A new book aims to get children off their mobile phones and back where they belong: in the great outdoors. It's packed with well thought-out, purposeful activities to get children interacting with nature, but Martin Spray wonders: is it all trying too hard? Has the essential nature of 'play' somehow been forgotten?
Learning with Nature and the nature of play Martin Spray | 28th January 2015 Reviews Natural World Education Books mud-pies-cut.jpg A new book aims to get children off their mobile phones and back …
REDD+ type projects to protect rainforests face many obstacles but we should not give up on market-based solutions, says Ben Caldecott from the investment bank Climate Change Capital
Conservation can only work by putting a value on forests Ben Caldecott | 29th November 2011 Comment Deforestation Forests Redd Conservation Natural World forest.jpg Carbon markets are the best way to …
This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan.
Dam Busters? David L. Price Mr DeVries | 8th July 2004 Comment Dam Beavers Environment Spring Pond Beavers Ar Dams Natural World Archive_63.jpg This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan …
Richard Dolesh reports on a recently published study, the findings of which support what most of us know intuitively - that nature is good for us.
Science proves what we all know: Nature is Good for your Health! Richard J Dolesh | 10th May 2013 News Natural World Health Society shutterstock_54389155 (1).jpg The experience of being in nature is …
A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's Steve Irwin ship during recent operations targeting bluefin tuna fishing and pilot whale hunting argues the organisations' activities are vital for preventing slaughter on the high seas
… Beatrice Yannacopoulou | 1st November 2011 Activism Natural World Whaling Sea Shepherd …
A weedkiller that kills a lot more than simply weeds? If it’s worse than the poison it’s no cure at all, says Pat thomas
Behind the Label: Roundup Weedkiller Pat Thomas | 1st April 2008 Ethical Living Pesticide Contamination Natural World Ill Health Gm Pests And Pesticides Agribusiness Gm Products Monsanto Allergies …
Anglers may set out to hunt fish - for fun or food - but they are also some of greatest protectors of aquatic environments, argues Robert MacDougall-Davis
… Robert MacDougall-Davis | 15th October 2010 Activism Natural World Rivers Angling Clean …
Aerial surveillance is a proven and effective technique in tackling wildlife crime, writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts - so the arrival on the scene of a new wildlife organization dedicated to providing air reconnaissance services to frontline environmental defenders couldn't come too soon.
… Elizabeth Claire Alberts | 6th February 2015 Activism Natural World Technology Fishing …
In the first of a two-part sport and environment special, Isabella Kaminski reports on how habitat damage, waste, nanotechnology and persistent organic pollutants are increasingly linked to our favourite outdoor pursuits
How the boom in climbing, biking and sailing is costing the earth Isabella Kaminski | 28th July 2011 News Pollution Waste Clothing Sports Natural World Investigations Chemicals Nanotechnology …
Greenpeace's undercover investigation accused Asia Pulp and Paper's of flouting the logging ban on ramin trees in Indonesia, threatening the remaining population of Sumatran tigers. Greenpeace calls on you to urge companies to boycott APP products
… rainforests Priyanka Mogul | 7th March 2012 Activism Natural World Wildlife Sumatra Tigers …
A Pacific island paradise 340 miles from Costa Rica's coast should be the ideal place for marine conservation, write Julia Baum & Easton R. White. But while its waters are indeed teeming with life, steep population declines in key shark and ray species show that stronger protection is badly needed.
Shark-counting divers off Costa Rica show marine reserves need active protection Julia Baum Easton R. White | 24th April 2014 Comment Oceans Pacific Cost Rica Fishing Protected Areas Natural World …
The UK Government is to examine the activities of London-based oil company Soco over alleged violations of environmental protections and human rights abuses in Africa's first National Park, home to 200 Mountain gorillas.
