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Conservation International 'agreed to greenwash arms company'
Tom Levitt
11th May, 2011
US environmental charity under fire for close links with controversial companies, including Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto and Shell more...
Saving the World’s Wildlife: WWF’s First Fifty Years
Ruth Styles
14th April, 2011
Written to coincide with the WWF’s half century, Saving the World’s Wildlife is a fascinating account of the 50-year history of the world’s most famous eco charity more...
Saving the Black Rhino: conservation in Namibia
Celebrate African culture and environmental conservation with the Namibia Tourism Board more...
TAKE ACTION on conserving home energy (with a sexy helping hand)
Matilda Lee
1st April, 2011
Friends of the Earths' saucy new campaign video aims to get people turned on to energy efficiency more...
Earth Rights, Earth Healing: Applying Nature’s Laws
Schumacher College's week long course on making new laws to protect nature more...
Why invasive plants are the 'second biggest threat to biodiversity' after habitat loss
Carrie Madren
23rd March,2011
As experts gather in London for a major conference addressing the often overlooked threat of invasive species to biodiversity, Carrie Madren gets a briefing from those on the frontline in the battle against 'pest plants' more...
London 2012 Olympics: what's the hidden cost to green spaces and wildlife habitats?
Tom Antebi
16th March,2011
Already hit by rows over radioactive waste and airport expansion, the London 2012 Olympic Games are accused of degrading green land vital to local communities and wildlife. Tom Antebi reports more...
Hen and Hammock: changing the world, one garden at a time
The Ecologist
11th March, 2011
From carbon offsetting to ethical sourcing, Oxfordshire’s Hen and Hammock is proof that retail can be green more...
Top 10…Euro cities to cycle
Ruth Styles
7th March, 2011
Want to see a new city and get fit at the same time? Then try doing it by bike... more...
Bristol’s Big Biodiversity Talk
Bristol University and Bristol Zoo talk 'Biodiversity and Conservation in a Changing World' more...
Help save Britain’s birds
The Ecologist
25th February, 2011
From buying a nest box to keeping Mr Bigglesworth under control; there are plenty of ways in which you can help the UK’s bird population more...
The great farm sell-off: Spelman gives green light to agricultural land sale
Tom Levitt
24th February, 2011
As budgets are cut local authorities are selling off farmland without considering the long-term implications of losing a valuable asset for future generations. Tom Levitt reports more...
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Wild with heart: 'Voluntouring' at the Taricaya Ecological Reserve in Peru
The Ecologist
17th February, 2011
Combining stunning jungle scenery with the chance to get close to wildlife and give something back Taricaya Ecological Reserve offers volunteering opportunities that can make a real differencemore...
The great wolf debate: hunt them down or let them flourish?
Joseph Mayton
15th February,2011
Long a symbol of the US wilderness - and a totem for the environmental movement - wolves are now the focus of a bitter conflict between those who want to increase the species' numbers and those that want to kill them more...
Q&A: Ben Southall
Ruth Styles
2nd February, 2011
He’s been a charity fundraiser and is now a fully-fledged adventurer. But is ‘Best Job in the World’s’ Ben Southall about to add eco-warrior to his CV? Ruth Styles met him to find outmore...
Top 10… ways to eat fish sustainably
Katharine Helmore
14th January, 2011
Support Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Big Fish Fight by making sure that the fish you eat is ethically caught and sourced from sustainable fisheriesmore...
The Ecologist December 1970: The con in conservation
Vi Nguyen
7th December, 2010
Forty years ago this month, Robert Allen wrote about the ‘European Con Year’ - the year environmental conservation practices were bleakmore...
Logging company accused of ‘misleading public’ with carbon conservation project
Kara Moses
3rd December, 2010
Controversial Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper has come under fire from environmentalists because of 'false claims' over Sumatran rainforest carbon reserve more...
Bluefin tuna condemned to extinction by 'laughable' ICCAT summit claim activists
Kara Moses
30th November, 2010
Campaigners unite in fury over the failure of the latest attempt to curtail overfishing of the critically endangered bluefin tuna species more...
Why the failure of the bluefin tuna summit is bad for people and the environment
James Thornton
30th November, 2010
The ICCAT summit on bluefin tuna was stained by a lack of transparency, allegations of illegality and disturbing examples of financial interests trampling over environmental concerns, says James Thorntonmore...
Harrison Ford on the illegal wildlife trade
The Ecologist
25th November,2010
Tigers - subject of this month's unprecedented conservation summit in St Petersburg - are just one species being devastated by the illegal wildlife trade, as this unique advert featuring the Indiana Jones star explains more...
Written charter for land use vital for 'Big Society' management of natural resources
Kara Moses
23rd November,2010
A written charter for land use must be adopted to best manage England’s land resources as part of the 'Big Society', according to academics from the Rural Economy and Land Use Programme more...
'Futurescapes': how a Shropshire land manager rewrote the conservation rulebook
Dan Box
14th September 2010
With a new coalition government the opportunities for fresh thinking about managing the UK countryside are vast, reports Dan Box. And the Stiperstones nature reserve is providing plenty of inspiration... more...
Urban birdlife: encouraging peregrine falcons in London
Helen Babbs
24th August, 2010
Forget bats in the belfry, there are peregrines on the Houses of Parliament - not to mention a growing number of other high-profile places around the capital more...
Ecuador offers to leave rainforest oil in the ground for $3.6 billion
Ecologist
5th August, 2010
Ecuador seeks $3.6 billion from international donors to protect species-rich rainforest reserve from oil exploration more...Members
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