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The impacts of 'eco-tourism' - The Ecologist
Jan 18, 2019 · The eco-tourism movement has continued to impact where people choose to spend their vacations. Eco-tourism serves to promote increased environmental awareness, sustainable communities, cultural experiences and environmental preservation and conservation. Yet the inherent nature of tourism demands that there be developments, which haven't always ...
Should governments take more responsibility for the environment?
May 8, 2018 · Global reach. Many people are arguing for governments to take more responsibility for the environment. While there’s always an opposing side, there are some good reasons to hold the government to higher levels of accountability regarding climate change. Read on for some reasons governments can make a bigger impact if they take more action to ...
Why is it so hard to get people to switch to renewable energy?
Mar 13, 2018 · In reality, the prices of renewable energy are highly variable but rarely backbreaking. The basic package for personal solar panels, for instance, typically runs between $9,000 and $12,000 after tax credits, and covers both panels and installation. Though the return on investment may take years, the package cost is much less than many imagine.
How important is energy independence in the US? - The Ecologist
Sep 10, 2018 · Energy independence can have huge benefits for countries - particularly the United States. Energy independence gives economic freedom and the opportunity to branch out further into the renewable energy sector. EMILY FOLK reports. Energy independence has become a popular position in the United States recently.
'The Last of Us' fungus found in Scotland
Oct 4, 2024 · A rare fungus that turns its spider victims into ‘zombies’ is among more than 650 species recorded by community project set up to survey the wildlife of Scotland’s rainforest. The Gibellula fungus is a type of Cordycipitaceae, and part of the same family as the Cordyceps fungus made famous by video game and TV series, The Last of Us.
Survival of world's largest butterfly no longer dependent on a …
Sep 27, 2017 · Survival of world's largest butterfly no longer dependent on a wing and a prayer. A local landowner with a female Ornithoptera alexandrae (c) Eddie Malaisa. The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - or Ornithoptera alexandrae - is the world's largest and most spectacular butterfly. But it is under threat from encroaching agriculture and logging.
Slow fashion - The Ecologist
Jun 1, 2007 · Slow fashion is about choice, information, cultural diversity and identity. Yet, critically, it is also about balance. It requires a combination of rapid imaginative change and symbolic (fashion) expression as well as durability and long-term engaging, quality products. Slow fashion supports our psychological needs (to form identity ...
The social impacts of glacial melts - The Ecologist
Sep 8, 2021 · Scarcity. Glacial lake outburst floods will wash away people and infrastructure in the mountain slopes with more frequent floods (in the already fragile region) until around 2050, increasing river discharge. In the longer term, we will see persistent droughts with glacier-less mountains and water-less rivers. Scores of villages in the Himalayas ...
The unsustainability of the electric car - The Ecologist
Oct 5, 2020 · The results show that the scenario with a high concentration of electric vehicles (‘EV-high’), which bets on wide-scale electrification but does not change our current mobility patterns only manages to reduce by 15 percent the greenhouse gas emissions from transport by 2050. This is far from the goal we set for this study - an 80 percent ...