Virunga - UK Government to investigate oil company The Ecologist | 17th February 2014 News Africa Congo Natural World Oil Fossil Fuels UK virunga-gorillas.png The UK Government is to examine the …
As European fish stocks decline rapidly the EU’s industrial fishing fleets are increasingly moving into foreign waters and taking away the livelihoods of local fishermen and communities
Illegal European fishing contributing to poverty and piracy in Africa The Ecologist | 20th April 2011 News Fish Piracy Natural World Fishing 7574.jpg Illegal fishing and the decline of African fish …
Coral reefs are under threat from all quarters - rising temperatures, ocean acidity, fishing practices... But can clever management of certain fish species help the reefs to recover their former glory?
Can algae-eating fish save our coral reefs? Anna Taylor | 15th June 2010 News Natural World Coral Reefs Climate Change Fishing Fisheries Marine Protected Areas parrotfish.jpg Coral reefs are under …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
A green army Andrew Wasley | 1st June 2008 News Poachers Wildlife Rangers Green Army Conservation Campaigns Species Extinction Conservation Natural World Politics And Economics Society …
Greenpeace has condemned as 'disproportionate and unjust' a one-year jail term, suspended for three years, handed down on two Greenpeace activists who exposed widespread corruption in the Japanese government's whaling programme
… Reporting from the frontline of environmental activism, Andrew Wasley takes a closer look at … of marine environments. NEWS ANALYSIS Climate activism: is the trial more important than the …
From the creation of the very first national parks and game reserves, 'conservation' has always been about repressing and expropriating indigenous tribes, Survival International director Stephen Corry told Alice Bayer. And despite all the evidence that indigenous peoples are the best wildlife managers, old attitudes die hard ...
Stephen Corry: conservation must work with, not against, indigenous peoples Alice Bayer | 29th November 2014 Comment Indigenous Peoples Hunting Conservation Land Grabs Law Natural World sc c.wolfgang …
Although flowing water is fundamental to river ecosystems, temporary streams are distinctive landscape features that support surprisingly diverse communities, writes Rachel Stubbington. However, the biodiversity of these dynamic ecosystems needs greater recognition and protection.
Dry rivers are living rivers - with our care and protection Rachel Stubbington | 25th July 2016 Comment Water Natural World Ecology Conservation Rivers UK Science temporary streams are set-cut.jpg …
Since December 2011, when it became clear that the government was intent on its badger cull, Defra and Natural England have been flooded with FOI requests about how the culls would be set up, conducted and monitored. The notable success of Anna Dale in cutting through official obfuscation has implications for everyone trying to protect the environment and wildlife.
… upheld Lesley Docksey | 1st April 2016 Activism Law Badgers UK FOI Protest Natural …
An agreement that would end 30 years of verbal, and often physical, confrontation over the future of the forests in the Australian state of Tasmania is teetering on the edge of collapse. Ollie Milman reports
… appears an unlikely spot for environmental activism. The rugged island state is viewed by … and somewhat parochial. But strident green activism is becoming an increasing force, …
As the Digital Schoolhouse programme starts a national roll out to schools across the UK, scientists warn that digital disconnect can mean caring less - for each other and the environment. LAURA BRIGGS reports.
Digital Disconnect and its adverse impact on how (or whether) we engage with nature Laura Briggs | 29th September 2016 Ethical Living Technology Society Natural World Youth computer-kid-cut.jpg As …
As the melting Arctic ice cap opens a new ocean to the world, governments and private speculators are rushing to cash in on lucrative resource deposits and shipping lanes. But they may find these virgin waters a dangerous place to do business…
A melted Arctic: gold mine or honey trap? Andrew Marszal | 3rd November 2009 News Natural World Climate Change Arctic Polar Sea Ice Melt Oil Resources arcticicebreak.jpg As the melting Arctic ice cap …
The EU's nature directives provide effective protection for endangered species and habitats, writes Leonardo Mazza. So why the Commission's decision to 'review' and 'modernise' the laws? With its commitment to business-friendly deregulation and uninterest in the environment, the aim is surely to gut them - something only EU-wide citizens' mobilisation can prevent.
European Commission's deregulation drive threatens EU nature laws Leonardo Mazza | 11th July 2015 News EU Natural World Biodiversity Law Poland augustow-forest-cut.jpg The EU's nature directives …