One of the major causes of rainforest destruction and biodiversity loss in tropical zones is the illegal logging of hardwoods. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, broadly speaking, exists to address this by promoting environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests.
Behind the eco labels: Forestry Stewardship Council Pat Thomas | 1st April 2007 Ethical Living FSC Forestry Stewardship Council Forests Trees Forest Natural World Energy BTL_Looking_glass_MAIN_9.jpg …
It’s fair to say that we have our share of robust discussions in this office. Opinions get aired, fingers get pointed, occasionally voices get raised. It’s all in a good cause. Setting the world to rights isn’t always a civilised tea party.
… Greenwash Plastic Bags Protest UK US War Economics Environment Justice Human Rights … Living Climate Change Energy Politics And Economics Society Archive_220.jpg It’s fair to …
Antimicrobial resistance is a ticking time-bomb not only for the UK but also for the world, warns the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies
Why are we ignoring the role of livestock in antibiotic resistance? Pat Thomas | 13th June 2013 News Health Food And Farming shutterstock_127596050.jpg Antimicrobial resistance is a ticking time-bomb …
Bird flu has been raging through Asia for more than a decade. But it is only recently that most of us have started to pay attention to the story. Pat Thomas seperates fact from fiction and asks whether this is a random act of nature or yet another man-made disaster.
Avian flu - the ecology of an epidemic Pat Thomas | 1st December 2005 News Avian Flu Pandemic Drugs Bird Flu H5N1 Tamiflu Relenza Risk Food And Farming Health Investigates_3.jpg Bird flu has been …
Two decades ago the world's first GM foods went on sale, writes Pat Thomas. The consumer flirtation with GMOs soon died away, yet the biotech industry has grown into a global behemoth, driving agricultural intensification and sending agro-chemical sales through the roof. It's time for us to take a stand once again and insist: there are better, healthier ways of growing food.
20 years ago today ... What have we learned since the GMO Flavr Savr tomato? Pat Thomas | 5th February 2015 Activism GMOs Consumerism Food Farming Corporations Two decades ago the world's first GM …
It could reduce the pressure on native forests but the rapid expansion in bamboo plantations is in danger of making it the latest in a long line of tarnished 'wonder crops'
Bamboo: can it live up to the 'green gold' hype? Eifion Rees | 30th August 2011 News Bamboo Deforestation Rainforest Energy Wood bamboo2.jpg It could reduce the pressure on native forests but the …
With a new analysis showing UK wind farms operating at just 20 per cent of their capacity in 2010, the potential of wind power has been called into question. Eifion Rees examines the arguments from both sides
Wind industry and Decc urged to come clean on output of wind farms Eifion Rees | 4th May 2011 News Wind Energy Renewables turbine.jpg A lack of technical and economic data on wind farms is making it …
Is it healthy? Is it organic? Is it fairly traded? How far has it travelled? At times, making informed choices can feel like a full-time job. Here is a pocket guide to buying food from the new book Stuffed
How to decode food labels and shop with a conscience Pat Thomas | 16th March 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Food And Farming Soil Association Organic Food Labels Food Miles Packaging Leaf Marque …
Mourning the loss of your beloved local shop? With a little help from the Community Shops Network, you can set up and run your own shop and post office...
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All you need to know to start putting your money where your mouth is
… 5th November 2010 Ethical Living Politics And Economics Green Living Guides Ethical Finance … by David Boyle and Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation charts the rise and fall …
All you need to know to start putting your money where your mouth is
… 5th November 2010 Ethical Living Politics And Economics Green Living Guides Ethical Finance … by David Boyle and Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation charts the rise and fall …
Genetically modified food. It’s a big issue. Increasingly, we are handed the notion that GM food is just like any other food, only better, because of its almost magical power to solve our most immediate crises of poverty, hunger, fossil-fuel depletion and climate change.
… failure of political will and of free-market economics. Indeed, none of the current crises …
As a new oil-fever gathers pace in Arctic countries such as Greenland the lesson from history is that where there is oil, corruption will quickly follow. Eifion Rees reports
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In the run up to the British general election, Pat Thomas says the various party manifestos are starved of sound policies on food security and sustainability
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What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
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At heart, fair trade is a strategy for poverty alleviation. It creates opportunities for producers in the developing world who have been economically disadvantaged by the conventional trading system and ensures they receive a fair price for their goods, and support and education for sustainable farming practices.
Behind the eco labels: Fairtrade Pat Thomas | 1st April 2007 Ethical Living Eco Labels Fairtrade Fair Trade Fair-trade Green Living Food And Farming BTL_Looking_glass_MAIN_6.jpg At heart, fair trade …
David Cameron's appointment of a 'shops tsar', the controversial Localism Bill, and increasing opposition to supermarkets and other chain stores could mark a turning point in the struggle to save Britain's high streets
… Small Island almost two decades ago; the New Economics Foundation (NEF) coined the term …
Tested, assessed and treated as patients rather than mothers-to-be, it's no wonder women are afraid of giving birth naturally, says Pat Thomas as International Women's Day arrives
… March 2012 News Health Society Politics And Economics Birth Breastfeeding Maternity …
Just over one week ago, the Ecologist posted a story on its website detailing the Environment Agency's failure to sue Monsanto for dumping tonnes of highly toxic chemicals in a Welsh landfill site.
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Over 1,000 juvenile delinquents showed a 44 per cent drop in antisocial behaviour when put on a low sugar diet. So why is the government completely ignoring what we are feeding our children, and yet is happy to spend £2,500 on administering each ASBO?
… Drugs Food And Farming Health Politics And Economics ASBOs_MAIN.jpg Over 1,000 juvenile …
In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
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