Ivory Wars or Ivory Peace? Is there a way forward?
Dr. Mike Norton-Griffiths
Dr. Mike Norton-Griffiths asks whether the Ivory Wars can only end with species extinction, or whether a peace agreement could actually be reached........
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The art of the Slow Fix
by Carl Honoré
Carl Honoré worries that our addiction to superficial, short-term quick fixes is backfiring and presents ideas from his new book on tackling this.........
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Unity: what does it mean?
by James Parker
We need to move away from short term thinking based on political gain and adopt an approach based on contribution and cooperation.
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Can nuclear solve our energy crisis?
April 30th, 2013
by Lima Curtis
Lima Curtis asks whether we have no option other than to invest in nuclear energy, or whether the costs - financial and otherwise - are just too great.
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Technology and the Intelligence of Nature
April 24th, 2013
by Charles Eisenstein
Charles Eisenstein shares his concerns about how pervasive the 'technology will fix it' mentality has become, and proposes an entirely different approach to healing our current ecological and social crises.
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The End of Thatcherism.
April 19th, 2013
by James Parker
The UK was as divided in its reaction to the death of Margaret Thatcher, as it was by her policies when she was in office. James Parker reflects on whether Thatcherism, (like its primary proponent) has now passed on.
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Keeping Up America’s Reputation in the World
by Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra asks whether the American dream is tainted by current day trends in U.S. politics and society.......
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Back Biomass
by Paul Thompson
Paul Thompson of the Back Biomass campaign on why he disagrees with an earlier article published by the Ecologist concerning the growing of trees to provide fuel for biomass stations...........
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Securing Nature’s Future
April 4th, 2013
by Matt Adam Williams
Naturalist and wildlife photographer Matt Adam Williams asks whether childhood experiences are the key to the long-term health of nature and the conservation sector........more...
Intellectual Rigidity
March 28th, 2013
by The Interdisciplinary Research Society UEA
Would changes to academic structures help towards solving complex societal problems?
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The hidden conservation costs of renewable energy
March 27th, 2013
by Luke Dale-Harris
Ecologist writer Luke Dale-Harris questions the ability of Natura 2000 to work as an effective environmental regulatormore...
How Deep Is Your Love: Vietnam’s Halong Bay
March 12th, 2013
by James Rippingale
Nine years after his first visit to Halong Bay James Rippingdale returns to find dramatic changes have taken place......
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The Montreal Protocol - a model to follow?
by James Parker
James Parker of Simpol UK argues thattaking an approach to the climate crisis similar to that adopted by the Montreal Protocol offers a desirable 'Earth Centred Solution'. more...
Seeds in the Dock
March 12th, 2013
by Karin Kloosterman
Karin Kloosterman reports on a lone farmer from Indiana who is locked in a bitter legal dispute with the GM seed giant Monsanto.
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Nature Writing Competition 2013 – The Winners
March 4th, 2013
by Susan Clark
Associate Editor of Resurgence & Ecologist, Susan Clark, reflects on the joys of reading the entries for the 2013 Nature Competition, and the difficulties met by the judging panel in deciding on a winner.
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Getting to the root of the problem in Madagascar
February 26th, 2013
by Daniel Reeds
When Daniel Reeds visited Madagascar he was struck by the beauty of its ecosystems and people, but also by the appalling poverty. However, he found inspiration from a pioneering charity that works with humans and wildlife, to ensure a sustainable future for both.
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Birds Sing, Stars Fall: Therefore I Write
Chellis Glendinning
The world needs our words so that we may all speak and write as if we comprehend our esteemed place on this planet..........
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Safety as Freedom
February 21st, 2013
by Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva challenges the violence against people and Nature in the name of progress
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Britain’s obesity epidemic: are we addicted to sugar?
February 19th, 2013
by Luke Dale-Harris
We are all aware that too much sugar is bad for us, but are we capable of giving it up, and can a new campaign lead society away from sugar dependence?
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Layer farming; a sustainable solution for farmers and wildlife
February 13th, 2013
by Andrew Heath
In a remote cloud forest in South America subsistence farmers are embracing an alternative to slash and burn.......
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Is it time to change 20th century economic paradigms?
Richard Heinberg
5th February, 2009
A hundred years ago, markets ruled: fortunes were made, workers abused, bubbles blown. The Austrian School of economists, led by Ludwig von Mises, said this was fine: despite temporary messiness, the market knows best.
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Goodbye to growth
Richard Heinberg
7th January, 2009
The contraction of the global economic system bodes nothing but good for global ecosystems. Growth is dead – long live sustainability
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High-altitude windpower: pie-in-the-sky or sound science?
