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Years in the environment

How come there isn't a series of articles like "Year in the environment" in the style of 2011 in science? IT shouldn't be too hard to make a series like that. Abyssal (talk) 17:49, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

It is because no one has got around to it I guess. I have recently created the Category:Environment by year series and I made a pathetic stub article as a test at 2010 in the environment. It is a HUGE exercise and is something that I am planning to work on. My plan was to populate the categories and then use that as a basis for the individual year articles. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 20:26, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Cool. Take your time, there's no deadline. I might pitch in a little on occasion. Abyssal (talk) 22:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I have set up a bit of a structure. See Table of years in the environment for a stack of red links that need doing. List of years in the environment should be built up as the articles are created. The current structure is only temporary. Each year should have a summary. I have made a start on 2010 in the environment, 2011 in the environment, and 2012 in the environment. With the first two I have used the contents of the related category. Entries can also be gleaned for from the current events pages. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 23:48, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

I have set up Wikipedia:Environment by year project to help with what is a Really BIG Job. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 02:41, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Timelines that need sorting out

Timeline of history of environmentalism was split from Timeline of environmental history. Both names or both timeline are poorly thought out given the use of the words "environment" and "environmentalism". I have made an attempt to sort things out in the past (see Talk:Timeline of environmental history) and would like to clean things up, but before I do I want to get some further feedback for the wider community. Nothing worse than doing some major editing and having someone come in and stomp all over it with a heavy handed keyboard! (?!?) Fortunately that doesn't happen very often.

A few points:

• Timeline of environmental history - a timeline is by definition a history, therefore the word history is redundant.
• Timeline of history of environmentalism - as above.
• My preferences for a title would be Timeline of the environment. A related timeline that could be created would be Timeline of environmental issues that only covers environmental issues.
• Timeline of history of environmentalism covers the environment, environmentalism, human health ,and natural events. That is too broad. It should be restricted to the human impact on the environment. To avoid systemic bias there will have to be a Timeline of the United States environment given the number entries for the US. Obviously there will be some duplication to get the balance right between the global and the US timelines.
• Timeline of environmental history starts off as a timeline of the universe and ends up in a mish-mash of natural events, human health issues, politics etc. Something like Graphical timeline of the universe serves as an equivalent but that content may be able to be salvaged for a Timeline of the Universe (current a bad redir) that is text rather than graphical.

Note that I have been working on Category:Environment by year which is intimately tied in with some sort of environmental timeline. -- Alan Liefting (talk) - 09:16, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Given your proper concern for precision and unambiguity, why not Timeline of human impact on the environment? Or Timeline: history of human impact on the environment? Or the like? That is explicit, descriptive, and no longer than some accepted titles. It is unambiguous and eliminates the environment/environmentalism/etc confusion, that I guarantee to become a perennial nuisance or worse. JonRichfield (talk) 08:53, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Image for Template:Environmental-org-stub

Hi,
FYI, the image commons:File:Earth Western Hemisphere white background.jpg that had been used in Template:Environmental-org-stub was deleted earlier today. If anyone has a fitting replacement image you may consider putting that into the stub template.
Amalthea 11:28, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

I quite like it without an image actually. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 18:20, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Article Edit of "Water Scarcity in Africa"

I plan on editing the current article on "Water Scarcity in Africa" and would like to add it to WikiProject Environment page. I will expand the current brief article to address how clean water scarcity effects health, opportunities for women, education, development, agriculture, and regional conflict. Overall, the article will discuss how the removal of a basic human necessity, such as clean water, devastates all aspects of African development. Without access to drinkable water, African nations are unable to support equal and comprehensive education opportunities, healthy living, reliable food sources and agriculture, technological advances, and sustainable positive development. Additionally, the burden of locating clean water is put on the shoulders of women and children, and thus women in these regions are denied access to basic capabilities, which has led to an unequal gender participation in society. Africa's current state is one of the most glaring examples of our time concerning how the lack of clean water leads to the stalling and reversal of human progress. Although the article will focus heavily on the development issues associated with Africa's clean water problems, the root of the cause lies in the environmental issue of clean water scarcity and how it is perpetuated by unsustainable practices, which is why I believe it fits in the scope of WikiProject Environment. I would greatly appreciate any opinions on what should or should not be included in my article expansion. Thanks so much! Hmccann (talk) 04:38, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

I have done a few tweaks of Water scarcity in Africa. Some of the refs had a publication title in the authorlink field. It might pay to check the refs. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 04:54, 9 March 2012 (UTC)