The United Nations has declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity
Find out more on the official website.
A UN-backed scheme to reduce carbon emissions from the burning of forests could be one of the big winners of the Copenhagen climate summit, with the possibility of a big injection of funds. The BBC's Paulo Cabral has been to the Amazon to visit one of the most advanced pilot projects.A UN-backed scheme to reduce carbon emissions from the burning of forests could be one of the big winners of the Copenhagen climate summit, with the possibility of a big injection of funds. The BBC's Paulo Cabral has been to the Amazon to visit one of the most advanced pilot projects.Read the full report on this link.
Europe's latest Earth observation satellite has returned its first data.
Average global temperatures are on course to rise by up to 6C without urgent action to curb CO2 emissions, the lead author of a new analysis says.Read more by clicking this link to the BBC.
Or go to the home page of the Global Carbon Project.
Residents of the Aberdeenshire village of Pennan are going to have to evacuate their homes while a section of cliff threatening to collapse is repaired. 
Engineers have been assessing the 25m crack above the village's only access road, after heavy rain.Read more and watch the clip on this link.
To find out why these sites read more on this link.
At least 91 people have been killed in El Salvador by flooding following days of heavy rain, the government says. Read more at the BBC.Track Ida's progress at the National Hurricane Centre in Miami by clicking the image above.
Congratulations to all the winners in this years competition. The standard was very high and there was no little debate among the staff (judges) as to the eventual winners. 
To help you with you map work skills take a look at this website.
Here are the ingredients for a traditional roast dinner:
Controversial plans to build a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent have been put on hold for up to three years, energy firm E.On has said.Read more on this link.
The world’s countries continue to record substantial improvements in human development but vast inequalities still exist between rich and poor States, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Monday as it unveiled its annual measure of progress in human well-being.
The deadly chemical cyanide and a quantity of sewage have leaked into a 30-mile stretch of the River Trent in Staffordshire.To read more click this link.
A tsunami triggered by a strong quake in the South Pacific has killed more than 100 people in several islands.
The number of vacant shops in Rochdale is more than 10 times higher than it was a year ago.
The global recession and a range of government policies are likely to bring the biggest annual fall in the world's carbon dioxide emissions in 40 years.For more information click this link to the BBC.
Alternatively, go direct to the International Energy Agency website.
The UK population grew by 408,000 in 2008 - the biggest increase for almost 50 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Well done to you all for passing your GCSE Geography.
You will need your brolly at the start of August in the UK - the Met Office is issuing a revised forecast for more unsettled weather well into the month. Read more at the BBC by clicking this link.
The 2009 G8 Summit begins today. It is to be held in L'Aquila in Italy, the country that currently holds the presidency. For more information go to the official G8 website by clicking this link.
The HPI is an efficiency measure: the degree to which long and happy lives (life satisfaction and life expectancy are multiplied together to calculate happy life years) are achieved per unit of environmental impact.
Hoorah! The summer hols are here again and we've got eight weeks of taking it easy. But, should you get itchy feet then take a look at the Visit Manchester Website to see what you can do in your local environment. Don't just sit and watch tele or play on your games console get out and about and visit places.
One in six homes in England is at risk of flooding, says the Environment Agency, and climate change will raise that number without better protection. Read more by clicking this link. The UK needs to plan now for a future that will be hotter and bring greater extremes of flood and drought, says Environment Secretary Hilary Benn. Read more by clicking this link.
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Appologies for the lack of postings in recent weeks but with AS marking, reports and internal examinations the blog was put on the back burner! But now normal service is resumed!
Internal exams are over - hoorah! - and you have a week of rest and recuperation - so what have you missed this week whilst revising?
The world's most important coral region is in danger of being wiped out by the end of this century unless fast action is taken, says a new report.Read more on the BBC website
So what is this a picture of? Honey Comb, Peanut Brittle, or Bananas?
Climate change is "the biggest global health threat of the 21st Century", according to a leading medical journal.To read their findings click this link to the Lancet
The collapse of a major polar ice sheet will not raise global sea levels as much as previous projections suggest, a team of scientists has calculated.
Writing in Science, the researchers said that the demise of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) would result in a sea level rise of 3.3m (10 ft).
Previous estimates had forecast a rise in the region of five to six metres.
However, they added, the rise would still pose a serious threat to major coastal cities, such as New York.
For more information click this link to the BBC or check out the article in Science.
This week fires have been raging north of Santa Barbara in California.
The Great Wall of China is even greater than previously thought, according to the first detailed survey to establish the length of the ancient barricade.
You will not have been able to avoid the headlines regarding the concern of "swine flu". This week the World Health Organisation (WHO) claimed that it would be of pandemic proportions and raised there level of concern to a grade 5.
Some of you may remember the website that enabled you to calculate your Carbon Footprint at this site. Well now you have the opportunity to calculate your Water Footprint.
Aswell as the new generation of Nuclear Power Stations the government has given the go-ahead for a new generation of coal-fired power plants - but only if they can prove they can reduce their emissions.For more information, including how they aim to bury the Cardon click this link.
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