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Marine reserves in Australia help sustain fisheries
New research examining marine reserves on the Great Barrier Reef use DNA evidence to discover how far they go in helping to sustain fisheries.
Ban Ki-moon wades into Rio+20 agenda dispute with “three clusters of ideas”
After criticising agenda negotiations last week UN Secretary General declares his own ideas for the summit.
Can South Africa spark a clean energy revolution across the continent?
Government is addressing energy security, development and carbon emissions with pioneering public-private partnership.
Photo of the week #19 – Melting water security on Mount Kilimanjaro
This week’s photo of the week, what will be the impact of melting glaciers on wildlife in Kenya?
Financial crisis boosted sustainable action from business
Investors turned back on old way of assessing a business; Sustainable businesses perform better says Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Climate Curate: Thursday 24th May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Coastal seagrass could store more CO2 than forests
New research in Nature Geoscience, find that coastal seagrass has the potential to be vital carbon sinks and therefore part of the solution to climate change.
PODCAST: Heating water from South African rooftops
In the tenth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports RTCC is hosting, Kensika Monshengwo, a freelance broadcast journalist from the Democratic Republic of Congo visits a successful CDM project on the sidelines of December’s UN climate conference.
Rio+20 Business Focus: How hydropower is helping protect the Ifugao rice terraces in the Philippines
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development we examine how micro-hydro power helped combat land degradation in the Philippines.
Bonn 2012: Taiwan’s biggest polluter eyes up green benefits
The China Steel Corporation emits 22 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year – but as RTCC has been finding out – it says it can cut this drastically
Bonn 2012: UNCCD calls for agriculture to be central to Rio+20
Talking to RTCC at the Bonn Climate Talks, UNCCD’s Sergio Bonilla calls for agriculture, land and soil to be central to talks both under the UNFCCC and at Rio this June.
Climate Curate: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
UNFCCC chief: Rio+20 and climate change talks have common goals
Christiana Figueres stresses that while the Earth Summit is not part of formal climate negotiations, work on both agendas offer positive reinforcement.
Rio+20 Business Focus: What makes a sustainability leader?
As part of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development, we find out what it takes to be a sustainability leader.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Staying grounded about the Carbon Price Floor
Charles Purshouse, Vice President, Carbon Services, Camco North America explains why it is vital the price for carbon is managed effectively if it is to incentivize green growth.
Mercury levels in the Arctic Ocean could be sensitive to climate change
New research finds that changes in the river flow and permafrost thaw in the Arctic could be adding to the Mercury found within the Arctic Ocean in the summer months.
Climate Curate: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
The latest environmental, climate change and green news gathered every day by the RTCC Climate Curate.
Bonn 2012: Polish chief Chruszczow defends climate change stance
Country’s special envoy for climate change says no other EU country can match Poland’s record for sustainable development.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Mexico’s sweet cement
In the first of our Rio+20 series focused on business and sustainable development, we hear how Mexican cement company CEMEX are cutting their water use.
RTCC Competition: Win a pair of Crumple Eco-Earrings
Win a great pair of eco-earrings in RTCC’s sustainable fashion competition.