The senior project manager at Landlife, the charity working to bring people and wildlife closer together, on 'principled' dealings with corporations and why it's important to make politicians jealous
… has caught your attention recently? The campaigns surrounding the loss of bees and …
How activist Malgorzata Górska helped protect a Polish forest valley, and changed her government's attitude to conservation in the process
Saving a pristine wilderness from an international motorway Laura Sevier | 20th April 2010 Activism Natural World Transport Wildlife Biodiversity Infrastructure Development Road Building Via Baltica …
Broad welcome for new biodiversity targets, including increase in protected areas, but campaigners express concern that previous 2010 targets have still not been met
UN biodiversity targets now need to be implemented say campaigners Tom Levitt | 1st November 2010 News Biodiversity Natural World Geoengineering Wildlife biodiversityfrogs.jpg Broad welcome for new …
The threat to nature is now so severe it is beginning to threaten human existence. Tony Juniper, the author, campaigner and newly appointed campaigns director at WWF UK, talks to OLIVER TICKELL about the vital role nature plays in our very existence and how we abuse it at our peril
… the author, campaigner and newly appointed campaigns director at WWF UK, talks to OLIVER … actually be able to bring it off. As the new campaigns director at WWF UK, he is … where Survival International (SI), which campaigns for the rights of Indigenous …
A proposed quarry in Kent could destroy even more ancient woodland sites than HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing combined, says the Woodland Trust.
Ancient woodland threatened by quarry Yasmin Dahnoun | 13th July 2023 | News Ancient Woodland The Woodland Trust Woodland Protection National Planning Policy Framework Biodiversity Editor’s Picks …
In his new book environmental journalist Michael McCarthy bears witness to the astonishing decline in the once common wildlife of our countryside of the last few decades. But as Chris Rose writes, he does far more than bemoan the losses as he shares with us the joy that he still discovers in nature.
… Chris Rose lives in North Norfolk and is a campaigns and communications consultant and …
Report highlights the danger of cloning to animal health as campaigners also warn it will reduce genetic diversity within herds
Cloned animals a 'threat to genetic diversity' The Ecologist | 4th August 2010 News Cloning Food And Farming Biodiversity cows.jpg The EU Parliament recently voted in favour of a ban on meat and …
University of Cambridge removes tree nets following social media campaign.
Nests not nets Staff Reporter | 4th March 2020 News RSPB Birds Nets Biodiversity Thought Leaders screenshot_2020-03-03_at_17.20.43.png University of Cambridge removes tree nets following social media …
Already 56,000 people have pledged to support a global 'internet seed swap' initiative promoted by Avaaz, writes Julian Rose. Trouble is, the plans are deeply flawed, and have been developed without consultation with major seed saving groups worldwide.
… communication to its supporters the internet campaigns group, on behalf of the Center for … in Avaaz based on inconsistencies in previous campaigns and on an often cited inability to …
Campaigners say the deal needs immediate implementation - with 'no excuses, no delays'.
COP15: 'historic' biodiversity deal has loopholes Catherine Early | 19th December 2022 | News Nature COP15 International Indigenous Forum On Biodiversity Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity …
President Santos of Colombia has won awards for championing peace and biodiversity. He was in London recently to receive the Kew International Medal, the first head of state to be awarded the honour by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RGB) Kew. But not everyone is impressed, reports CATHERINE EARLY.
President Santos: environmental saint or sinner? Catherine Early | 20th November 2017 News Colombia Biodiversity Human Rights Protests Juan Manuel Santos President Santos of Colombia has won awards …
The authority in charge of international talks on sea bed mining has published wide-ranging restrictions for campaigners and media, threatening to expel anyone who breaches them from the event.
Deep sea mining talks - restrictions threat Catherine Early | 18th July 2023 | News Deep Sea Mining Biodiversity Editor’s Picks irresponsible_seabed_authority.jpg The authority in charge of …
Campaign group calls for a consumer boycott of tropical prawns to stop environmental pollution and human rights abuse in Bangladesh
Europe's prawn obsession 'devastating' local communities in Bangladesh Tom Levitt | 30th September 2011 News Prawns Fish Food And Farming Mangroves Biodiversity shrimpbucket.jpg Prawns and other …
Organisation behind ideas to restore the UK’s nature on a massive scale hail surprise success of online campaign.
Rewilding to be debated in Parliament Catherine Early | 5th June 2019 News Change Makers Climate Change Biodiversity Rewilding Politics 25-year Plan Peat Bogs …
Ecuador's successful referendum should protect vital biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest.
Ecuador: the fight has just begun Yasmin Dahnoun | 30th August 2023 | News Ecuador Yasuní National Park Amazon Rainforest Ecologist Writers' Fund Biodiversity Editor’s Picks …
A coveted award has put the campaign to protect and recover marine life in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, into the international limelight. Goldman Prize winner Howard Wood explains how Arran Islanders' efforts to keep scallop dredgers out of Lamlash Bay has brought life, and fish, back to the sea.
Saving Lamlash Bay - and over-exploited seas everywhere Howard Wood | 20th April 2015 Activism Fishing Oceans Biodiversity Regulation Natural World 2015_howardwood_02-cut.jpg A coveted award has put …
The first country in the world write the 'rights of nature' or 'Pachamama' into its constitution is now being decimated by mining companies, argues JOHN SEED of The Rainforest Information Centre. The people of Ecuador, their government and the international community need to work together to preserve the country's unique ecosystems
Why Ecuador's rich biodiversity is under threat from mining interests John Seed | 1st March 2018 Comment Ecuador Mining Biodiversity Rainforest Information Centre …
Drug companies and the construction sector, both heavily reliant on natural resources, among the worst when it comes to acting to reduce their negative impact on biodiversity, says report
… as well as reputational damage from NGO campaigns. Useful links COP Out? Biodiversity …
Understanding how and why people perceive certain animals as less appealing than others could be the key to expanding public conservation efforts successfully.
… public donations made to related conservation campaigns. As a result of the campaign, media … that inspired several amateur crowdfunding campaigns raising money for the species’ …
Ecuador seeks $3.6 billion from international donors to protect species-rich rainforest reserve from oil exploration
Ecuador offers to leave rainforest oil in the ground for $3.6 billion The Ecologist | 5th August 2010 News Energy Natural World Biodiversity Conservation Ecuador Oil ecuadorianrainforest.jpg Ecuador …
PATRICK CARR is a lifelong coal mine protester from the Pont Valley. As campaigners are evicted from the site by police he explains in his own words what inspired him to join the movement.
VIDEO: Dispatches from the coalface: 'Protecting the land, my home' Patrick Carr | 20th April 2018 Comment Activism Coal Planning Eviction Climate Change Biodiversity coal_protest_3_.jpg PATRICK CARR …