As COP23 draws to a close, the environmental community turns to world leaders to provide solutions to the great challenge of our time. Arguing that civic engagement is key, ALISON TICKELL from Julie’s Bicycle reflects on the vital role that the arts sector can play in shaping the culture around climate change
… COPtimism: Why arts and culture hold the key to positive … Alison Tickell | 17th November 2017 Comment Arts Culture Climate Change COP23 405739.jpg … Bicycle reflects on the vital role that the arts sector can play in shaping the culture …
The curator of the new Force of Nature exhibition in London's Art Pavilion tells our Arts Editor, GARY COOK, that from the beginning of human history, and in every culture, nature has played a vital role in creative expression
… Gary Cook | 17th March 2017 Comment Nature Art Exhibition Artworks Creative Expression The Natural World … new Force of Nature exhibition in London's Art Pavilion tells our Arts Editor, GARY COOK, …
Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK meets an artist determined to put plants centre stage with her new Leafscape project which includes a new exhibition this month and a crowd-funded book
… The ARTS Interview: Botanical Artist, Jess Shepherd Gary Cook | 1st February 2017 Comment Arts Botany Environment Plants jess shepherd.jpg Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK meets an artist …
The Green Alphabet Writing Prize (GAWP) winner was announced at Flipside, East Anglia's leading literary and arts festival, creating the space for a conversation about the environment. HARRIET GRIFFEY, our cultural editor, reports
… Writing Prize Flipside Friends Of The Earth 405603.jpg The Green Alphabet Writing … Flipside, East Anglia's leading literary and arts festival, creating the space for a … is East Anglia's leading literary and arts festival with a Latin Beat, being the …
In its purist form, drawing is marking down the junctions of observed lines. The Ecology Movement does the same thing - joining up the dots of our under-strain, but interlinked environment to create forceful arguments, writes Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK
… Expressing environmental concerns through the artist's pencil and paint Gary Cook Arts Editor | 13th June 2017 Comment Ecology Environment Art Conservation cook_gary_re-emergence_lr.jpg …
Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK, meets a UK-based artist/musician whose unique 'soundscapes' capture the other worldly genus loci of the natural world - its sacred sites and hidden gems
… The ARTS Interview: Soundscape Artist, Matthew Shaw Gary Cook | 23rd March 2017 Comment Arts Nature SSSI Sacred Sites matthew shaw …
Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK, visits a new exhibition showcasing the plight of the British bee - those species already sadly lost and those on the verge of extinction
… UK Artists showcase the plight of the disappearing British bee Gary Cook Arts Editor | 7th July 2017 Comment Bees Conservation Endangered Extinct The Arts newman.jpg Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY …
Got something to say about the environment and the way we do (or don't) care for it? Here's your chance to get what you think noticed and published....
… Writing Competition Environment Literature Arts gawp writing-competition.jpg Got … Flipside , the East Anglian literary and arts festival, is launching a writing … piece of prose, and could include some visual art. Whatever it is, it should refer to the …
ReWild might not give you a deep awareness of a wilder world but it could much increase our appreciation of the world and the life around you, argues MARTIN SPRAY
… ReWild: The art of returning to nature Martin Spray | 20th September 2017 Reviews … of the world and the life around you, argues MARTIN SPRAY “Of course, the real barrier is …
Get your planner out says HAZEL SILLVER. Here's 12 eco-minded and outdoorsy festivals to book and enjoy in 2017
… EARTH FESTIVALS 2017 Hazel Sillver | 2nd March … beer, wine and cider; listen to talks, take part in workshops, and watch cookery demos at … charities. INTERNATIONAL ECO AWARENESS DAY Earth Day , Global 22 April This international …
Leading thinkers, writers and environmentalists are calling for support for Resurgence – the spiritual and artistic flagship of the green movement and publisher of The Ecologist – to build a new home to expand its services to people and planet.
