December 13, 2012

Towards making every city a healthy city / WHO

Running with a Cheetah cub - Little Big Cat / BBC Earth

Polar / tve

Earth from Space: Yellow River, Sea and sand / ESA

Cheetahs on the Edge / @NatGeo

10 Most Extreme Places On Earth / All Time 10s

Black Marble: Unprecedented New Views of Earth at Night from Space / SpaceRip

Forestry: It's More Than Logging / The ABCFP

DISASTER WARNING: Volcano ERUPTS in Russia / WYNKnews

A Russian volcano began erupting late on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported.


Plosky Tolbachik, in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, erupted Tuesday evening for the first time since 1976, spewing a column of ash seven kilometers into the atmosphere.

The volcanic ash cloud drifted toward northwest while the lava flowing down the volcano's southern slope.

The ash fell in the villages of Maiskoye and Krasny Yar, forming a ash layer of about four centimeters.

An orange alert has been issued due to the eruption, which though did not pose hazard to the populated area.

The 3,085-meter-high volcano is situated in the southwestern sector of the Klyuchevsky group of volcanoes in Kamchatka's east, 343 kilometers away from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

A significant increase in seismic activity and more than 130 volcanic earthquakes have been registered at Plosky Tolbachik volcano.

Its latest eruption was recorded in 1975-1976.

What Scientists Are Seeing Over Antarctica / SpaceRip

December 8, 2012

South South / UNEP

Ensuring a Healthy Future and Balance for Our Ocean / PEW

Our Incredible Great Lakes / Nature Conservancy

Iceland: Geothermal Energy / UN

10 Worst Cities To Live In / All Time 10s

Financing Climate Change Action / OECD

Alaska - Uncharted Waters / Devin Graham

December 7, 2012

10 Crazy Facts About The Animal Kingdom / All Time 10s

Green Tech Future: Environmental Atlas of Europe / EEA

River of Lava - South Pacific / BBC

In this must-see clip, a River of Lava originating from the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea snakes it's way over land before meeting the sea and exploding below the waves in a dramatic battle of the elements.

Climate Reality in Antarctica / ClimateReality

   

Cameroon elephant slaughter / WWF

International Year of Forests / FAO

The Climate Reality Pledge / ClimateReality

By uniting our voices, we have the power to change the world.

Hurricane Sandy - The Truth / ClimateReality

Soot free for the climate / ClientEarth

Disappearing frogs / Green tv

Disease, pollution, and loss of habitat are killing off hundreds of species of amphibians. One of the biggest threats is an aquatic fungus which biologist Vance Vredenburg studies and helps scientists who are dealing with this crisis globally.

Sustainable cities: interview with Holger Dalkmann, CEO Embarq/WRI / GREEN TV

How does urban planning influence our transportation patterns? 
Episode five of 'Sustainable Cities' series at thecrystal.org.

EXTREME WEATHER WARNING: hurricane Sandy to HIT U.S! /

Epic New Hawaiian Volcano Activity / SpaceRip

Operation Iceberg / BBC

Protect Nature / tve

Travel Guide: Stockholm, Sweden / WatchMojo

The Forests of China / The Nature Conservancy

Travel Guide: Norway's Top Attractions / WatchMojo

Knut Remembered

We remember "Knut", as we look back on this endearing moment 
when he was first learning to walk on all fours.

   
Following his death 19 March 2011, we look back at the life of the world's most popular polar bear.

European Green Capital Award Winners / EU GreenCapital

2010 Stockholm







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2014  Copenhagen

European Green Capital Award / EU GreenCapital

The European Green Capital Award was conceived to promote and reward the efforts made by local European authorities to improve the environment. With 80% of the European population living in an urban environment, it is natural that cities play a key role in making the environment greener and improving the quality of life of its citizens. This video gives a brief introduction to the background, vision and aim of the award.

   
See why Hamburg is the 2011 European Green Capital 
   
   
This video takes you on a tour to the six green cities nominated as finalists for the European Green Capital Award of 2012 and 2013: Barcelona, Malmö, Nantes, Nuremberg, Reykjavik and Vitoria-Gasteiz
    
  
Vitoria-Gasteiz has been declared winner of the European Green Capital Award 2012.
    
    
This is a brief video of Frankfurt - one of the three finalists 
for the title of European Green Capital 2014.
   
