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Five ways to make this year's family break the greenest ever
Laurie Tuffrey
17th January, 2012
From taking the ferry to a budget version of the Orient Express, Greentraveller founder, Richard Hammond, shares his top five ways to holiday without harming the planetmore...
Biofuels not food the biggest driver of 'land grabbing' deals, says report
Laurie Tuffrey
18th December, 2011
'Land grab' report highlights growing interest from speculators in ‘flex’ crops like soya, palm oil and sugarcane that can be used for biofuels or food more...
How global finance fuels a secretive and unethical land grab in Africa
Henk Hobbelink
9th December, 2011
Global banks, investment houses and pension funds are gobbling up farmland in poor countries for food and biofuels production. GRAIN, winners of the 2011 Right Livelihood Award, says this secretive and unjust practice needs to stop more...
Our Land: website champions sustainable holidays in English countryside
Ben Hudson
2nd December, 2011
Forget Lapland - a festive break in the English countryside is just as beautiful. New website Our Land will help you discover sustainable tourism in the Cotswolds, South Downs and New Forest, amongst others more...
Snack on that! Are insects the future of food?
Gavin Haines
18th November, 2011
With seven billion people to feed, agriculture is feeling the strain. So are creepie crawlies the solution? The Ecologist takes a closer look more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Landscape Photographer of the Year
Ben Hudson
17th November, 2011
From haunting seascapes to craggy moors and emerald hills; the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards show Britain at its best more...
Targeting the whale hunters: on patrol with Sea Shepherd
Beatrice Yannacopoulou
1st November, 2011
A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's Steve Irwin ship during recent operations targeting bluefin tuna fishing and pilot whale hunting argues the organisations' activities are vital for preventing slaughter on the high seas more...
Review: Pitcairlie House, Fife
Kristen Harding
21st October, 2011
Deep in the heart of Fife, Pitcairlie House is a magical place to spend a chilled out weekend getting back to nature, says Kristen Harding more...
Ten of the best... British volunteering holidays
Christine Ottery
21st October, 2011
Volunteering holidays aren't just for bored teenagers. As Christine Ottery found out, there are plenty of ways to see the UK and do your bit at the same time more...
Can the common agricultural policy save England's green and pleasant land?
Matilda Lee
11th October, 2011
As reform of the EU's agriculture policy gets underway, Miles King of the Grassland Trust tells Matilda Lee how intensive farming has all but destroyed England's 'rainforests' and why it's time we started asking for more from our farmers more...
Davos: taking back the banker’s paradise
Ruth Styles
5th October, 2011
It’s better known for the yearly financial knees-up that is the World Economic Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of quiet charm, as Ruth Styles found out more...
Sick As A pig – the menace of MRSA linked to industrial pig farming
Another strain of MRSA is emerging from the factory farms of Northern Europe, and it is linked to the insatiable demand for cheap meat on our plates. The Ecologist Film Unit investigates more...
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Salmon farm threatens Scottish island of Eigg's green credentials
Kathrine Anker
26th September, 2011
The Isle of Eigg has won prizes for its use of renewable energy resources. But a proposed fish farm could ruin the eco-friendly reputation that the small island community has worked so hard to obtain, and the tourist appeal that comes with it more...
The eco travel guide to Scotland
Ruth Styles and Vanessa Jones
22nd September, 2011
Jagged peaks, cerulean lochs, plentiful wildlife and wonderful historical treasures have made Scotland a truly magical place to go, say Ruth Styles and Vanessa Jones more...
Best Expedition in the World: the final days
Ben Southall
16th September, 2011
In the last installment of his ‘Best Expedition in the World’ diary, Ben Southall looks back at his encounters with the eco-heroes working hard to conserve the magnificent Great Barrier Reef more...
Best of British: the three spots you have to swim in
Daniel Start
8th September, 2011
In an exclusive extract from Wild Swimming, author Daniel Start looks back at his best-ever wild dips more...
St Kilda: exploring Scotland’s most westerly point
Jonny Muir
31st August, 2011
Remote, beautiful and totally uninhabited, St Kilda is a wild paradise just off the Scottish coast. In an extract from his book, Isles on the Edge of the Sea, author Jonny Muir explains why it was love at first sight more...
The eco travel guide to England
Ruth Styles
25th August, 2011
Boasting vibrant cities, countless historical treasures and lush rolling countryside, England has much to offer green travellers, says Green Living Editor Ruth Stylesmore...
Lake swimming, wild berries and traditional smoke saunas: summer at Lake Saimaa
Ruth Styles
11 August, 2011
With its ultra-clean water and unspoilt countryside, Finland’s Lakeland is a paradise for nature lovers and foodies alike, says Ruth Styles more...
Ten of the best...European national parks
Ruth Styles
29th July, 2011
From the volcanic caldera of Mount Teide to the craggy tors of Dartmoor, Europe’s national parks combine stunning scenery with wonderful flora and fauna. Ruth Styles rounds up ten of the best more...
The Ecologist October 1971: The extinction of whales?
The Ecologist
17th October, 2011
Forty years ago this month, Scott McVay predicted the impending extinction of many species of whales. Does the threat remain today, or has the battle been won? more...
Best Expedition in the World: meeting the ‘marine guardians’
Ben Southall
21st July, 2011
In the second installment of his ‘Best Expedition in the World’ diary, Ben Southall meets some of the marine guardians working to protect the Great Barrier Reef more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Richard Scott of Landlife
Matilda Lee
12th July, 2011
The senior project manager at Landlife, the charity working to bring people and wildlife closer together, on 'principled' dealings with corporations and why it's important to make politicians jealous more...
Q&A: Ross Bowers, Challenge4aCause
Henry Gass
8th July, 2011
Launched in 2009 to raise funds to protect Namibia’s endangered black rhino population, Challenge4aCause’s Ross Bowers sat down with Henry Gass to talk conservation, tourism and why poaching is still a threat more...
Five brilliant British beaches
Ruth Styles
7th July, 2011
From wide expanses of golden sand to ultra-clean water and wildlife galore, Britain’s beaches have something for everyone more...Members
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