The Valbona Valley in northern Albania faces destruction from the planned works, despite being within the protected area of the Valbona National Park. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… Laura Briggs | 2nd December 2016 News Energy Campaigning Renewables Botany …
A new campaign is persuading the UK's top retailers to switch from plastic to paper cotton buds. LAURA BRIGGS reports
Switch the Stick - why we need to stop buying plastic cotton buds Laura Briggs | 23rd November 2016 Activism Plastic Pollution Environment Conservation city_to_sea_38_degree.jpg A new campaign is …
If the thought of dropping a live lobster into a pan of boiling water horrifies you, then you're in good company including that of a new campaigning group that wants lobsters to be given the same animal welfare rights as other creatures. LAURA BRIGGS reports
… in good company including that of a new campaigning group that wants lobsters to be …
The Soil Association is calling on bread producers and supermarkets to stop making and selling bread products that contain traces of Glyphosate. LAURA BRIGGS reports.
… 2016 News Glyphoshate Soil Association Bread Campaigning Food And Farming glyphosate in …
There's welcome news for campaigners lobbying for the protection of Britain's ancient woodland. LAURA BRIGGS reports
Support Woodland Trust's ‘Save Our Ancients' campaign to save UK's ancient woodland Laura Briggs | 20th March 2017 Activism Ancient Woodland Conservation National Planning Policy Framework natural …
Last month, an outright ban on greyhound racing was announced in the Australian state of New South Wales following an inquiry which uncovered overwhelming evidence of systematic animal cruelty. Will the UK do the same asks LAURA BRIGGS
Will UK follow the lead of New South Wales and ban greyhound racing? Laura Briggs | 7th September 2016 News Animal Rights Greyhound Racing Animal Welfare Animal Cruelty greyhound racing.jpg Last …
The Vegan Society today launches its Plate up for the Planet to encourage people to abandon meat and dairy products, for their health, and for the health of the environment, reports LAURA BRIGGS.
A vegan diet can reduce environmental impact Laura Briggs | 27th July 2017 Ethical Living Vegan Diet Health Climate Change Environment Animal Welfare 24445360053_4bf5ecacf9_b.jpg The Vegan Society …
Calls for better protection of the UK's ancient woodlands are being made by environmental groups due to a loophole in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), last revised in 2012. LAURA BRIGGS reports
Why we need to better protect Britain's ancient woodlands Laura Briggs | 1st August 2016 News Ancient Woodland Forestry Commission Ecosystem Ecology Woodland Trust ancient woodland.jpg Calls for …
No More Styrofoam presents the WooBox - a new alternative to the use of Styrofoam in food transportation - and a Serbian project that is supported by a crowdfunding campaign that launches today (1st June 2017). LAURA BRIGGS reports
A Green Alternative to Styrofoam Laura Briggs | 1st June 2017 Ethical Living Plastic Pollution Styrofoam Recycling Landfill nms_media_faces_1.jpg No More Styrofoam presents the WooBox - a new …
In 2020 the fate of Devon's River Otter wild beavers will be decided. With Chris Packham backing the campaign to save the species and the protection of beavers into Scotland recently getting the go-ahead, the outlook is bright for the species.LAURA BRIGGS reports
… Trust and Rewilding Britain two of the campaigning organisations hoping the English …
LAURA BRIGGS reports on an innovative project that turns city-centre air pollution from vehicle exhausts into Air-Inks for artists
Re-Purposing Air Pollution to make Air Inks Laura Briggs | 7th February 2017 Ethical Living Pollution Science Innovation Art air-ink solvents test.jpg LAURA BRIGGS reports on an innovative project …
The Resurgence & Ecologist magazine has ditched the plastic wrap after a year of searching for the most sustainable solution.
Practising what we preach - on plastics Laura Briggs | 9th November 2018 News Resurgence & Ecologist Plastic Pollution Composting Sustainable Materials microplastics-chesapeake-cut.jpg The Resurgence …
Grow for Syria is a new UK-based campaign bringing gardeners across the South West together to fundraise for Syrian refugees by selling plants, seeds and other garden-related items. LAURA BRIGGS explains how you can get involved
Grow for Syria - one woman's mission to make a difference Laura Briggs | 7th April 2017 Activism Syria Refugees Fundraising Gardening claire reid.jpg Grow for Syria is a new UK-based campaign …
In 2016 the UK imported £26 million worth of fur, showing that the industry has gone global. Only by exposing the level of cruelty and showing people what lies behind the fashion will change ever come about writes LAURA BRIGGS
Exposing babarism in the name of ‘Fashion' Laura Briggs | 4th August 2017 Activism Fur Fashion Animal Ethics Cruelty Carnival carnival.jpg In 2016 the UK imported £26 million worth of fur, showing …
With what should perhaps be described as fantastic enthusiasm, a collective of architects, designers, engineers, urban planners and entrepreneurs have submitted a proposal to the Governments of the United States and Mexico to create a land with no borders. LAURA BRIGGS wonders if she should take the proposal seriously...
Otra Nation - A Disney-style eco fantasy or the way forward? Laura Briggs | 15th May 2017 Comment Green Energy Solar Farms Otra Nation USA/Mexico Border otranation_map02-4000.jpg With what should …
Campaigners fighting a development for an 18-hole golf course on a pristine part of the Moray Firth are planning to launch a legal challenge against the plans with £10,000 they have sourced through crowdfunding. LAURA BRIGGS reports
Tourism vs Ecology - which in this case boils down to SSSI Sand Dunes vs a new Scottish Golf Course Laura Briggs | 3rd October 2016 News State Of Nature Protest Golf Coursem SSSI Protection …
Christmas has become a festival of consumerism, rather than giving and family. So how do we fulfil the social expectation to find perfect, novel presents without sending more plastic to landfill. BRENDAN MONTAGUE and LAURA BRIGGS try and find some nice stuff that might just be a little more sustainable.
How to shop for the Christmas present without unwrapping the rest of our future Brendan Montague Laura Briggs | 8th December 2017 Ethical Living Christmas Green Shopping Ethical Consumer …
There is now a very real hope that thousands of animals in Ireland will be spared from painful laboratory testing thanks to new funding from the Government for alternative scientific research. Ecologist reporter, LAURA BRIGGS reports
Ireland agrees dedicated funding for research into alternatives to live animal testing in an historic first anti-vivisection step Laura Briggs | 25th July 2016 News Vivisection Animal Testing Animal …
Shopping is about to reach frenzy levels as the to-do list gets ever longer. And then there is that wonderful person in your life whose present cannot be fur, meat, plastic - or boring. BRENDAN MONTAGUE asked ethical companies for their best gift ideas this Christmas.
How to be truly present this Christmas - more sustainable gift ideas from The Ecologist Brendan Montague Laura Briggs | 20th December 2017 Ethical Living Christmas Sustainability Fair Trade …
Removing the natural habitat of Hazel Dormice - one of the UK's most endangered species - is further threatening their existence says a new report from Manchester Metropolitan University. LAURA BRIGGS reports
New study shows habitat loss as the reason for the UK's 'Disappearing Dormice' Laura Briggs | 1st February 2017 News Dormice Conservation Ecology dormousefig-1.jpg Removing the natural habitat of …