When reading about women in pastoral societies it is common to find reference to their marginalised roles, their hardship, their oppression and their lack of power as opposed to men’s domination, men’s ownership, men’s power and associated patriarchal relations.
Its official! Guinness World Record certifies Pakistan now holds the record for most trees planted in a 24 hr. period.
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The previous record was held by India which had planted 447,874 saplings in the same period. Pakistan surpassed the tally by planting 5,41,176 propagates of…
Rising demand for pangolins, mostly from mainland China, compounded by lax laws is wiping out the unique toothless anteaters from their native habitats in Southeast Asia, according to a group of leading pangolin experts.
Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high driven by Asian demand for horns, according to new research.
Conflict between companies that profit from forests and local people who depend on them could be tackled by industry-led approaches but too few companies use them, says a report published today (8 July) by The Forests Dialogue (TFD), an international group of forest experts from business,…
Pastoralism – research, policy and practice is an interdisciplinary and peer-reviewed journal that publishes research and analysis on pastoralism from countries throughout the world. Pastoralism is intended as a practical resource to help pastoral practitioners,…
Life on Earth is under serious threat, despite the commitment by world leaders to reverse the trend, according to a detailed analysis of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢.
Wildlife in a Changing World: An analysis of the 2008 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢ Edited by Jean-Christophe Vié, Craig Hilton-Taylor and Simon N. Stuart
Angelique Songco, Park Manager of Tubbataha Reefs National Park, explains a bit more about the park as part of this month's focus on protected areas.
Pacific Island nature conservation partners are meeting this week in Honiara to help progress implementation of the region’s nature conservation objectives. The 12th meeting of the Roundtable for Nature Conservation was officially opened by the Honourable Mr Gordon Lilo Darcy, Minister for…