      
This is a brief video of Copenhagen - one of the three finalists 
for the title of European Green Capital 2014.
   
     
This is a brief video of Bristol- one of the three finalists 
for the title of European Green Capital 2014.
       

Stockholm - the first European Green Capital

Children of Africa / Devin Graham

Green Cities Fit for Life / EU GreenCapital

10 Lesser Known Natural Wonders / All Time 10s

Ice Castles / Devin Graham

Kualoa Adventure - Oahu Hawaii / Devin Graham

10 World Biggest Holes Created By Human and Nature / All Time 10s


10 Places To Visit Before They Disappear / All Time 10s


From natural wonders to entire cities, these 10 amazing places 
could all disappear in the near future.

Rise Above Plastics - Plastics Kill / Surfrider Foundation


There's some scary creatures in the ocean... none more scary than plastic.
 

Stop Bankrupting Our Oceans / WWF

December 6, 2012

Ocean Symphony / Devin Graham

The New Vision for Agriculture / The World Economic Forum

Feeding the world sustainably, as the global population grows, is one of the world's major challenges. The World Economic Forum's New Vision for Agriculture initiative works in innovative ways to mobilize solutions to this challenge.

Paving the way to safer products / OECD

Knut & Friends / AmazingBehr

  
  

Europes Last Wild Horses / Oasis HD

Beautiful and untamed, these animals are our last window into how horses live in the wild, their traits selected by nature rather than human breeding.

Washington - Enchantments / Devin Graham

10 Incredibly Strong Insects / All Time 10s

10 Mind Blowing Facts About The Internet

How much does the internet weigh? 
Find out here, along with 9 other amazing facts about the internet.

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ON MOUNTAINS AND CLIMATE CHANGE / Mountain Partnership




November 16, 2012

Kingdom of the Forest / UN

The Queen of Trees / UN

How to Save Trees and Forests? / MinusOneProject

Message in a bottle for you / WWF

World's 10 Most Incredible Discoveries / HybridLibrarian

Earth Hour City Challenge - Tucson Engages Residents on Climate Change / WWF

10 Highly Unethical Medical Experiments / alltime10s

Branching Out for a Green Economy by Sir David Attenborough / UN

Some Food for Thought / MonsantoCo

Green Economy in Europe...

Underwater vehicles - You Won't Ever Believe...

Water Scarcity / FAO Water

October 24, 2012

Earth from Space: Iceland / ESA

Aurora over Concordia / ESA

Earth Hour 2013 / WWF

SUSTAINABLE FINANCING FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS / WWF


In Coral Triangle, at least 15% of the countries' GDP depend on natural resources. Marine protected areas are efficient tools to sustainably manage ecosystems that provide economic, social and ecological benefits. However MPAs share a common problem: a critical lack of sustainable financing for their recurrent expenses and investment. WWF works with governments and partners to develop mechanisms and recommend solutions in this video.

Camila - De Mí (Music Video)

Global Warming Changes Jet Stream & Global Weather Systems

10 Worst Polluting Countries / All Time 10s

California Desert / Pew & This American Land

Micronesia Speaks Up to Save Sharks / PEW

Earth from Space: Black Sea / ESA

EPA 20th Anniversary Environmental Justice Video Series / USEPA


   

   
   

The Animals Save the Planet / AnimalPlanetTV

 
   
 
       
 
    
 
   
 
   
 
    
 
   
 
   
 
    
 
    
 
    

Yosemite Nature Notes. Night Skies / Yosemite National Park

The Blue Economy / OECD

Water Boy (We Will Rock You) / Evian

The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water / Surfrider Foundation

India Water Crisis - Environmental Action Project / Gaby Bruce

The Coming Global Water Crisis / VisionVictory

Water: Balancing demand / OECD

Demand for rhino horn in Asia fuels African poaching crisis / WWF

Nature Works in Illinois / The Nature Conservancy

Ruta De Los Baktunes Guatemala / Ivan Castro

10 Abandoned Places Explained / All Time 10s

Tsunami - Caught On Camera / noeuro

 
   
 
   
 
   
 
    
 
   
 
   
 
   

