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CAMPAIGN HERO: Martín von Hildebrand on indigenous rights in the Colombian Amazon
Mark Briggs
13th April. 2012
The veteran campaigner talks to the Ecologist about the ongoing struggle to secure indigenous land rights and how he successfully took the Colombian government to court more...
Tainted gold: thousands join protest against Peru's largest ever mining project
Gervase Poulden
17th January, 2012
A US-backed billion-dollar gold mine has attracted thousands of protestors in recent weeks. Many have the poor economic legacy of existing mines fresh in their minds, reports Gervase Pouldon in Cajamarca, Peru more...
Why we need to 'keep squatting legal'
Laura Laker
14th October, 2011
Groups such as Dot Dot Dot and the Squash Campaign are pushing for workable solutions to the UK's housing crisis, but they are up against an anti-squatter media backlash. Laura Laker reports more...
The Smell of Freedom: Lush gets behind the Free West Papua campaign
Ruth Styles
11th October, 2011
West Papua is one of the world’s forgotten conflicts, where human rights violations are endemic. Now Lush has taken up the cause. Ruth Styles has more more...
Bitter harvest: how exploitation and abuse stalks migrant workers on UK farms
Andrew Wasley
10th October, 2011
Migrant workers are vital for meeting the UK's demand for year-round fruit and vegetables. But despite improvements since the Morecambe Bay tragedy, allegations of poor conditions and abuse in the horticulture sector persist. Andrew Wasley reports more...
Spices: the true cost of a kitchen staple
Jeff Holman
24th May, 2011
From habitat loss to human rights abuses; as Jeff Holman discovered, your pepper, saffron and turmeric aren’t quite as innocent as they seem more...
TAKE ACTION: Campaigns to green your cuppa
Matilda Lee
13th April, 2011
As part of the Ecologist's special investigation into the hidden costs of tea, milk and sugar, here's how to get involved in cleaning up your cuppa more...
Human Rights Watch film festival: young film-makers tackle eco-issues
Matilda Lee
30th March, 2011
From the next Erin Brokovitch, to a group of teens cleaning up Kenya's Kibera slum, a clutch of innovative youth film-makers are documenting crucial issues and demanding social and environmental justice more...
How secretive government agency funded BP pipeline blighted by human rights allegations
Sarah Bentley
15th March, 2011
The Export Credit Guarantee Department is accused of underwriting unethical and carbon-intensive business deals in developing countries and operating with a lack of transparency - charges it denies. more...
One man's remarkable journey to gain access rights to his local common
Chris Baker
28th January, 2011
When Tom Fisher applied for commoners' rights to graze a goat and take firewood from his local common in Bringsty, he had little idea it would lead him on an eight-month delve around England's labyrinthine Commons Act more...
EU seal fur ban 'sends message' to those profiting from trade
Tom Levitt
29th October, 2010
Campaigners and MEPs say legal challenges by hunters and seal traders will not succeed to overturning the new EU wide ban on the trade in seal products more...
Ecocide: making environmental destruction a criminal offence
David Hawkins
28th July, 2010
Lawyer Polly Higgins is spearheading a campaign to have 'ecocide' recognised by the UN as an international crime against peace. But how will this work in practice? more...
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Dr. Jane Goodall: I'm not going to fight for animal rights
Laura Sevier
12th April, 2010
The renowned primatologist and conservationist on the need for scientific empathy, the impact of economic development, and why children give her hope for the future more...
Fred Pearce: overpopulation worries are a potentially racist distraction
Matilda Lee
2nd February, 2010
Environmental journalist Fred Pearce, author of the new book Peoplequake, on why overconsumption is the key issue, the need for relaxed immigration laws, and why men should look after children more...
Using the law to protect the environment
Andrew Wasley
19th June, 2009
Investigation into the dangers faced by lawyers who champion human rights and environmental justice. more... The struggle to report on Tibet's environment
Andrew Wasley
1st May, 2009
Reporting from the frontline of environmental activism, Andrew Wasley takes a closer look at the environmental situation in Tibet. more...
CASE STUDY: from campaign group to Westminster
Dixe Wills
20th March, 2009
From chasing endangered parrots to hunting for the environmental holy grail with Friends of the Earth, one of Britain's pre-eminent eco campaigners wants to take his quest for a better, greener world to the halls of Westminster.Dixe Wills meets a man on a mission more...
Enshrining legal rights for the planet
Polly Higgins
10th December, 2008
Just as the humanitarian crisis of the Second World War gave birth to the swift implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago in 1948, we now have a planetary crisis that needs to be addressed with equal urgency. Now is the time to call for a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights. more...
'Pollution-as-usual' for Shell, new report reveals
Ecologist
29th June, 2009
A new report reveals Shell's expanding investment in the most polluting fuels, attempts to scupper plans to act on climate change and the complicity of top executives in continued gas flaring in Nigeria more...
Shell pays up in New York, but continues to flare gas
Andy Rowell
23rd June, 2009
Shell's $15.5 million settlement provides hard cash to to the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta but while activists claim 'victory' they vow to fight on to end toxic gas flares more...
Peruvian indians threaten insurgence
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Amazon indians have called for an insurrection against the Peruvian government, whose authority they say they no longer recognise. more...
Fire resistant: 'Why I went to jail to protect my daughter from toxic polluters'
Terri Swearingen
1st December, 2004
How far would you go to fight plans for a new waste incinerator? One woman went all the way... more...
Al Jazeera Film: People & Power - Dumping Ground
Ecologist
20th May, 2009
Al Jazeera's five-part series, 'Corporations on Trial' looks at some of the rapidly growing law suits across the world today. more...
UK-registered companies connected to controversial Canadian seal cull
Andrew Wasley
12th May 2009
The first blows may be struck on Canadian ice, but it's at the checkout that the coup de grace is delivered. Andrew Wasley explores the UK companies profiting from the trade in seal fur more...
What would a sustainable welfare system look like? A New Economics Foundation report reveals all…
News
15th April, 2009
A report by the NEF details what a reformed welfare state would look like. more...Members
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