The multi-million dollar trade in bushmeat is one of the greatest threats to tropical wildlife. Chimpanzees are on the front line of this devastating trade with less than 300,000 in the wild. A new campaign aims to save these endangered creatures
… has been at the forefront of investigative campaigning for over 25 years, tackling the …
A $395 million coal fired power station is planned for Mauritius - bulldozed aver the wishes of the population, official advice and the environment ministry. But as Zaheer Allam reports, there's still everything to fight for.
… revealed that CT Group may have been printing campaigning materials for free for the ruling …
A judge has ordered the eviction of protestors occupying the site of a proposed new coal mine in County Durham. Local residents are putting up one last fight to try and stop the project. MAT HOPE reports
Protecting Pont Valley: meet the protesters fighting a new coal mine Mat Hope | 28th March 2018 Activism Coal Mining Banks Group Pont Valley protection camp A judge has ordered the eviction of …
Fighting a mine funded by foreign investment in Gabon has seen Marc Ona Essangui spend time in prison, but his only response, he says, is 'serenity'
… Involved in environmental and humanitarian campaigning for more than ten years, Marc is … the authorities from trying, however. The campaigning activities of Environment Gabon …
Mission impossible or radical manifesto? This year Dave Hampton aims to create a million coaches to help inspire real action on climate change
TAKE ACTION: are you a carbon coach in the making? Dave Hampton | 25th January 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Carbon Emissions Carbon Coach 1c&c-is-beautiful-faces.jpg Dave Hampton has launched …
You don't have to be a web geek to join the growing ranks of activists who have told powerful stories using data visualisation. Christine Ottery outlines how you can use data as a powerful tool to press for change
… 4th March 2011 Activism Science & Technology Campaigning Data Activism Hacking Gov Spark … the status quo HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Campaigning: the basics Top tips on getting a …
Phillip Manbridge, CEO of Care for the Wild International, introduces the 'No Photos, Please!' campaign, which forces us to look beyond the adorable faces of captive animals we encounter abroad and ask - what is the real story here?
Smile - You've Just Killed My Mum Philip Mansbridge | 8th November 2013 Activism Natural World Pet Trade Tourism …
In the red corner, the increasingly successful citizens' campaign to label foods containing GMO ingredients. In the blue, a supine government and powerful GMO and grocery industry that will fight it all the way. Welcome to 2014 ...
GMO and 'natural' food - let the fight begin Ronnie Cummins | 9th January 2014 Activism Gm Food GMOs Food Farming gm-right-to-know.png In the red corner, the increasingly successful citizens' …
Canadian coastal communities are faced with rising sea levels as the government continues to support destructive tar sands mining
Tuktoyaktuk: a community on the frontline of climate change Emma Bocking | 1st October 2009 Activism Tuktoyaktuk Canada Climate Change Take Action Campaigns Tar Sands Greenpeace Arctic …
Momentum is gathering behind the UK's transition to a fossil free society, writes Guy Shrubsole. We know we need to leave at least 80% of proven fossil fuel reserves in the ground to avert catastrophic climate change. Here's a quick run-down of progress to date - and the key upcoming fights, including an invasion of the UK's biggest coal mine this weekend.
… opencast coal mining; Friends of the Earth is campaigning for a change to English planning … but lots of remaining challenges, too. We are campaigning to stop fracking and end opencast …
Friends of the Earth are calling on Prime Minister David Cameron, and Energy Secretary Ed Davey to wean the UK off fossil fuels and create a 'Clean British Energy Revolution'
TAKE ACTION to start a British clean energy revolution Mark Briggs | 11th May 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide Oil Gas How To Make A Difference Friends Of The Earth …
Increasing numbers of investors are waking up to the reality that the fossil fuel era is coming to an end, writes Yossi Cadan. But there's one sector that hasn't yet got the message: the fossil fuel industry itself is determined to keep on piling good money after bad. So join the worldwide divestment party this weekend and help ram the message home!
Join Global Divestment Day and make fossil fuels history! Yossi Cadan | 13th February 2015 Activism Fossils Fuels Climate Change Corporations divestment-adelaide-cut.jpg Increasing numbers of …
How a discontinued ferry service between Swansea and Cork was reborn when locals pooled money and resources...and bought their own ship
The People's Ferry: reducing emissions by buying a ship Paul Miles | 24th June 2010 Activism Society How To Make A Difference Transport Climate Change Co-operatives Ferry Transport The People's Ferry …
Molly James & Dan Glass outline the most powerful tools in the grassroots action toolbox - plus information on how you can get involved
Tools of resistance: the insiders guide to grassroots direct action Molly James Dan Glass | 6th July 2011 Activism Climate Change And Energy Activism Just Do It UK Uncut Liberate Tate Transition …
With only 6,600 left in the wild, the Sumatran orangutan is critically endangered. Campaign group Sumatran Orangutan Society has organised a celebrity auction to raise money to protect them and their rainforest habitat
… community-led conservation, education and campaigning. Orangutans are the ultimate …
Five committed twentysomethings are making a 2,000-mile trek across the US, picking up litter and educating young people and communities about zero waste
Pick Up America: a cross-country road trip to wipe out waste Carrie Madren | 21st December 2010 Activism Waste & Recycling Pick Up America America Zero Waste Plastic Wildlife 1illegaldump.jpg A team …
The Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry campaigner Faith Doherty welcomes a new report by the World Bank calling for stronger action to stop forestry corruption, but says more support is needed to help activists follow the money trail
… has been at the forefront of investigative campaigning for over 25 years, tackling the …
After the world's warmest year ever governments are pouring trillions into fossil fuels every year and the UK has even created a legal obligation on itself to maximise oil and gas recovery, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. But thanks to the UK's media billionaires climate change has not even figured as an election issue. Join us to protest tomorrow!
Occupy Gandhi: a tarpaulin meditation on urgent climate action Donnachadh McCarthy | 3rd May 2015 Activism Climate Change Media UK Politics mahatma_gandhi_tavistock-cut.jpg After the world's warmest …
Feed-in Tariffs for renewables are what the UK needs to make home-grown energy more attractive. We look at what the 'We Support Solar' coalition is doing to bring about a change, and take a look at the group's new photography competition...
Rob Drake-Knight reports on a unique collaboration between an environmental organisation and an eco-fashion label who together aim to raise greater awareness of the plight of bees.....
Bees: the battle is not over yet 18th July 2013 Activism beeinpink.jpg Rob Drake-Knight reports on a unique collaboration between an environmental organisation and an eco-fashion label who together …
Their parodies of Dow Chemicals, Halliburton and the US Chamber of Commerce have propelled activist duo Andy Michlbaum and Mike Bonanno into the spotlight. They've gotten under the skin of corporate America - but what's next, asks Sarah Bentley?
They took on Dow and Halliburton... but who are the Yes Men? Sarah Bentley | 1st March 2011 Activism Climate Change And Energy Yes Men Halliburton Dow Chemicals Activism Bhopal Make A Difference …