Earth 100 Million Years From Now / SpaceRip

Study at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences / SLU

The importance of bees / tve

Earth from Space: Chernozem cropland / ESA

Cycle For Water / tve

Countdown to clean water! / WaterAid

Nature Inspires Art: Wisconsin in Words and Pictures / Nature Conservancy

The Swing / Connect4Climate

October 19, 2012

Green Tips by European Environment Agency / EEA

 
        
 
      
   
     
   
   
   
       
   
        
   
       
 
       
   
      
   
      
   
      
   
        
   

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.9 / EEA

We use our citizens actively, we use our local companies and we use the techno-logical development that exists in the field. Torben Juul, Technical Director Thisted Municipality

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.8 / EEA

During the Soviet era, Dedoplistskaro in south east Georgia was the countrys main production area for wheat and sunflower seeds. That came to an end in 1991 when Georgia became independent and Russia cut off its energy supply. To survive the cold winters, the people resorted to cutting down trees for firewood, stripping the countryside of the windbreaks that protected the crops and soil from the harsh desert winds and provided a natural habitat for many species of animals and plants.

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.7 / EEA

Almost a third of the Netherlands lies below sea level, and over the centuries the country has developed a highly efficient flood-defence system. The tragic floods of 1953, caused by a storm surge and exceptionally spring tides, led to a range of modern-day engineering so-lutions as well as a heightened awareness in Dutch society of the dangers of sea level rise. But when, in the mid 1990s, unusually heavy rain in Belgium and Germany caused the Rhine and the Meuse to breach their banks and hundreds of thousands of people had to be evacuated, it was clear that long-term action would have to be taken to protect against flooding from river water as well. The government has now launched a wide ranging pro-gramme of adaptation schemes to protect the coasts from sea-level and to create Room for the River, by establishing unobstructed spaces into which the major rivers can safely over-flow.

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.6 / EEA

Silent except for the humming of bees and the distant hammering of woodpeckers, Białowieża Forest is a fairy-tale landscape of tall trees, peat bogs and meadows home to innumerable species of birds, invertebrates, lichens, fungi and other flora and fauna includ-ing grey wolves, lynx, elk and a large herd of rare European bison.

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.5 / EEA

Ten years ago, a group of people in Ireland came together to try to reduce their overall carbon footprint by building an ecological community. They looked at how they could incor-porate sustainability into every aspect of their lives how they could build and power their houses, how they could earn their living, how they could travel and grow their food.

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.4 / EEA

Producing sustainably works and it should be replicable all over the world. Antonio Lo Franco, Fattoria La Vialla. The family run Fattoria La Vialla in Tuscany is a shining example of truly sustainable farming. Every element of the production chain, from preparing the soil through to packaging the produce, has been planned with the environment in mind.

Environmental atlas of Europe, p.3 / EEA

The Swedish forestry model is built on regenerating forests, so when the old forest is taken away a new forest is established. It is when the forest is young and middle aged that it grows most rapidly, hence absorbing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By monitoring and using modern technology, forest experts indentify trees that should be harvested and trees that should be left behind.

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.2 / EEA

An Environmental Atlas story about Europe's first Cross-border Biosphere, which combines the two large strips of forests, the Pfälzerwald and Les Vosges du Nord, into a beautiful and vibrant bioreserve. In certain zones of the bioreserve small scale farmers are making a business out of producing high quality organic products.

Environmental Atlas of Europe, p.1 / EEA

  

October 12, 2012

What wood you choose? / WWF

European Transport, Research and Innovation / Emakina-Motion

Matt Damon's Promise to Haiti / Charity: water

Development by Design / @nature_org

The Mother Tree / tve.org

Vancouver Island - Inception / Devin Graham

Fields of Africa / Devin Graham

EarthShare Impacts for CFC / EarthShare

Mapping the Motor City with Google Maps / Google

Pierre Yves Cousteau, IUCN Goodwill Ambassador / IUCN

Stop the Crisis, Share our Stories! / IUCN

Forest Heroes Award 2011 / UN

 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    

The criminal rhino horn trade between South Africa and VietNam / WWF

Wildlife Crime and the Elephants of Cameroon / WWF

FSC certified community forest enterprise in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico

