Halcyon Identifies

 

As global population increases and people become wealthier, agricultural production will need to likewise increase, but food systems may become more stressed because of competition for water.

 

A growing band of scientists known as "ecopsychologists" believe that we have an innate need to be close to the natural world on a daily basis in order to safeguard our physical and mental well-being.

 

A new global analysis of extinction risk has revealed that plants are now as threatened as mammals, with one in five of the world’s plant species threatened with extinction.

 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature claims to help the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.

 

The Encyclopedia of Life, a global partnership between scientists and the public, aims to make freely available to anyone knowledge about all the world’s organisms.

 

Global wind power capacity increased by 31% in 2009, contributing 2% to global electricity consumption.

 

A global shift towards a vegan diet may be vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change, says a UN committee.

 

The UN has warned that commercial fishing could be destroyed globally within 50 years.

 

The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported by developed countries worsens shortages in the developing world.

 

The world will miss its 2010 biodiversity target, after the number of species classified as threatened increased 2.1% in 2009, with 365 species added to the Red List of Threatened Species.  However, a new "ocean census" points to much greater than previously imagined marine diversity.