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 …
Labour sets out £4.5m funding boost to fight hare coursing, fox hunting and other wildlife crimes in support of ambitious animal welfare manifesto
Labour takes aim at hare coursing and fox hunting Brendan Montague | 18th November 2019 News Change Makers Labour Party General Election 2019 Animal Rights Hunting Fox Hunting Hare Coursing …
Wales has an enviable record of declining BTB in cattle - without having to kill a single badger. Jan Bayley explains how Wales's combination of frequent testing and exacting biosecurity has succeeded - and how England can learn from Wales's experience.
How Wales is defeating bovine TB without killing badgers Jan Bayley | 14th April 2014 News Badgers Natural World Farming Health Wales UK welsh-cow.jpg It's about the cattle, much, much more than it's …
Millions living near the coast are likely to be hit by rising sea levels, erosion and storm surges, warns a new study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Climate change 'will wreak havoc on Britain's coastline by 2050' Jamie Doward Observer | 7th March 2011 News Climate Change Natural World Coastline Sea Levels seawall.jpg As many as 30 million people …
Women’s organising in Kyrgyzstan serves as an example of the inseparable linkages between gender, environmental and economic justice.
Women’s rights, traditional knowledge and biodiversity Global Forest Coalition | 19th March 2020 News Change Makers Kyrgyzstan Biodiversity Traditional Knowledge Women’s Rights Photo Essay …
You would think vets would take animal welfare seriously, writes Lesley Docksey. So why does the British Veterinary Association (BVA) support England's badger cull - when all the science is telling them it's both cruel, and ineffective against Bovine TB?
Britain's vets - it's time to oppose the badger cull! Lesley Docksey | 28th April 2014 Comment Natural World Badgers UK Health hugh-badgers-cut.jpg You would think vets would take animal welfare …
In the first of a three part blog in which Les Carlisle joins a team of translocation experts, he discovers the buzz of darting and blindfolding a rhino, whilst considering the absurd fact that their very existence is threatened due to the growth of an inert keratinous material on their heads ...
Rhinos without borders: preparation & capture Les Carlisle | 1st November 2013 Comment Rhinos Conservation Ivory Natural World Africa 718214 (1).jpg The Rhinos Without Borders translocation team In …
In its report on last year's pilot badger culls, the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) judged that the culls failed the criteria for effectiveness and humaneness, but satisfied those for safety, writes Lesley Docksey. The facts say otherwise.
Police, Guns, Action - how safe were the pilot badger culls? Lesley Docksey | 7th May 2014 Comment Natural World Badgers UK Law badger-roadkill.jpg In its report on last year's pilot badger culls, …
Industry pledges to work with government to make every new bus an ultra-low or zero emission bus from 2025.
'All aboard' for zero climate Staff Reporter | 13th September 2019 News Emissions Net Zero 2025 Bus Travel Change Makers solar bus story.jpg Industry pledges to work with government to make every new …
Gas station construction halted by activists Marianne Brooker | 31st July 2019 News Power Beyond Borders Reclaim The Power Climate Breakdown Change Makers dianemore3-580x358.jpeg Protest camp targets …
74,000 hectares of Tasmania's native forest wilderness will be opened up to industrial logging, writes Jess Abrahams - if Australia's government succeeds in removing its World Heritage status at a UNESCO meeting now under way in Doha.
UNESCO, protect Tasmanian wilderness Jess Abrahams | 18th June 2014 Comment Forest Un Natural World Australia tasmania-mtn-pinkberry-cut.jpg 74,000 hectares of Tasmania's native forest wilderness …
A new Al Jazeera documentary follows reporter Juliana Ruhfud and producer Orlando von Einsiedel as they investigate Sierra Leone's multi-million dollar illegal fishing trade
Film exposes the tragedy of pirate fishing in Sierra Leone Priyanka Mogul | 14th February 2012 Activism Food And Farming Natural World Politics And Economics Pirate Fishing Environmental Justice …
Can food crops really be engineered to thrive - and to yield more - under drought conditions? After 25 years we're still waiting for the flood of evidence, says Prof Jack Heinemann
Desert grain Prof Jack Heinemann | 1st November 2008 News Gm Focus Gm Crops Yield Drought Gm Products Biotechnology Natural World Food And Farming Science And Technology Desert_Grain_MAIN.jpg Can …
Toni V. Shephard notes that less and less of us are prepared to deal with 'pests' using the traditional method i.e. killing them, and offers her perspectives and solutions on human/wildlife conflict.....
Living with Urban Wildlife: non-lethal control Toni V. Shephard | 15th August 2013 Ethical Living Natural World Society urbanfox.jpg Toni V. Shephard notes that less and less of us are prepared to …
The beauty industry produces over 421,000 pounds of waste daily while stylists experience deadly effects. This shouldn’t be the reality.
The environmental cost of salon ownership Benjamin Novak Hudgins | 20th December 2019 News Salon Hairdressing Zero Waste Pollution Change Makers screenshot_2019-12-19_at_10.46.46.png The beauty …
Water scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed a population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, warns Stockholm International Water Institute
Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists John Vidal | 31st August 2012 News Water Scarcity Vegetarianism Overpopulation Food Shortage John Vidal Stockholm International …
New legislation, known as Lucy's Law, will ban the sale of puppies and kittens by a third parties.
Puppy farm crackdown welcomed Ted Hennessey | 13th May 2019 News Animal Welfare Michael Gove Change Makers gove_snowy_3271751b.jpg New legislation, known as Lucy's Law, will ban the sale of puppies …
RENCTAS and its fearless leader Raulff Lima are taking on Brazil's lucrative - and dangerous - black market in wildlife, reports Giovana Zilli
RENCTAS: the Brazilian NGO on the frontline of the war on animal trafficking Giovana Zilli | 11th February 2011 Activism Natural World RENCTAS Animal Poaching Animal Trafficking Endangered Species …
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 …
A study in Torbay is the first time i-Tree software has been used in the UK to establish the true value of the 'urban forest' and raises questions over the effectiveness of smaller trees in absorbing carbon and pollutants
Do smaller trees play any real role in tackling carbon and pollution? Chris Baker | 11th April 2011 News Tress I-Tree Carbon Dioxide Pollution Climate Change Natural World News treesleaves.jpg The …
As the destruction of the biosphere continues, we need to establish new legal systems to protect what remains. Mumta Ito proposes a new beginning for environmental law based on extending 'civil rights' to the natural world.
Being Nature - extending civil rights to the natural world Mumta Ito | 24th April 2014 Activism Law Natural World Ecocide nature-kurdistan.jpg As the destruction of the biosphere continues, we need …
A new EU Regulation aims to limit the spread of invasive species through 'pathway controls' and bans on possession, transport and trade, writes Yannic Rack. But will it be up to the most important task - keeping the most hazardous aliens out, before they ever get the chance to become a nuisance?
EU turns fire on invasive species already costing €12 billion a year Yannic Rack | 25th March 2015 Comment Natural World Invasive Species red-squirrel-cut.jpg A new EU Regulation aims to limit the …
In an exclusive extract from his new book, World on the Edge, Lester Brown outlines fresh ways of thinking about water and land use in order to sustain the world's growing population
How do you feed eight billion people in a water-scarce world? Lester Brown | 15th February 2011 Activism Food And Farming Natural World Climate Change China Water Scarcity Worldwatch Lester Brown …