Soaring global demand for fishmeal primarily for animal feed or fish farms, including salmon, is wrecking havoc on the once abundant fish stocks of the southern Pacific
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From India to Indonesia pepper farmers are increasingly vulnerable to harvest failures, food price crashes and price fixing, an investigation by Frederik Johannisson & Peter Bengtsen of Danwatch has revealed
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The think tank set up by Bjorn Lomborg will close in July unless new sources of income can be found after the Danish government cut its funding
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Tainted gold: thousands join protest against Peru's largest ever mining project
Middle England and eco-activists unite in opposition to shale gas and fracking
Are the UK's new high speed rail plans part of a sustainable future for public transport in the UK or a big statement that only benefits a minority?
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Green refurbishments save money and reduce CO2 emissions, helping combat climate change. The challenge is getting people to do them
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UK needs scientific research into agroecology not GMThe greatest challenge facing agricultural scientists is how to work with farmers producing more ecological and healthier food - not GM, argues Patrick Mulvany, chair of the UK Food Group and advisor to Practical Action
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A Better World is PossibleBruce Nixon’s call to arms examines the perils of the global economic system, and challenges us to think sustainably, writes Bethany Hubbard
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The Ecologist January 1972: a blueprint for survivalForty years ago the Ecologist published its landmark ‘A Blueprint for Survival’ issue outlining the need for a serious economic and environmental overhaul
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> The Power of Self-Healing: Unlock Your Natural Healing Potential in 21 Days> Let Live: A Bike Ride, Climate Change and the CIA |
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> The Ecologist December 1971: Japan’s ‘economic miracle’> The Ecologist November 1971: rural to urban shift |
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Real vintage not only adds character to your home; by diverting furniture away from landfill, it does the planet a favour too. Here’s how to get stuck in
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Eco-label THTC has launched a new range of organic cotton t-shirts in association with the Soil Association, the Carbon Trust and the Fair Wear Foundation
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The coast of Peru is being blighted by an industry sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. The Ecologist Film Unit investigates
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It is estimated that by 2030, 92 per cent of Britons will live in cities. The CEO of charity Trees for Cities on why its so important but difficult to plant trees in our streets
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Mission impossible or radical manifesto? This year Dave Hampton aims to create a million coaches to help inspire real action on climate change
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A single mother, three teenagers and an East London terrace offer a living piece of research on retrofitting designed for real-time living
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Climate hotspot: sea level rise threatens millions in Mekong Delta rice belt
Coal power: miners pay in blood for China's economic miracle
An Ecology of Mind: film interprets a life of unconventional thought
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The Ecologist and Seed & Bean Company team up this month to offer a lucky Ecologist reader a chance to win a collection of Organic Seed & Bean Company chocolate bars plus a copy of the 10th edition Good Shopping Guide - the world's leading ethical shopping reference book!
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Free food from Feeding the 5000 in Trafalgar Square, London. Come along and give your food some thought on Friday 18th November
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