Shade-grown, hand picked coffee is one of Peru's biggest exports, but the country's smallholder farmers face sustained crop losses from extreme weather. Matilda Lee reports from Peru
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Coffee brands' project aims to stop slash and burn farming by linking local reforestation to the international carbon market. Matilda Lee reports from Peru
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Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism and how he became an 'enemy of the state'
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Special report Crisis or rebirth? The future of Ethiopia's pastoralist tribes
China's least talked about crime against Tibet is the damage to the Tibetan plateau: dams, deforestation, mining, poaching and the dumping of nuclear waste. And it is impacting on all of us
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A unique winery in Western Maharashtra is utilising water recycling, solar power and waste reduction in an effort to avoid the environmental damage linked to wine production in California
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Pillage theory: a blueprint for prosecuting corporations trading in conflict resources
Pharmaceutical industry 'rejoices' at demise of pioneering EPD allergy treatment
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Curbing supermarkets' power: will the Groceries Code Adjudicator have the teeth to bite?Tackling the unfair buying practices of the big supermarkets is a vital step forward for securing the rights of over a million workers. From fruit to textiles to cut flowers, abuses in the supply chain are rife. Now we must guard against lobbying from the retail giants, says Murray Worthy
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The New Scramble for AfricaFrom slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has created serious problems for Africa. Pádraig Carmody’s latest book attempts to unravel the moral morass, says Mark Newton
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The Ecologist March 1972: Oil pollution of the seaForty years ago this month, Neiton Pilpel investigated oil pollution at sea. As oil spills became ever more common, can marine life cope?
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> The Ecologist February 1972: The value of the ‘underrated’ earthworm> The Ecologist January 1972: a blueprint for survival |
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When it comes to oils we are spoilt for choice, with more than 130 million tonnes of oil consumed every year, according to the WWF. But with demand set to increase, what sort of impact is our appetite for oil having on the planet? And which is the green choice?
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There’s more to an energy efficient home than good insulation; everything from radiators to windows can play their part. Ruth Styles explains how to make your home a greener place to be
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Whether you live in the city or in the heart of rural England, planting your own fruit trees provides you with a free source of fruit and a boost for biodiversity
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With synthetic and chemical free formulas, and a colour range to rival Monet, modern mineral make-up is skin and planet friendly. Thea Byrgesen rounds up the best
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Take one Alpaca, a scattering of silkworms, a couple of cows and a group of goats, and you could just be the next Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Lisa Stephens presents the A to Z of smallholdings
Read More...The Ecologist Film Unit travels to Calabria in Southern Italy to investigate claims that the orange harvest makes use of African migrants paid poverty wages and living in squalid conditions.
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Grow It Yourself is a popular community organisation with a vision of bringing people together in a sustainable and healthier way through organic food growing. Now it has plans to launch further afield in the UK
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Friends of the Earth are calling on Prime Minister David Cameron, and Energy Secretary Ed Davey to wean the UK off fossil fuels and create a 'Clean British Energy Revolution'
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A new film, Raising Resistance, gives a telling account of how Paraguay's small farmers are suffering social and environmental ills from the country's meteoric rise in soya farming
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Meat matters: London restaurants gear up for ‘nose-to-tail' fortnight
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Meadowlands Festival and Langham Brewery have teamed up to offer one lucky Ecologist reader a case of local Sussex beer courtesy of Langham Brewery and two weekend tickets to this year’s Meadowlands Festival 2012 in East Sussex from 1st – 3rd June 2012
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As the weather warms up and the clouds clear, Summer cocktails move up the agenda! The Ecologist has teamed up with London and Scottish to offer our readers a chance to sample some delicious Organic Gin
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What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success
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