San vs wild: what the San people can teach us about living with climate change
Ruth Styles
23rd May, 2012
Once derided as backwards, the southern African San tribe’s love of nature is now bringing them real rewards, as well as offering an insight into how humans can survive with little or no water. Ruth Styles travelled to meet them in Namibiamore...
Can festivals ever be green?
Mark Briggs
17th May, 2012
From renewable energy to recycling, an increasing number of festivals are adding green initiatives to the line-up. Mark Briggs takes a look at whether their eco-friendly claims stack up
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Top 10… water inspired breaks
Ruth Styles
4th May, 2012
Last month’s downpours might have put you off water for life but that doesn’t mean a watery getaway isn’t worth a look. Ruth Styles rounds up 10 of the best more...
How to… power down your home while you're away
Rachael Stubbins
3rd May, 2012
If you want to return from holiday to a low electricity bill and a guilt-free conscience, power down your home before you go. Not sure how? Rachael Stubbins has more
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Review: Alde Garden
Rachael Stubbins
26th April, 2012
From the DIY ‘treebog’ to the solar powered fairy lights, bell tents and yurts, Suffolk’s Alde Garden is the perfect place for an eco-friendly weekend break. Rachael Stubbins paid a visit
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PHOTO GALLERY: Fragile Earth app
Ruth Styles
25th April, 2012
From shrinking seas to devastated rainforests, a new app, Fragile Earth, is helping to chart humanity’s trail of destruction while challenging us to do something about it
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Five of the best... gypsy caravan breaks
Lisa Stephens
19th April, 2012
Forget My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding; the UK’s Romany caravans offer discreet luxury, emerald eco credentials and the chance to get back to nature in style. Lisa Stephens rounds up five of the best
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How green is your fuel?
Andrew Simms
12th April, 2012
In an exclusive extract from 'Ampera We're Electric', Andrew Simms takes a closer look at what powers our cars and asks whether motoring has a greener future to look forward to
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On Stevenson’s trail: honey and horses in the Cévennes
Ruth Styles
11th April, 2012
Robert Louis Stevenson’s account of his epic 1879 journey through the Cévennes is one of the high points of travel literature but as Ruth Styles found out, there’s still plenty to be discovered
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Five of the best… Easter walks
Simon Barnett
5th April, 2012
What better way to round off a slap-up Easter feast than with a walk through some of the UK’s finest countryside? Walking charity, Ramblers’ Simon Barnett rounds up five of the best
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Five of the best… electric cars
Ruth Styles
29th March, 2012
If you can’t use public transport, the electric car is the next best thing – provided of course, you power it up with renewable electricity. We round up five of the most planet-friendlymore...
Conservation sensation: how one small Cumbrian community brought their valley back to life
Matilda Lee
22nd March, 2012
Thanks to the efforts of local residents, Ennerdale has been restored to its natural glory. Matilda Lee takes up the villagers' inspiring tale
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The Ecologist meets… UNESCO's Kishore Rao
Ruth Styles
15th March, 2012
Can the planet’s cultural and natural heritage be protected during a war? Ruth Styles talks Syria, conservation and natural wonders with Kishore Rao, head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centremore...
Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy’s largest lake
Ruth Styles
14th March, 2012
From wood chips to lights that turn themselves off, Lake Garda’s Lefay Resort and Spa offers an unusually green experience to travellers. What’s more, says Ruth Styles, the views of the lake and mountains are sensational
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How to… pitch a tent (and make it stay put)
Ben Martin
8th March, 2012
Camping is a Great British institution that won’t be going out of fashion any time soon. Former Scoutmaster Charles Rosin explains how to pitch your tent like a pro
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Top 10… green travel blogs
Ruth Styles
2nd March, 2012
Need some destination inspiration? Ruth Styles rounds up the travel blogs that are making greener getaways coolmore...
Pedal power: how ‘e-bikes’ are changing the way we commute
Ben Martin
1st March, 2012
Greener than cars and healthier than the tube, the ‘e-bike’ looks set to become one of 2012’s top travel trends
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See weed and eat it: a foraging break on the Scilly Isles
Kate Eshelby
23rd February, 2012
Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish were all on the menu during Kate Eshelby’s gastronomic tour of the Scillies
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Sable shenanigans: how Zambia’s sable population is falling prey to unscrupulous traders
Ian Michler
15th February, 2012
In Zambia’s newest national park live more than 200 sable antelope. Coralled in conditions that are far from ideal, the animals have languished there for almost three years; the victims of bureaucracy, unscrupulous operators and a disregard for conservation. Ian Michler reports
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The hot list: 10 hip, green UK destinations for 2012
Ruth Styles
13th February, 2012
Forget France; the UK is home to some of the coolest holiday spots on the planet. Whether you want scenery, natural phenomena or a dose of eco-luxury, there’s a British break to suit youmore...
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