Comment Global Oct-Dec 2010

December
Local control is key to the sustainable use of forests. Locally controlled forestry is essential because local people generally value forests for more than cash alone, which gives them a reason to manage it sustainably and resist converting forests purely to satisfy distant consumer demands within the global economy. Duncan Macqueen, 22/12/2010 iied.org, 07/01/2011, iied.org, 22/12/2010 topic
Creation by the UN of a new scientific body on biodiversity, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), major step forward, says UK government. 4 December Defra news, 4 December 2010 “Biodiversity is important in its own right but it is also essential to maintaining the ecosystems on which we all depend. If biodiversity loss continues we risk destabilising ecosystems which may have serious implications for human well-being, especially in Developing Countries. This new platform will help to mobilise the world’s scientific community, and bring scientists and policy-makers together, to find solutions to these problems.” Defra Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Bob Watson topic
November
Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor, IIED, 12/11/2010 iied.org, 12/11/2010 topic
October
The great transition (beyond carbon), Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, October 8, 2010 OurWorld 2.0, October 8, 2010 "The 21st century may well signify the end of industrial civilization as we know it — but it also points to the unprecedented opportunity to envision, and work toward, a far more equitable, sustainable and harmonious post-carbon civilization." topic
Reader Report: Tianjin Eco-city Cleantech Focus, WorldChanging Team, 6 Oct Worldchanging: Bright Green, 6 Oct 10 topic
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Is social media catalysing an offline sharing economy? 10.05.10 Shareable, 10.05.10 topic
Author Don Tapscott on the growing influence of public participation, 4 October guardian.co.uk, 4 October 2010 topic, topic
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