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Sustainable development" hits the big 3-0
30 years ago, the concept was only just emerging
 The fifth of March 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of IUCN coining the term "sustainable development", first used in the 1980 World Conservation Strategy.
This was a groundbreaking document considered to be the most ambitious of its time in international conservation, influencing not just conservationists but also governments and industry. The strategy set out an agreement on what should be done to ensure the proper management and optimal use of the world's living resources, not only for ourselves but for future generations.
Okavango Delta
Floods of life
 Wetland ecosystems and the amazing diversity of plants and animals that inhabit them are thought to be more threatened than any other ecosystem. The Okavango Delta, as the world's largest inland delta, is no exception. This book, published for World Wetlands Day, is both a celebration of the diversity of aquatic life in the Okavango Delta, and is an inspiration to decision makers throughout the region to work together to ensure the survival of one of the world's most beautiful and valuable wetlands. Few natural places in the world offer so much value to people in combination with such aesthetic appeal.
Primates in peril
Conservationists reveal the world's 25 most endangered primates
 Western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, © CI/photo by Russell A. MittermeierMankind's closest living relatives - the world's apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates - are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures according to Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2008-2010.
Global Organic Cotton Production Grows 20% in 2009, New Organic Exchange Report Shows
India, Turkey, and Syria are the leading organic cotton producers.
 Lubbock, TX. February 16, 2010 - Organic cotton weathered the global economic storm during the 2008/09 farming season, albeit with challenges, according to a new report by Organic Exchange (OE) documenting growth and challenges in the global organic fiber sector. Production grew an impressive 20 percent over 2007/08 to 175,113 metric tons (802,599 bales) grown on 625,000 acres (253,000 hectares). Organic cotton now represents 0.76 percent of global cotton production.
35 Million Hectares of Organic Agricultural Land World-wide
FiBL and IFOAM present new facts and figures about Organic Agriculture world-wide at the BioFach World Organic Trade Fair 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany
 (Frick, Bonn, Nuremberg, February 15, 2010) The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) will present the latest statistics about organic agriculture world-wide at BioFach 2010. The results of the study, compiled in the book The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics and Emerging Trends 2010, will be presented at the world's largest trade fair for organic products on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 10 a.m. in Room St. Petersburg of the Messezentrum Nurenberg.
Director pressured to change 'Avatar'
James Cameron says the studio asked him to soften the blockbuster's "tree-hugging" slant
 Photo: Jordan Strauss/WireImage.comThe movie studio that produced the mega-blockbuster, "Avatar," had no problem with the film's alien race being blue - but it turns out they were initially concerned about the Na'vi being too green.
According to director James Cameron, 20th Century Fox had some initial apprehension that his $2 billion-dollar-baby delivered the wrong kind of message - the message of environmental conservation.
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