http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/fragile_earth/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Fragile Earth section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:21:47 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/fragile_earth/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 One fifth of animal and plant species are threatened by extinction, a global study warns, but conservation efforts have pulled some back from the brink. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630355#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630355 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:28:02 GMT Find out more about the complicated relationship between humans and the natural world, and the implications of biodiversity loss. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11678842#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11678842 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:29:50 GMT An international biodiversity summit in Japan agrees a 10-year plan aimed at preserving nature, but conservation groups fear the deal is too weak. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11655925#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11655925 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:15:21 GMT The BBC's Richard Anderson on why the economic consequences of destroying our planet's natural resources are severe. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11495812#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11495812 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:08:04 GMT The World Bank announces a programme to help nations properly account for the destruction of nature that their activities cause. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11642538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11642538 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:00:38 GMT Demand for high-value woods in China is driving rampant illegal logging in Madagascar, an international study has concluded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11626412#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11626412 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:14:06 GMT A UN biodiversity meeting opens in Japan with warnings that the loss of nature is hurting human societies as well as the natural world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11563513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11563513 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:41:00 GMT A UN study has shown the profound importance to people and economies of inland fisheries that are threatened by biodiversity loss. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11606125#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11606125 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:13:30 GMT The UK should create a new ministerial post for green economics, urges an international policy group that includes MPs past and present. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11616229#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11616229 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:44:03 GMT A prize-winning project to protect sea life is a bit of bright news at a conference assessing the state of global biodiversity preservation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11583117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11583117 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:12:06 GMT The UN turns to the web in an attempt to improve protection of the natural web of life by raising people's awareness of the world's protected areas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11574873#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11574873 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:03:31 GMT Factors that affect people's lives, such as the Asian monsoon, will be at the heart of the next global assessment of climate change. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11551943#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11551943 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:40:27 GMT A new global assessment concludes that 22% of plants are threatened with extinction, which scientists say is serious for humanity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11434109#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11434109 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:38:56 GMT A mission aimed at re-discovering amphibians believed extinct yields its first positive results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11385774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11385774 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:22:55 GMT The inventory of plants known to science around the globe has been cut by more than 600,000 species names, experts say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11373757#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11373757 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:07:00 GMT The number of wild animals in Ugandan national parks has surged over the past 10 years, the country's wildlife authority says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11412091#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11412091 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:06:44 GMT A scheme to fit rhinos with GPS tracking devices is being tested in South Africa. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9116000/9116106.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9116000/9116106.stm Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:08:46 GMT A stunning silhouette of active leafcutter ants in Costa Rica wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9111000/9111018.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9111000/9111018.stm Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:12:54 GMT UK's biggest removal of alien invasive plants http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8722810.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8722810.stm Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:10:23 GMT Trained rats help control invasive species http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8609686.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8609686.stm Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:00:27 GMT World's largest amphibian is facing big problems http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8500486.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8500486.stm Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:54:10 GMT World's largest insect among new species http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8637951.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8637951.stm Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:42:29 GMT A relatively unspoilt group of islands off Africa are finally making tourists sit up and take notice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/fast_track/8951254.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/fast_track/8951254.stm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:01:56 GMT Why scientists are planning to raise extinct animals from the dead http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11615811#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11615811 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:37:40 GMT Radical moves to save the world's most endangered big cat from extinction http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11586279#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11586279 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:14:30 GMT Are vertebrates winning their struggle to survive? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630041#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11630041 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:00:47 GMT Take a megaphone, a microlight and some rather confused birds http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11574073#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11574073 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:11:35 GMT The BBC's Richard Anderson assesses the economic benefits of preserving the natural world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11606228#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11606228 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:12:25 GMT Does the biggest run in a century mean plenty more fish in the sea? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11619320#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11619320 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:43:33 GMT How new research shows the economic value of protecting Kenya's Mau forest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11564773#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11564773 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:19:14 GMT Four experts give their view on how important biodiversity is and how it can be maintained. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11546289#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11546289 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:42:08 GMT Economic growth, traditional medicine and the erosion of habitats threaten China's wildlife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11544387#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11544387 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:57:42 GMT Can private companies hold the key? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11532877#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11532877 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:11:06 GMT Overfishing and the decline in wildlife could make it harder and pricier for Britain to feed itself. http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8950000/8950389.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8950000/8950389.stm Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:35:10 GMT Current efforts to protect the world's biodiversity run the risk of doing more harm than good. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8810627.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8810627.stm Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:04:34 GMT How the E-Day Ark is helping raise awareness of our most threatened species. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8958202.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8958202.stm Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:58:57 GMT Nature's decline is approaching critical point. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8461727.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8461727.stm Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:02:24 GMT