Don’t despair if this weekend turns out to be a washout; the UK’s natural history museums are the perfect place to spend a rainy afternoon. Gervase Poulden has five of the best
… Five of the best... British natural history museums Gervase Poulden | 26th August 2011 Ethical Living Natural History Museums Bank Holiday Rain Travel … turns out to be a washout; the UK’s natural history museums are the perfect place to spend …
The Indigenous Peoples of North America are the survivors of a multi-century genocide that was still being deliberately waged in the 1950s and has still not stopped today, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz told Stephyn Quirke. But the fightback is on, and for the world to overcome both genocide and ecocide, the indigenous struggle must grow to encompass the mass of humanity.
… in school. And unfortunately for us, American history books already forgot to mention a few … to Europeans. In fact, the Europeans our history books call the 'original Americans' … impossible to get a standard education in US history and come away with the knowledge that …
BRENDAN MONTAGUE is impressed, but not entirely convinced, by an ambitious work with potentially far-reaching significance
… 3rd July 2018 Reviews Systems Thinking Human History Taoist ritual BRENDAN MONTAGUE is … Lent’s The Patterning Instinct : A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning was … claim to present a new practice of “cognitive history”, which is applied to the entire arc …
LONG READ: A critique of David Graeber and David Wengrow's The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity.
… Neale | 17th December 2021 | News Human History Anthropology Editor’s Picks … David Wengrow's The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity. David Graeber and David … everything I ever thought about the history of the world. The most profound and …
We can start building new tools for a democratic and ecological society once we understand hierarchy as the central problem, argues the SYMBIOSIS RESEARCH COLLECTIVE
… Social Movements Municipalism Communalism History Anthropology The Standard of Ur—War We … by the threat of force—and ground it in history. If we are to understand what we face … traced to a natural evolution point in human history. Thinkers like Rousseau, Spinoza, and …
Declaration coincides with World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where museum's scientists are speaking on climate breakdown.
… Natural History Museum declares climate emergency Alex Green | 21st January 2020 News Natural History Museum World Economic Forum Davos … speaking on climate breakdown. The Natural History Museum has declared a "planetary …
Thousands of protesters have occupied a coal mine near Cologne - the single largest emitter of CO2 in Europe. NICK MEYNEN argues that history is on their side, especially when politicians fail to take heed of climate science
… Climate history backs bold actions now to keep fossil … of CO2 in Europe. NICK MEYNEN argues that history is on their side, especially when … imagination of most people today. In Earth’s history a rise of 5°C in only 13 years …
A proposed redesign of the Natural History Museum's grounds in London would cause some unfortunate collateral damage, writes Gary Grant - the destruction of the Museum's 21 year-old wildlife garden, an ecological jewel in the heart of London which features over 3,000 species of plant and animal in just one lovingly tended acre. The Museum must think again!
… Natural History Museum must not destroy its Wildlife … Biodiversity Development UK london natural history museum wildife garden-cut.jpg A proposed redesign of the Natural History Museum's grounds in London would cause …
Prime Minister Theresa May has made several serious mistakes in her election campaign, but her biggest 'unforced error' of all could be her public support for foxhunting, opposed by 17 in 20 voters. Now a huge march to her Downing Street residence is planned for next Monday to 'Make Hunting History!'
… 'Make Hunting History' march on Downing Street this Bank … is planned for next Monday to 'Make Hunting History!' Thousands of people will join a … 8th June general election. The 'Make Hunting History' march, which is expected to be the …
The Oglala Lakota people are victims of poverty, government violence, land theft and alcohol, writes Camila Ibanez. Yet 114 years after the massacre at Wounded Knee, they are still there, and still fighting. Now the battle is over the Keystone XL pipeline ...
… the fallen warriors and the tribe's rich history of resistance. "It is an … challenges of their time." Then and now The history of the occupation began with a … Reclaiming a location that was written in the history books as a place of defeat, the Lakota …
The greatest volcanic eruption in human history changed the 19th century as much as Napoleon, if not more, writes Gillen D'Arcy Wood. Yet how many of us know of Tambora, the climate havoc it unleashed, or the global cholera pandemic it spawned?
… The Tambora eruption and human history Gillen D'Arcy Wood | 18th June 2014 … Comment Health Climate Change Catastrophe History tambora-cut.jpg The greatest volcanic eruption in human history changed the 19th century as much as …
LOUISA ADJOA PARKER reports on the decolonisation movement and its significance to those who feel their history is underrepresented
… and its significance to those who feel their history is underrepresented We have witnessed … for wanting to ‘whitewash’ Empire out of history. Some, like the historian and TV … Rhodes was and what he did. “I’m after more history, not less, and not just for Rhodes,” …
Will the Barclays Bank revised energy policy constitute ambitious action on climate change - or business-as-usual?
