According to the report "Livestock's Long Shadow" published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, livestock generates 18% of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As such, livestock is a frontline contributor to environmental degradation worldwide. It is heavily responsible for air and water pollution, deforestation, land degradation, loss of biodiversity and climate changes. The greenhouse gas emissions from beef production are particularly high: eating one kilogram of beef roughly equals the GHG emissions of flying 100 kilometres by jet, per passenger.

Due to a drop-out, we've currently a place available on our popular Research and Production for Wildlife Documentaries course :: 27-29th July 2012

Research and production are essential elements of the wildlife film industry but the activities involved and techniques required are not always obvious. This course combines presentations from experienced researchers and producers, who can guide you through the pitfalls and teach you the tricks of the trade, with practical work and examples from real productions. Working as a wildlife researcher or production assistant is often the first step in the wildlife film-making industry but getting a job can be hard.

Environmental film industry volunteering opportunities

Volunteering for the week of Wildscreen Festival provides a unique hands-on experience within the wildlife and environmental film industry, giving you exclusive networking opportunities with industry professionals and a fantastic place to make new friends!

To all conscious people concerned with the well-being of our Earth, I would like to bring your attention to an atrocity being committed in my country South Africa, almost unnoticed.  The consequences are severe, we must address this issue.

TRADE IN LION BONES

I hear the argument that it is better to allow the breeding of lions to "flood the market and stop the incentive for poaching".

Al Jazeera invites filmmakers in Asia to submit proposals for our Observational Documentary Workshop in partnership with the Asian Network of Documentary (AND).

We are looking for documentary filmmakers from Asia who can tell empowering personal stories that will inspire and illuminate our global audience.

Global leaders ended a UN development summit on Friday with what was widely considered a lackluster agreement, leaving many attendees convinced that individuals and companies, rather than governments, must lead efforts to improve the environment.

Nearly 100 heads of state and government gathered over the past three days in efforts to establish "sustainable development goals," a UN drive built around economic growth, the environment and social inclusion. But a lack of consensus over those goals in Rio de Janeiro led to an agreement that even some signatory nations said lacked commitment, specifics and measurable targets.

The melting Arctic is under threat from oil drilling, industrial fishing and conflict.

There is no government or army to protect the Arctic, only countries and companies looking to carve it up. Help us plant a Flag for the Future at the North Pole.

There are seven billion of us on our planet. Each and every one of us is affected by the health of the Arctic: by reflecting the sun's rays off its ice, the Arctic shapes our weather patterns and the food we grow and eat.