Ewan travels south through Laos and Thailand, discovering a landscape that speaks of the awkward throes of industrialisation...
… No plane, no problem in South East Asia... Ewan Kingston | 2nd November 2009 … hard to travel right across South East Asia without flying. Visas or visa exemptions …
Thousands of miles by train, coach, bus, boat and foot and, at the last hurdle, Ewan finds that there's no way to cross the Tasman Sea except on metal wings...
… BLOG No plane, no problem in South East Asia... Ewan travels south through Laos and …
The world’s tropical forests are falling as fast as ever – at a pace of about 13 million hectares each year, or 50 football fields a minute. But the rainforest killers are changing, with big implications for us all.
… bad guys can see their market shares plummet; Asian Pulp & Paper, widely criticised for promoting forest destruction in southeast Asia, has had its supply contracts cancelled … on Sustainable Palm Oil in southeast Asia, and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) …
There are plenty of small scale, locally appropriate innovations out there. Jeremy Smith has set up a video archive and social network that puts all the stories and advice together
… 25 more countries across Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa, I never saw anything like it …
With news that storms caused by smog from Asian cities over the Pacific Ocean will melt Artic ice, Christine Loh, the CEO of Civic Exchange, looks at Hong Kong, where worsening air pollution causes on average four deaths a day.
… | 8th March 2007 News Hong Kong Air Pollution Asia Coal Industrial Carbon Dioxide Coal Risk … With news that storms caused by smog from Asian cities over the Pacific Ocean will melt …
Seoul, host of this year's G20, is well on the way to achieving its goal of becoming one of the world's most eco-friendly cities. But, as Anna Sheldrick reports, there may be room for improvement elsewhere in South Korea
… And About Seoul South Korea G20 Redevelopment Asia Transport Bus Train Metro Pollution Un … pigs, cattle, dogs and, in some areas, Asian black bears; their rearing for Chinese … other metropolitan centres but also for its Asian neighbours, city councils and regular …
Our well-grounded Kiwi reflects on his six month (almost flightless) odyssey from London to New Zealand, and answers all the usual questions on travel without wings
… is comparable to flying when heading to East Asian locations, but a more expensive way to … fit BLOG No plane, no problem in South East Asia... Ewan travels south through Laos and …
Ethical Consumer, a bi-monthly publication which helps purchasers make ethical choices, explains why we should care about where and how our clothes are made
… where our clothes are made, from China in Asia, to Mexico in Central America. Codes of …
From shrinking seas to devastated rainforests, a new app, Fragile Earth, is helping to chart humanity’s trail of destruction while challenging us to do something about it
… steady shrinkage of the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Lennox hopes the app will help to …
Grandmother Earth - Thirteen matriarchs from indigenous cultures are currently touring the world, promoting peace, unity and a respect for nature. nicola Graydon meets one of them, Mona Polacca
… North, South and Central America, Africa and Asia, all at the invitation of Jeneane …
Oranges, grapes and Granny Smiths are so last year, says Emma Cooper. This autumn, tuck into goji berries, strawberry spinach and wonderberries instead...
… barbarum ) is well-known and widely used in Asia, and is becoming known as a superfruit … healthiest, most versatile 'weeds' around. Asian countries have enjoyed the benefits for …
It's one of the healthiest, most versatile 'weeds' around. Asian countries have enjoyed the benefits for centuries. So where is the market for homegrown UK seaweed?
… healthiest, most versatile 'weeds' around. Asian countries have enjoyed the benefits for … tonnes. Most of it is grown and consumed in Asia, however, with France, Europe's only …
Carbon offsetting isn't perfect but Much Better Adventures’ partnership with environmental charity, the Converging World, has produced an initiative that just might work
… wind power projects to other parts of India, Asia and Africa. This, says Much Better …
Ecover has developed the world's first ‘eco surfactant' - the beating heart of a cleaning product - that it claims is 'more ecological and powerful' than their old formulations...
… surfactants had to be sourced from Asia so they require less transport miles. • …
An Ecologist investigation reveals that three quarters of London Boroughs are advising their residents to simply throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their general waste, despite the hazard posed by their mercury content
… NEWS ANALYSIS Shipbreaking: clampdown in Asia will send it to Africa Following our … over growing problem of e-waste African and Asian countries need proper electronic waste …
Kicking off a new series of 'how to...' we show you the most satisfying way to 'green up' your lovemaking between the sheets. Now relax, lie back and think of the Ecologist…
… condoms are made of latex harvested in South Asia. The latex-tappers are guaranteed higher …
With high street giant Topshop bringing manufacturing back to the UK and Labour leader Ed Milliband calling for a return to ‘Made in Britain’, could 2012 be the year that fashion came home?
… of mills closed when manufacturing went to Asia but the UK has a good reputation for …
Growing your own food can go beyond fruit and veg if you have space and the right soil. Read on for Clarissa Dickson Wright and Johnny Scott's guide to grain crops
… dependent diabetes. Wild oats have grown in Asia and the Middle East for thousands of …