Here are five links to stories and issues connected to environmental economics - we are embarking on a study of this for our A2 microeconomics

1/ Recognising the economic benefits of nature in 2011 (BBC news) - focusing on the background to the REDD programme - “reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation programme”

2/ Hugh’s fish fight takes Tesco to task (Guardian) - reflecting on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new Fish Fight campaign

3/ Rise in flood risk could make one million homes uninsurable (Independent) - our focus is on the terrible floods in Australia, but for hundreds of thousands of people in the UK, flood risks are rising too - insurance costs are set to soar and many may find a missing market in insurance

4/ ‘One poor harvest away from chaos’ (Telegraph) - a look at some of the implications of soaring global food prices

5/ No panaceas for problems plaguing common property resources, says Nobel laureate (The Hindu) - report from a talk given by Nobel prize winner Elinor Ostrom