Jim Thomas
1st May 2009
Since we don’t have enough land for the renewable technologies we need let’s go stratospheric instead, with a high-altitude solution…
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What technologies for solving environmental problems will we see in 2009?
Jim Thomas
23rd April, 2009
Somebody somewhere has to have a cunning plan to fix our environmental problems and save the world – right? Jim Thomas sorts through the big tech ideas you’ll be reading about this year
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Miliband's leadership on climate is tested
Joss Garman
19th June 2009
The climate secretary has been lauded for his coal-fired proposals, but beyond the smokescreen it’s business as usual says Joss Garman
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European elections - will Brussels go Green?
Joss Garman
3rd June, 2009
It probably isn’t too much of an exaggeration to suggest that most people are hard pushed to name a politician they really admire. In Britain, however, one name will come up time and again.
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Forget the 'big society'; we just need a co-operative one
Molly Scott Cato
16th August, 2010
Claims that we need a 'big society' to fix our 'broken' one are just Victorian throwbacks - we have the business tools to survive; we just need a co-operative attitude to go with them
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We scare people off by talking about 'degrowth'
Molly Scott Cato
14th July, 2010
The French have a much better word for it: 'decroissance'. Using ugly and frightening terms like 'degrowth' won't help pave the way for a new and exciting economics
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Tom Hodgkinson: spare a moment for the bang bang men of Chongquing...
29th October, 2010
Although the rise of mega-cities raises disturbing questions about living standards and livelihoods, the spread of city living is not all bad, says Tom Hodgkinson
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Starting a business has never been so liberating...
Tom Hodgkinson
25 August 2010
Find the hidden entrepreneur in you to free yourself from slavery to corporate and state authority, says Tom Hodgkinson
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Ivory Wars or Ivory Peace? Is there a way forward?
Dr. Mike Norton-Griffiths
Dr. Mike Norton-Griffiths asks whether the Ivory Wars can only end with species extinction, or whether a peace agreement could actually be reached........
more...
The art of the Slow Fix
by Carl Honoré
Carl Honoré worries that our addiction to superficial, short-term quick fixes is backfiring and presents ideas from his new book on tackling this.........
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When will Australia 'get' climate change? And will it be too late?
Dan Box
19th July, 2010
The upcoming Australian elections will see yet another tussle between industry-supporting climate sceptics, and politicians trying to nudge their electorate towards the real world
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Will putting a price on nature put environmentalists out of a job?
Dan Box
5th July, 2010
The launch of the massive economic ecosystem assessment, TEEB, will help force the natural world onto the corporate balance sheet. It's a step forward. But how will protesters react to the ground shifting under their feet?
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Bibi van der Zee: Government 'no more in touch with the countryside than Labour'
Bibi van der Zee
10th March, 2011
Continuing her exclusive series - Coalition Green Watch - Bibi van der Zee further assesses David Cameron's pledge to head the 'greenest government in history' and, whilst the jury may still be out, finds alarming cause for concern...
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Climate Week is trying to galvanise the green movement – but it is splitting it
Bibi van der Zee
3rd March, 2011
The backing of Cameron, Clegg and Kofi Annan isn't enough, say Climate Week's critics, it is blinkered – and RBS-sponsored. Bibi van der Zee reports
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Keeping Up America’s Reputation in the World
by Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra asks whether the American dream is tainted by current day trends in U.S. politics and society.......
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A New Year Message - Be The Change ...
January 3rd, 2012
Satish Kumar
Don’t look at a society and think it is so big, so complex, that nothing can change. Don’t think: “I am one single person, what can I do?” That, says Satish Kumar, is despondency; that is pessimism. Instead, whatever you can do, do it. Step by step.
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Soil, Soul and Society
December 7th, 2012
by Satish Kumar
Environmentalist and Humanitarian, Satish Kumar introduces the new trinity that he believes captures the essence of his ecophilosophy - one that cares about and for all life
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Safety as Freedom
February 21st, 2013
by Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva challenges the violence against people and Nature in the name of progress
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Intellectual Rigidity
March 28th, 2013
by The Interdisciplinary Research Society UEA
Would changes to academic structures help towards solving complex societal problems?
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Too Close For Comfort?
Aaron Hindes
October 10th, 2012
What makes Plymouth – a popular British University city – so unique? Not what you might think says student photographer Aaron Hindes whose time in and around the city led him to the discovery that it is the only place in the world with nuclear ‘activities’ right on the doorstep of local schools and homes. more...Counting the Consequences
January 14th, 2013
by Tony Juniper
We need ideas as compelling as those that embarked the world on its current competition-driven ‘free’ markets spree. We need to ignite a revolution that big, but one based on sustainability, writes Tony Junipermore...
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