Forests are the traditional refuge of rebels, dissidents and all who seek freedom from the strictures of civilization, writes Ken Worpole. But for all the idea lives on in our hearts and minds, that role has now been usurped by our cities. Now, just as our forests have been enclosed and subdued, so our cities face a similar fate - one we must resist to preserve our liberty.
… Ken Worpole | 19th April 2015 News Society Forests History Politics skateboarder-girl-cut.jpg Forests are the traditional refuge of rebels, … been usurped by our cities. Now, just as our forests have been enclosed and subdued, so our …
What can western countries learn from their less industrialised counterparts about returning woodlands and forests to productive, profitable, local control?
… Putting communities back in charge of their forests Christopher Davey | 29th June 2010 News Society Woodlands Forests Community Natural World … counterparts about returning woodlands and forests to productive, profitable, local …
Repulsing the logging invasion of Tasmania’s wet eucalypt forest by Paul Kingsnorth
… Tasmania Forest Tasmania Wilderness Soc Forests Natural World Society Archive_77.jpg … draw attention to what’s happening to these forests. We really got the world’s attention.’ … plants on earth. And the wet eucalypt forests of Tasmania are their last refuge. I …
The ongoing battle between US tree-sitters and North America’s big logging firms pitches some of the world’s most determined activists against some of its most ruthless corporations. It is a battle that the tree-sitters simply must not lose.
… Protecting US forests Derrick Jensen | 1st February 2004 … Tree-sitters Tree-sit EPA Natural World Trees Forests Natural World Society … to save the last of North America’s ancient forests. Welcome to the world of tree-sitting. …
As the public comes to terms with Government plans to sell public woodland, industry analysts predict much of the forest could be snapped up by energy companies looking to burn wood as a biofuel
… Mark Jansen | 8th December 2010 News Forests Biodiversity Natural World Society foreststrees.jpg The government plans to sell as much as half of England's state-owned forests As the public comes to terms with …
A unique community purchase of Forestry Commission land in the Highlands will see native Caledonian pinewoods re-established over 1086 hectares of commercial conifer woods planted in the 1970s, complete with relict ancient pines.
… expansion The Ecologist | 5th June 2014 News Forests UK Society cal-pine-1-cut.jpg A unique … The Glen Mallie and South Loch Arkaig forests contain iconic native pinewood … benefit of both people and biodiversity. The forests were declared 'surplus' by Forestry …
'We all live in Khimki Forest' has become the rallying cry of a local forest defense campaign. Goldman Prize winner Evgenia Chirikova describes what it's like to be green in Russia the why a culture of impunity and corruption risks destroying the country's natural heritage
… We are helping organise camps to protect forests; helping activists in the Voronezh … like stand in front of bulldozers when their forests are under threat. They physically try to protect their land, rivers and forests. Where climate change is concerned, I …
The Peruvian Government is yet again failing to protect the rights of its Indigenous citizens, and if history is anything to go by it is no wonder that the Matses tribe fear for themselves and other nearby tribal peoples. Sarah Gilbertz reports.
… them the streams, floodplains, and white-sand forests make up an ancestral territory that is … are fighting to protect their ancestral forests from a mining company. The …
Our attempts to adapt to, and mitigate, the effects of climate change, such as using biofuels, could worsen the direct effects of climate change on our ecoystems
… is fuelling the clearance of biodiverse-rich forests across south-east Asia. 'Although the notion that converting tropical forests and grasslands to biofuel crops will … one fifth of the world’s remaining tropical forests lie within 50km of human populations …
Claims of a decrease in illegal logging mask a growing amount of illegal harvesting by licensed companies and a lack of confidence in methods of measuring logging activity
Campaigners dispute reports of a decline in illegal logging Tom Levitt | 15th July 2010 News Logging Society Deforestation Natural World woodtimber.jpg Illegal logging worldwide is estimated to have …
Native woods and trees in urban areas, including gardens, provide haven for wildlife, reduce air pollution, surface run-off and flooding
… put the global value of services provided by forests and biodiveristy at between £1.2-2.8 … Putting communities back in charge of their forests What can western countries learn from … counterparts about returning woodlands and forests to productive, profitable, local …
Globally over 60 billion animals are farmed for food every year. The 2006 Report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), “Livestock’s Long Shadow”, predicted that global meat consumption will more than double by 2050 (from 2001).