… support for Resurgence – the spiritual and artistic flagship of the green movement and … environmental and spiritual wellbeing and the arts – North Devon based magazine Resurgence … output for the next 50 years and beyond, starting with the establishment of a new home. …
Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK, discusses a new exhibition focused on the plight of British Ash - a home for over 1000 other species
… trees Gary Cook | 5th October 2017 News Cook Art Ash Tree Environment Dieback Dutch Elm 405428.jpg Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK, discusses a new … celebrating the tree by 11 nationally-known artists and photographers will be held at the …
LAURA BRIGGS reports on an innovative project that turns city-centre air pollution from vehicle exhausts into Air-Inks for artists
… Ethical Living Pollution Science Innovation Art air-ink solvents test.jpg LAURA BRIGGS … from vehicle exhausts into Air-Inks for artists Imagine if you could take pollution … the day in Mumbai than it did in Boston. He started to consider the best ways in which to …
The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - or Ornithoptera alexandrae - is the world's largest and most spectacular butterfly. But it is under threat from encroaching agriculture and logging. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports on a new initiative designed to save the beautiful insect from extinction
… sees the creation of a state-of-the-art captive breeding and release programme for … alexandrae species in the remote heart of Papua New Guinea. The birdwing is … of Papua New Guinea. A new state-of-the-art laboratory will be built at the New …
Our Arts Editor, GARY COOK, travels with his sketchbook to one of the last remaining wilderness places on Earth - Antartica - and returns home humbled by the experience
… South Gary Cook | 17th May 2017 Comment Antartica Artic Conservation Wilderness Fishing Naturalists gary_cook.jpg Our Arts Editor, GARY COOK, travels with his …
New Scientist Live at London's ExCel Centre is described by its organisers as 'a festival of ideas and discovery'. But the popular magazine has had a particularly bad idea already – the festival's sponsors, argues CLAIRE JAMES
… Sponsors Sponsorship Oil Arms CAAT CCC Medact Art Not Oil 405411.jpg New Scientist Live at … But the popular magazine has had a particularly bad idea already – the festival's … By making Shell the official sponsor of the ‘Earth zone’, New Scientist is effectively …
An ecostay in South India is developing an ambitious plan to expand into the education sector, nearly three years after its launch ROBYN WILSON reports
… to move in to. This might include taking part in a free open university course whilst … staying at Saraya - something which would be particularly beneficial for students who are … "Nature and sustainability have been a part of my inner-self for some time but I …
Tensions are rising in Kenya as the country approaches local and national elections in August. But we could choose to use our differences as a strength, not a cause of conflict, says DEBORA LANGAT
… the Kikuyu. They uphold their position in part through policies that favour their own … of skills. Some members are from the creative arts: poets, painters, photographers and … we host community events, and we create art and capture stories to counter harmful and …
The Brexit campaign included investors, brokers and businessmen with a financial interest in tearing up European Union regulations protecting the environment, claims BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… Michael Gove yesterday told Conservative Party conference that an ‘exit from Brexit’ is … a likely motive for many of those at the heart of the Leave campaign . A motive hidden in … (MIC), a major funder of the Conservative party, whose members also promised up to …
Our bond with the natural world is ever changing. To look at how books capture this shifting relationship, new research project ‘Land Lines’ is looking for the nation’s favourite nature book. And The Ecologist will be launching a new series of book reviews to celebrate and learn from nature writing, writes ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT. Interested? -- You can get involved in both.
… you. The ‘ Land Lines' project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), … books and poems we choose to read. You can participate by nominating your favourite book … series of nature-inspired book reviews. As part of this ‘Learning from Nature' series, we …
In the year 2067, the eating of meat - carnism - will be seen as crime similar to cannibalism today, writes Matthew Adams. That is, in the fertile imagination of Simon Amstell, expressed in his BBC iPlayer film 'Carnage'. With 55 billion animals slaughtered every year for their meat, the vision looks remote. But the world will be a far better place if we begin the transition to plant-based diets - for our health, that of the planet, and not least, the animals themselves.
… Food Society Future Climate Change Farming Arts bacon-nipple.jpg In the year 2067, the … is an unlikely vision of the future. For a start, the number of animals slaughtered … This commitment becomes habitual, and part of our shared routines, traditions and …
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shares his passion for Resurgence and invites everyone to support the crowdfunding campaign to create a home for The Resurgence Trust and build a centre for a sustainable future.
… new centre for education, environment and the arts in Devon. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall …
A new eLife study, using state of the art heart monitoring technology, explains how bats turn their food into energy. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… Bats' unique heart rate conserves energy and powers flight … 2017 News Bat Research ELife Energy Food Heart 405446.jpg A new eLife study, using state of the art heart monitoring technology, explains how …
Are universities leading the way when it comes to producing their own energy - and if so, which university is top of the table? INDIA BENJAMIN investigates.
… of Surrey (1,232,283 kWh) Glasgow School of Art (1,151,000 kWh) The University of …