For centuries the relations between the man and the surrounding world were based on the principal of extracting all possible material benefits out of the nature. It is typical for the man race to use the available resources in maximal possible volumes without taking the arising contradictions in to account. This is our greatest trouble. Продолжить читать
The emergence of ecological science
As you know, ecology is a relatively young science that emerged as a separate discipline at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries. Actually, it was considered science only in the sixties of the 20th century when the state of environment had caused great concern. But the background of ecology began much earlier: not everybody knows that perhaps the first environmentalist on Earth was... Aristotle! Продолжить читать
Desertification
Droughty lands make 41,3% of all land on the globe. It means that nearly a half of lands, available at mankind, are potential deserts and under certain conditions can turn into them. Продолжить читать
The drawbacks of alternative energy sources
What are alternative energy sources? And why do we call them alternative? Is everything really as rosy on the horizon of the owners of miracle equipment that can give free energy? Продолжить читать
The best friend of chimpanzees and UN Ambassador - fantastic Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall is one of the most famous primatologists with world name and an active fighter for nature protection. Продолжить читать