Be Part Of The Solution / FSC

Help us save polar bears and other species / WWF

Help us save tigers and other species / WWF

Change the way you think about everything / WWF

Change the way you think about your laptop / WWF

Making an Ad with Just One Sheet of Paper / WWF

Text for Tigers / WWF

Video Oficial El Chalten / Ivan Castro

MARINA ARMADA DE MEXICO "GRACIAS" / Pedro Torres

Big Bang 2012 / The Ellen MacArthur Foundation

 
  
   
  
 
   
 
    
 
    

October 11, 2012

EU Sustainable Energy - Emakina/Motion

Water Works / WaterAid

CORAL REEFS - POLYPS IN PERIL / WRI

TRADICIONES "FANDANGO GUERRERENSE" en GUERRERO ® TELEVISA

Silent Scream / PETA

Water Facts / Hound Studio

 
   
   
    

Capuchin Monkeys - Wild Caribbean / BBC Earth

TRADICIONES "¡Feliz Cumpleaños! VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE" Reina de México ® TELEVISA

Nature + climate / IUCN

Nature + life / IUCN

EARTH University / EarthShare

TRADICIONES "PARACHICOS" en CHIAPA DE CORZO, CHIAPAS ® TELEVISA

Water Changes Everything / charity: water

Securing the web of life / IUCN

Because the world needs to know / 350.org

TRADICIONES "LA GRAN FIESTA DEL ATLIXCÁYOTL" en Puebla ® TELEVISA

TRADICIONES "DIA DE MUERTOS" en Michoacan ® TELEVISA

Simple Harmony / Ecomagination


  

  

Simple Harmony: Wind Energy / Ecomagination

How record sea ice melt is changing life for Greenlanders / The Guardian

TRADICIONES "CRISTO NEGRO" en Campeche ® TELEVISA

Become a Member of World Wildlife Fund / WWF

World Water Day 2012 - The World Is Thirsty Because We Are Hungry

Water: Balancing demand / OECD

Greening: Let's act together / @OECD

October 6, 2012

TRADICIONES "TRAVESIA SAGRADA MAYA" en Quintana Roo ® TELEVISA

The Blue Economy / OECD

Job crisis continues / OECD

Progress / RT


Growing Green Economies / OECD

TRADICIONES "LA GUELAGUETZA" en Oaxaca ® TELEVISA

Saving mother's and children's lives / WHO

Immunization saves lives / WHO

Stop tobacco industry interference / WHO

Every blood donor is a hero / WHO

TRADICIONES "LA DANZA DE LOS GUERREROS DEL PUEBLO KIKAPU" Estado de COAHUILA ® TELEVISA

Push Button. Save Planet / ClimateReality



Give carbon pollution the finger. Push button to sign the petition in support of the EPA Carbon Pollution Standard. http://ClimateReality.com/PushButton

HOUR 24: NEW YORK / ClimateReality


TRADICIONES "VIRGEN DE TALPA" Estado de JALISCO ® TELEVISA

What sources of energy will the world run on in 2035? / IEAEnergy

Is Natural Gas a Global Game Changer? / IEAEnergy

A Clean Energy Future: Do We Have What It Takes? / IEAEnergy

TRADICIONES "SEÑOR CERRITO" en el Estado de Mexico ® TELEVISA

How Solar Works...

Gothenburg, A Super Sustainable City...

TRADICIONES "Semana Santa Rararumi" ® TELEVISA

Groundwater ® IGRAC

 

   

 

The City of Stockholm - The Sustainable City

TRADICIONES "AÑO NUEVO SERIES" en Sonora ® TELEVISA

British Columbia wood / naturallywood.com

Microsoft Video - A Sustainable Future

The Sustainability Lie / wwwGlobalfilmde

September 19, 2012

NEW RESEARCH - GMO Corn & Roundup Cause Cancer / Sept 2012

Remembering Russell E. Train / WWF


Russell E. Train, Founder Chairman Emeritus of World Wildlife Fund, passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012.

Train was one of the most influential and well-known leaders in American conservation. Over the past half century, under his guidance and visionary leadership, World Wildlife Fund-US has grown from a small primarily grant-making organization into a global conservation force with over 1 million members in the U.S. Train was a pioneer not only at WWF, but for the entire conservation movement.

Estrellas del Bicentenario #7: QUINTANA ROO ® TELEVISA

Trouble in Paradise...

Staying Alive...

Estrellas del Bicentenario #6: YUCATAN ® TELEVISA

Warming Up in Mongolia

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