University of Bristol Convocation Lecture
I was at the University of Bristol, in Southwest England, last week to give the 43rd Annual Convocation Lecture. Convocation is the University of Bristol’s alumni association, and it was…
I was at the University of Bristol, in Southwest England, last week to give the 43rd Annual Convocation Lecture. Convocation is the University of Bristol’s alumni association, and it was…
The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda today released “A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development,” a report which sets out a universal…
When I gave the Bristol University Convocation Lecture last week, my friends to took me for a walk in Leigh Woods Nature Reserve near Bristol. What a stunning sight it…
Did you know that the mountains above Montreux in Switzerland are one of the natural habitats of wild narcissus – the white variety of the daffodil ? In fact, from…
The world has created a number of international bio-diversity related Conventions, as a means to control degradation of the global natural environment. During recent discussions, the question was asked how…
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently published its latest information about military spending in the world. The total figure of global expenditure in 2012 was estimated to be…
I was on the web the other day, and came across the latest news for the World Nature Organisation (http://www.worldnature.org/). This is a relatively new initiative, launched in 2010 by…
The European Crop Protection Agency (ECPA) organised its second “Hungry for Change” conference in Brussels last Thursday 11 April. The meeting brought together nearly 250 people from all walks of life…
Remember Russell Crowe in “The Insider”? The film was a dramatic representation of the cigarette industry efforts to influence public opinion and promote the sale of cigarettes. Matt Damon is trying to…
For the last weeks, I have been busy checking fact and figures about wetlands. I learned a lot! Did you know that an oasis is a wetland? And did you…
