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NUS granted £5,000,000 to invest in higher education sustainability
by Dannie Grufferty
The National Union of Students has a rich history of ethical and environmental work, but our £5 million Students’ Green Fund is undoubtedly our biggest achievement for the sustainability agenda yet, says Dannie Grufferty. more...
Environmental education is not a choice – it is an explicit priority
by Emily Buchanan
Emily Buchanan argues that there are certain lessons in life so significant that if we fail to teach them in the classroom we will leave future generations in perilous ignorance. more...
Can the Kathmandu Valley be Saved?
by Joseph Mayton
September 26th, 2012
The once bustling Bagmati river has become the focal point of Nepal’s struggle to bring modernity to this once isolated region. And the environment is struggling to survive, writes Joseph Mayton. more...
The rise and rise of co-op schools
Mervyn Wilson
6th August, 2012
Do co-operative schools (trust schools and academies) provide a democratic community based alternative? Mervyn Wilson, Principal of the Co-operative College – which has been at the heart of the development of co-operative schools - explains why co-operatives are proving so popular more...
The Cinderella economy: an answer to unsustainable growth?
Tim Jackson
27th July, 2012
As worldwide Governments blindly attempt to support unlimited growth using limited resources, Tim Jackson believes the answer to true sustainability may lie on the economy's fringes more...
Child's Play: How Children Learn
Phoebe Doyle
17th July, 2012
They need to play; we buy them toys. But education writer Phoebe Doyle thinks you might just be wasting your money, and your children’s time more...
Paraguay's small farmers defend livelihoods against industrial soya production
Grace Philip
8th May, 2012
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 more...
Lofty ambitions: why green roofs are the future of urban gardening
Ben Martin
28th February, 2012
Run out of space in your garden? Look to higher ground and you’ll find an eco-friendly solution more...
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Five of the best… natural beauty quick fixes
Ruth Styles
1st February, 2012
Whether it’s tiredness, stress or winter skin, Green Living Editor Ruth Styles has some super speedy suggestions – and no chemicals involved more...
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Talk of a ‘new climate deal' at COP17 is a distraction from inaction
Murray Worthy
7th December, 2011
Talk of a long-term climate deal to cut carbon emissions is allowing industrialised countries to delay taking action, says Murray Worthy from the World Development Movement more...
Food security has jumped up the agenda at Durban climate conference
Olivier De Schutter
7th December, 2011
The impact of climate change on food insecurity is creating growing interest in agro-ecological methods of farming at the COP17 climate negotiations in Durban, says UN advisor Olivier De Schutter more...
Starved to death: are high protein diets killing the planet?
Hannah Corr
22nd November, 2011
From the Atkins to the Dukan, protein-based diets are big news in the celebrity world. But what effect is our love affair with meat, fish and cheese having on the environment? more...
Durban climate change conference: why we should stick with the UN talks
Craig Bennett
10th November, 2011
Despite a growing consensus in favour of alternatives such as 'carbon clubs' and bilateral agreements, Friends of the Earth's Craig Bennett says the UN is our best hope for tackling climate change more...
Monsanto, Bayer and Dow face trial for 'systematic human rights abuses'
Matilda Lee
16th November, 2011
Permanent Peoples' Tribunal accuses biotech giants Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, Syngenta, DuPont and BASF of promoting dangerous pesticides including endosulfan, paraquat and neonicotinoids more...
Revealed: the secret horror of the world's 'mega' factory farms
Matilda Lee
9th November, 2011
As the UK grapples with the arrival of 'mega' farms like Nocton and Foston, a shocking new book, CAFO, reveals the cruelty and vast scale of the global meat and dairy industry more...
Durban climate change conference: is it time to forget about 2C of warming?
Tom Levitt
8th November, 2011
Ahead of the latest UN climate conference, Tom Levitt asks if its time we let go of the holy grail of targets and looked at alternatives such as 'carbon clubs'? more...
Durban climate change conference: 'Sideline the UN' says leading academic
Matilda Lee
7th November, 2011
Ahead of the latest UN climate conference, leading academic Anthony Giddens explains why it's time to switch to smaller agreements between major world powers more...
Durban climate change conference: why farming is the biggest issue for Africa
Rosie Spinks
4th November, 2011
With little hope of a binding deal on climate change at the latest UN summit, campaigners are hoping that Africa's COP will tackle the issue that plagues the continent most: agriculture more...
Beyond climategate: can we keep the politics and science of climate forecasting separate?
Eifion Rees
3rd November, 2011
The pressure is on climate forecasters to give us more accurate predictions of impacts, such as rising sea levels, but ahead of the Durban climate summit scientists say we still have much to learn more...
Giri Raja: the Forest King – reporting on the “wonder-chicken” hailed as a solution to feeding India’s poor
Andrew Wasley
7th August, 2008
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja more...
Five of the best...eco-friendly babycare products
Gervase Poulden
10th August, 2011
Good for adults, but even better for babies: Gervase Poulden rounds up five chemical, phosphate and paraben free products that will really make a difference to your children’s skinmore...
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