Mapping out "danger zones" for fisheries management
FERU members William Cheung and Rashid Sumaila mapped the locations of six major conservation ‘danger zones’, where short-term thinking and the temptation to profit from overfishing are overwhelming conservation needs. (See The Daily Mail).
Daily Mail: Research identifies six fishing 'danger zones'… where conservation is outweighed by greed and short-term profit
Researchers have identified six major conservation ‘danger zones’ around the world – where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for conservation. William Cheung and Rashid Sumaila, from the University of British Columbia, analysed figures from countries with major fishing industries in the world’s oceans. The combined economic figures from the various industries […]
Wall Street Journal: Singapore: The World’s “Unhealthiest” Country?
Singapore’s lawmakers have always worried their city-state’s growth is unsustainable given its lack of water, energy and other natural resources. But a new study says matters may be worse than they know, with the country’s current “ecological deficit” leaving it last out of 150 countries ranked for their overall economic and ecological health. The Eco2 […]