… Is Barclays about to make climate history? Chris Saltmarsh | 28th November 2018 … in May. Barclays now has the chance to make history by pushing the boundaries of climate … will at best be consigned to the footnotes of history. At worst, they will be recognised as …
The ground-breaking research and ideas of Louise, Albert and Gabrielle Howard led the way in the organic farming movement of the early 20th century. GREGORY BARTON celebrates their achievements.
… Celebrating three pioneers in the history of organic farming Professor Gregory … Organic Farming Environmental Movement History organic.jpg The ground-breaking … remarkable in the annals of science history. Side by side in the laboratory they …
Mr Justice Garnham today ruled in the High Court that judges will in future effectively oversee the government's air pollution strategy to ensure it complies with the law. This is the third victory for environmental lawyers at ClientEarth in ensuring clean air for the UK. JON BENNETT, from ClientEarth, provides the story
… Legal history made in ClientEarth case as judge … provides the story ClientEarth made legal history today after a High Court judge ruled … down judgment, Mr Justice Garnham said: "The history of this litigation shows that good …
A new exhibition draws inspiration from the plight of the Amazon and uses artwork to suggest and inspire creative solutions to an impending environmental catastrophe
… Art for the Amazon: Natural History Museum uses art to tackle eco-crisis … And About Art Lucy Orta Jorge Orta Natural History Museum Exhibition Amazon Madre De Dios … Orta , who present new works at the Natural History Museum this autumn in response to the …
'Either you stand up now and you're on the right side of history or you're not.'
… stand up now and you're on the right side of history or you're not.' The "truth of climate … stand up now and you're on the right side of history or you're not. Emergency "I've just … than any of the scientists feared." Human history Mr Kelsey Fry, a former school teacher …
Ash trees are under severe threat. Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey's latest artwork aims to celebrate and protect our arboreal heritage. GARY COOK reports
… Ash to Ash: a new artwork reimagines the history of trees Gary Cook | 17th September … ‘living’ pieces including the striking ‘ History Trees ’, a series of ten mature trees … made into more than 40 objects. Remarkable history From hurley sticks to sledges, …
In the thick of the Olympic frenzy, one voice that was systematically excluded from mainstream narratives is that of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples, writes Lewis Evans, who have fought to survive through centuries of dehumanisation, theft and genocide. And now they face a fresh attack as a proposed constitutional change, PEC 215, threatens a new round of indigenous land theft.
… media's limited attention span. A murderous history This is pretty tragic considering Brazil's murderous history. For over five hundred years now … and land theft, not the inevitable arc of history or unfortunate accidents. Troubling …
Dismissed initially as a good storyteller but nothing more, environmental historian Poul Holm has mapped the history of marine animals in such detail that it is having profound impacts on our current understanding of the oceans
… historian Poul Holm has mapped the history of marine animals in such detail that … and praising his data. Holm’s HMAP (History of Marine Animal Populations) project … marine ecosystem might look like. A decade of history The HMAP project, a ten year global …
Mining was imposed on the Salvadoran people as a dream industry to aid development, create jobs and yield taxes to pay for schools and hospitals, write Ricardo Navarro & Sam Cossar-Gilber. But the reality was a nightmare of polluted water, stolen farmland, corporate violence, and murder. After a long campaign, El Salvador has just become the first country to ban all metal mining.
… Making history: El Salvador bans metal mining Ricardo … to ban all metal mining. El Salvador made history last week by becoming the first … took on mining giants. Mining has a dark history in El Salvador. Years of unregulated, …
British Museum faces fourth BP protest in a month, as hundreds pledge to Make BP History.
… Make BP history Brendan Montague | 21st April 2022 | … in a month, as hundreds pledge to Make BP History. The British Museum’s controversial … as hundreds of people sign up to 'make BP history' at a mass creative action taking …
Moving away from fossil fuels will require transforming our technological, social, and economic systems, rather than focussing on individual consumption.
… 2018 Comment Science & Systems Fossil Fuels History Capitalism Climate Change … Press Thinking about these systems and their history can sharpen our understanding of how … reflected widening social inequalities. The history of plastics illustrates these points …
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
… 2011 Ethical Living Scotland Travel Wildlife History Environment Eco Travel Guide … Wallace and the other heroes of Scottish history might not be around to enjoy them, but … land beneath and the phantoms, myths and history connected with Scotland’s hills. …