natural world: 1/25 of 563
next »
The State of Nature: new report shows most UK species in decline
May 22nd, 2013
by Martin Harper
Martin Harper, the RSPB's Conservation Director tells us why the launch of a new report should be a serious wake up call for all of us - a call that we simply can't ignore....... more...
Stocktake of UK wildlife reveals very worrying trends
by Damien Carrington
A huge scale analysis of the state of the UK's wildlife shows that many animals, birds, insects, fish and plants are in serious trouble...... more...
Fishing the Gulf of Maine: Tradition at a Crossroads
May 20th, 2013
By Michael Sanders
Lobster fishing remains big business off the coast of Maine but even with new regulations and new gadgets can it ever be sustainable? Michael Sanders investigates the real costs of the crustacean on your plate more...
Eco-design at Chelsea Flower Show 2013
by Hazel Sillver
This is the centenary year for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and eco-sound landscaping is taking centre stage.more...
Science proves what we all know: Nature is Good for your Health!
by Richard J Dolesh
Richard Dolesh reports on a recently published study, the findings of which support what most of us know intuitively - that nature is good for us. more...
Cooking with Gorse: Foraging for the Kitchen
April 30th, 2013
by Susan Clark
How would you capture the wafting coconut-like scent of a coastal gorse bush? By turning the flowers into a stunningly delicious ice cream says Susan Clarkmore...
Cooking with Wild Garlic: Foraging for the Kitchen
April 19th, 2013
by Susan Clark
If there's one plant you don't need to be a botanist to safely identify it's wild garlic. Just follow your nose ... and head straight back to your kitchen says Susan Clark more...
Shades of gray: America's wolf dilemma
11tth March, 2013
Jim Wickens
Reviled by ranchers and fawned over by conservationists, the Gray wolf is highly controversial in the US. Jim Wickens travels to Montana and Wyoming to unravel the complex arguments surrounding plans to cull the animalsmore...
Shades of gray: celebrity killing, Yellowstone wolves in the firing line
7th March 2013
Jim Wickens
In the lead up to broadcast of the next Link TV/Ecologist film, Shades of Gray, Jim Wickens continues to look at the thorny issues surrounding wolf culling in the US more...
Shades of gray: shedding new light on the Rocky Mountain wolf wars
5th March, 2013
Jim Wickens
In the lead up to broadcast of the next Link TV/Ecologist film, Shades of Gray, Jim Wickens introduces the thorny issues surrounding wolf culling in the US more...
COMMENT: Does the Cayman Islands really need 'cramped, dirty and overcrowded' turtle farm?
10th January, 2013
Rachel Alcock
If local people had the choice between eating a bowl of turtle stew, or having access to a new hospital, school or lower tax it’s hard to imagine they’d pick turtle stew, says Rachel Alcock more...
Why we all need to worry about the decline in native butterflies
Faye Dobson
2nd August, 2012
Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them. more...
natural world: 1/25 of 563
next »
Revealed: how our shoes are linked to deforestation and slavery in the Amazon
Ida Dalgaard Steffensen, DanWatch
26th October, 2012
Europe is the world's largest importer of leather shoes but much of the leather itself comes from cattle farms deep in the Brazilian Amazon, where farms use slave labourers and where slaughterhouses do not respect workers' safety. Ida Dalgaard Steffensen reports more...
Toxic chemicals used for leather production poisoning India’s tannery workers
Pter Bengsten,Danwatch
26th October, 2012
India’s tanning industry has started tackling environmental issues but its progress on worker safety is woeful. As Peter Bengtsen found out, illness and deaths linked to toxic tanning chemicals appear worryingly commonmore...
Cruelty and animal suffering blight India’s booming leather industry
Peter Bengtsen, DanWatch
26th October, 2012
Cattle crammed into trucks, calves hurled on their backs and other serious animal welfare abuses happen daily in India. Despite ambitious legislation, animal welfare is a concept the leather industry are yet to embrace. Peter Bengtsen reports more...
Indonesia's Sumatran tiger threatened by development of last jungle strongholds
Dr. Julian Bloomer
4th September, 2012
As politicians encourage development around the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Dr. Julian Bloomer explores how the area's endangered species can be protected more...
Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists
John Vidal
31st August, 2012
Water scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed a population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, warns Stockholm International Water Institute more...
Are captive tuna farms a viable alternative to overfishing?
Tom Edathikunnel
22nd August, 2012
The Kindai tuna, bred by scientists at Kinki University, may lead the way for future large-scale tuna farms. Tom Edathikunnel investigates whether the idea really is preferable to overfishing more...
Texaco's pollution of Ecuador's indigenous lands brought to light in new DVD
Nicola Peel
8th August, 2012
Nicola Peel talks about her new DVD, Blood of the Amazon, telling of her travels through the rainforest and her investigations on the effects of reckless oil drilling on indigenous communities more...
Congo’s rangers locate first mountain gorilla families in rebel-held territory
The Ecologist
7th August, 2012
Rangers have detected gorilla families in Virunga National Park for the first time since fighting broke out between M23 rebels and government forces earlier this year more...
New EU fish reforms anger artisan fishermen
Victor Paul Borg
31 July, 2012
More than seven out of ten edible marine species in the EU are over-fished and coastal communities are dying. So you might think new draft reforms would help reverse this trend. Not so, says Victor Paul Borg, who investigates the impact of changes that the community fishermen themselves do not want more...
VIDEO: UK tourists fuelling brutal live elephant trade between Burma & Thailand
The Ecologist
23rd July, 2012
An illegal cross-border trade in endangered wild Asian elephants to serve Thailand's tourist industry is threatening the future of the species, an undercover investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) has revealed more...
Why the best world-changing ideas begin in your neighbourhood
John-Paul Flintoff
22nd May, 2012
Your ideas for changing the world may be desperately important. But if you can't find a way to engage the interests of the people around you they may never take off, argues John-Paul Flintoff more...
How rhino horn poaching fuels criminal gangs in UK and Europe
Anna Taylor
18th May, 2012
Rhino poaching hits record high as criminal gangs target museums and exhibitions in UK and Europe to cash in on lucrative trade more...
Coffee farmers in Peru look to carbon market to fund climate adaptation
Matilda Lee
14th May, 2012
Coffee brands' project aims to stop slash and burn farming by linking local reforestation to the international carbon market. Matilda Lee reports from Peru more...Members
ECOLOGIST COOKIES
Using this website means you agree to us using simple cookies.
FOLLOW
THE ECOLOGIST