Chickens, Globalisation and the Forest King Joyce D'Silva | 19th August 2008 News Chickens Farming Poultry Industry Meat Animal Welfare Factory Farming Farming Food Security Food And Farming Society …
Fear of traffic risks and ‘stranger danger’ are holding our children captive indoors. For the sake of their health and development, and for the environment they will one day need to protect, we have to find ways of getting them into the wild.
… Education Food And Health Mental Health Forests Society Archive_16.jpg Fear of traffic …
Small, local initiatives are the best way to preserve tropical rainforests but are being ignored by governments, a new study has shown.
… are the best way to preserve tropical rainforests but are being ignored by governments, … as fruit and nut harvesting from within rainforests both provide employment and tie … authors, told Reuters. 'We need people in forests.' Local people, the report argues, …
Shrimp has always been associated with the small and the puny. Why then is this seemingly harmless crustacean inspiring angry protests throughout the developing world, and why have so many people died as a result? Dr Mike Shanahan investigates
… is the underwater equivalent of clear-cutting forests. Although shrimp trawlers provide only … clearance of productive land and mangrove forests, shrimp farming is also heavily … expansion of shrimp farms into the mangrove forests of Brazil. One night, two men – …
Introduction of measures to protect rainforests and ecosystems in Costa Rica and Thailand over the past 40 years have improved the livelihoods of the local population
… Protecting rainforests shown to reduce poverty The Ecologist | 28th May 2010 News Rainforests Biodiversity Redd Natural World … goals Introduction of measures to protect rainforests and ecosystems in Costa Rica and …
How one Colombian community put wind turbines where they shouldn't have turned, water pumps where they shouldn't have worked, and planted a forest in soils thought long dead
Las Gaviotas: proving sustainable living possible where it shouldn't be Michael Buick | 22nd June 2010 News Society Gaviotas Sustainability Sustainable Living Science And Technology …
Already hit by rows over radioactive waste and airport expansion, the London 2012 Olympic Games are accused of degrading green land vital to local communities and wildlife. Tom Antebi reports
London 2012 Olympics: what's the hidden cost to green spaces and wildlife habitats? Tom Antebi | 16th March 2011 News Society Conservation Development Olympics London 2012 Investigations Sport …
Since colonising Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests, dug up minerals and metals, and dumped nuclear waste with little regard for the fragile ecology of the Tibetan plateau.
… Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests, dug up minerals and metals, and … be only one reason, he said: logging. As the forests of Tibet were felled, topsoil had … slow and manageable but in the 1990s, as the forests disappeared, the floods became more …
In the second part of our sport and environment mini-series, Ruth Styles reports on the efforts some football clubs are making to turn the sport into an eco-friendly one, although there's still plenty to do
Sustainability and football: why the beautiful game is getting a green makeover Ruth Styles | 3rd August 2011 News Football Manchester United Arsenal Chelsea Gary Neville Rio Ferdinand Bristol City …
As Paris prepares for COP21 in Paris, Marc Brightman finds that the city is in the grip of a benign but ignorant authoritarianism that is ready to trample on much-loved green spaces like the Bois Dormoy, reclaimed from dereliction by the multicultural local community, which represent real solutions to the global problems of food, climate, the future of our cities, and our place in nature.
… June 2015 News Cities Climate Change Unfccc Forests Commons Society France COP21 …
The Awá have been driven to the brink of extinction as waves of illegal loggers, settlers and ranchers have flooded their land. Toby Nicholas reports that there is hope on the horizon ...
… tribe Toby Nicholas | 11th November 2013 News Forests Logging Tribal People Society The Awá …
Being off the beaten track need not require lashings of fossil fuels to provide a comfortable lifestyle. James Morrison tells the remarkable story of the inhabitants of Scotland's Knoydart Peninsula
… Treeplanting on Knoydart. The peninsula's forests are sustainable managed and harvested …
Some 245 Indian villages are in the middle of being destroyed by a $7 billion dam project that will consume more energy than it provides and has even been condemned by its World Bank sponsors.
… culture. Along with their homes, lands and forests, the Adivasi villagers are losing … from India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests, as is required under Indian law, nor …