.%20palm%20oil%20plantations) By FCRN Foodsource Human use and alteration of land has profound effects on the environment, both locally where it takes place, and at the planetary scale via climate change and other mechanisms. This building block explains what is meant by land use and land use change, both […]
(par 10.2) A New Frontier for Fracking – Drilling Near the Arctic Circle
A New Frontier for Fracking: Drilling Near the Arctic Circle https://e360.yale.edu/features/a_new_frontier_for_fracking_drilling_near_the_arctic_circle Hydraulic fracturing is about to move into the Canadian Arctic, with companies exploring the region’s rich shale oil deposits. But many indigenous people and conservationists have serious concerns about the impact of fracking in more fragile northern environments. BY Canadian author and photographer Ed Struzik […]
(par 10.2) Environment and humanitarian action – Increasing Effectiveness, Sustainability and Accountability
Environment and Humanitarian Action: Increasing Effectiveness, Sustainability and Accountability (Version 1) http://reliefweb.int/report/world/environment-and-humanitarian-action-increasing-effectiveness-sustainability-and Report from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Published on22 Jul 2014—View Original A STUDY UNDERTAKEN FOR THE JOINT UNEP/OCHA ENVIRONMENT UNIT Executive Summary Destruction of livelihoods and deforestation as a result of brick production for humanitarian operations in Darfur. Dried up […]