Environmental Cross Compliance - Panacea or Placebo?

Environmental Cross Compliance is one policy by means by which government can seek to influence farmers so that they give greater weight to environmental goods in their decisions. The policy is evaluated from both a theoretical and pragmatic viewpoint and its strengths and weaknesses are discussed. The necessary conditions for the success of environmental cross compliance policies are identified and problems with its implementation are highlighted.Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management,

Pressure points

A major UN assessment of the world’s ecosystems and the services that they provide for humans reveals that we are living well beyond our means and a rethink of the economic value of biological resources is essential. Nigel Williams reports

Flowers now but nowhere to go

Climate change studies suggest ecosystems will be forced to move towards the poles but some may be unable to move. Nigel Williams reports

Washington's unsung patron

A new biography reveals details about the previously obscure figure whose name is now known to millions in the form of the Smithsonian Institution. Nigel Williams reports

Biologists’ alarm bells ring louder

A new study suggests that food security may be under greater pressure from climate change. Nigel Williams reports

Worries over lab animals decision

The move by a British farm raising animals for research to pull out in the face of animal rights activists has caused widespread concern and fears that new legislation to limit their activities may not be working. Nigel Williams reports

Heavyweight attack on climate-change denial

AbstractThe reluctance of some to acknowledge the potential threat from greenhouse gas emissions on climate has prompted the UK, currently chair of the G8 group of wealthy countries, to flag up the issue as a major topic in its agenda for the year. Nigel Williams reports