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• The UK’s 17,820 km (11,073 miles) of coastline is host to an array of flora and fauna; in fact more than 40,000 species - around 50% of the UK’s plants and animals - live in our seas - including intricate corals, whales & dolphins, giant (but harmless) basking sharks, seals, puffins and a myriad of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. Source: Wildlife Trusts

July 2009 11 World Population Day, recognized by the UN

• Bedouin village of Darajat gaining acclaim for its focus on clean energy, June 24 ^[1] topic, place

• Russia plans to raise CO2 production by 30% before 2020, June 22 ^[2] topic

• Latest scientific evidence warns that ocean temperatures, sea levels, extreme climate conditions and the retreat of the Arctic sea ice have picked up more pace than experts predicted two years ago, June 22 ^[3] topic

References

1. ↑ Global Voices Online, June 24, 2009
2. ↑ The Reference Frame, June 22, 2009
3. ↑ United Nations Environment Programme, June 22, 2009

• UN agency ignores indigenous approach to knowledge protection, IIED, June 29 ^[1] topic

• Radical shift needed to end alarmism over climate-related migration, IIED, June 24 ^[2] topic

• Strengthen the present financial support to the low-income countries with minimum 1 billion US Dollars, Municipalities of the World, June 23 ^[3] topic

References

1. ↑ International Institute for Environment and Development, June 29, 2009
2. ↑ International Institute for Environment and Development, June 24, 2009
3. ↑ Local Gov. Climate Change Leadership Summit, June 23

"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money." Cree Indian Proverb

• Scottish Government's world-leading legislation to tackle climate change passed by MSPs. The Bill sets a target of reducing emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, including emissions from international aviation and shipping. It also sets an interim target for a 42 per cent cut in emissions by 2020, June 25 ^[1] topic, place

• Roads programme - including those finished in the past 12 months, those under construction, and those in the planning stages - could be as much as £3.9 billion over budget, CBT, June 25 ^[2] topic

• 70,000 new green jobs could be created across England and Wales if councils Get Serious About CO2, FoE, June 25 ^[3] topic

References

1. ↑ The Scottish Government, June 25, 2009
2. ↑ Campaign for Better Transport, June 25,2009
3. ↑ Friends of the Earth, June 25,2009

• It's not fair!, July 2 ^[1] topic

• Lipservice and localism, June 29 ^[2] topic

• Place Survey - based on more than 500,000 people's views and perceptions about where they live - demonstrates the importance of listening to local people and what they want for their local area, Communities Secretary John Denham, June 23 ^[3] Less than half of people say they are satisfied with their local council. Only a quarter of people feel they can influence local decisions, as many again would like to be more involved. topic

References

1. ↑ Living with rats, July 2, 2009
2. ↑ Living with rats, June 29, 2009
3. ↑ Communities and Local Government, June 23, 2009