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?
Made in Britain: why UK craftsmanship is good news for the environment Yanar Alkayat | 13th March 2012 Ethical Living UK Fashion Society Green Living Barbour Heritage Topshop Cooper And Stollibrand …
Shade-grown, hand picked coffee is one of Peru's biggest exports, but the country's smallholder farmers face sustained crop losses from extreme weather. Matilda Lee reports from Peru
… coffee farmers who make up the Cepicafe cooperative in the northern Sierra Piura … coffee brand, has worked with the Cepicafe cooperative since 2001. Founded in 1991 by …
Earlier this month, The Ecologist published an impassioned opinion piece by Mary Rice, asserting that the fault for the alarming rise in elephant poaching lies with legal CITIES-approved sales of ivory. These sales, she argued, had served only to trigger new levels of demand. Here, Daniel Stiles strongly disagrees.......
The 'Inconvenient Truth' about the ivory trade Daniel Stiles | 22nd November 2012 News stiles resized.jpg Conservationists need to find an effective response to the rise in elephant poaching that is …
Vandana Shiva explains why Seed Satyagraha – a non-cooperation movement in the footsteps of Gandhi – will be crucial in blocking the introduction of the proposed Seed Law
Reclaiming the seed Vandana Shiva | 20th August 2012 News Vandana Shiva Seed Satyagraha Gandhi Seed Law India Monsanto Food And Farming Biopiracy Navdanya Movement seeds.jpg Vandana Shiva explains …
Wonderful illustrations, an entertaining story and a free packet of rocket seeds make Rio Rocket’s adventures an enjoyable way to introduce kids to green issues
Rio Rocket Stars in A Frisbee to Fly Ruth Styles | 29th March 2012 Reviews Seeds Reviews Books Children Gardening Easter Holidays Growing Eating Rocket Plants jacket.jpg Wonderful illustrations, an …
A masterpiece of nature writing, J.A. Baker’s ‘The Peregrine’ is well worth revisiting, says Mark Newton, not just for the prose but also to help us re-engage with the natural world
The Peregrine Mark Newton | 26th April 2012 Reviews Books Reviews Natural World The Peregrine Nature Conservation Falcons Birds Rachael Carson Britain UK Essex England holding.jpg A masterpiece of …
Do co-operative schools (trust schools and academies) provide a democratic community based alternative? Mervyn Wilson, Principal of the Co-operative College – which has been at the heart of the development of co-operative schools - explains why co-operatives are proving so popular
… Mervyn Wilson | 6th August 2012 Comment Cooperative Schools Co-op Schools Education …
From slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has created serious problems for Africa. Pádraig Carmody’s latest book attempts to unravel the moral morass, says Mark Newton
The New Scramble for Africa Mark Newton | 9th May 2012 Reviews Books Reviews Africa Minerals Natural Resources Conflict Diamonds Coltan Oil Politics Economics China USA Britain Europe jacket.jpg From …
From Peru, where the majority of winter mangoes on sale in Europe have been imported from, journalist Gervase Poulden reports on the poor working conditions of mango workers
Fancy a mango? Think twice... Gervase Poulden | 18th July 2012 News Mango Workers Peru Peruvian SOMO Camposol Sunshine Saturno Extortion Union mangoes.jpg From Peru, where the majority of winter …
A group of community-minded gardeners have turned a former Athens airport into a blooming vegetable plot, showing how Greece's eroded soil holds the keys to a revival in farming and a way to buck the jobless trend
… emerging through a dynamic process of cooperative diversity- a process we can learn …
Greece might be in dire financial straights but for the country’s best-known natural beauty brand, things have never been better. Ruth Styles caught up with Lena Korres to find out why
… Growers Association of Chios island, the Cooperative De Saffran of Kozani, the American …
As ideas go, the notion that elephant conservation would in any way be best served by making a legal supply of ivory available was unconvincing from the very start says conservationist Mary Rice
Legal ivory trading severely undermines elephant conservation Mary Rice | 8th November 2012 News poached elephants.jpg The rising tide of slaughter rolls on, feeding the ever-growing consumer demand …
Following a successful share issue, the UK's first 100 per cent community owned inner-city social housing solar power project went live last month. Mark Briggs visited to find out more
… sums it up, ‘The whole point of it being cooperatively owned is that they get to …
The pro-GM lobby has sought to take the 'scientific high-ground' by positioning itself as the voice of reason and progress, while painting its opponents as unsophisticated 'anti-science' luddites. In a scathing response Peter Melchett turns the tables
The GM lobby and its 'seven sins against science' Peter Melchett | 31st December 2012 News Gm Food And Farming News Science gmo.jpg The pro-GM lobby has sought to take the 'scientific high-ground' by …
Madeleine Cuff challenged herself to spend a week reducing her food and packaging waste. Did it work, and will other consumers and supermarkets take note?
… reports from Italy on the new farming cooperative turning a bloody past into organic …
The Dominican Republic's organic and Fairtrade boom has helped banana growers but what about the slum-dwelling Haitian migrant workers? Tom Levitt reports on the plight of the forgotten people in the banana trade
Behind the label: how fair are organic and Fairtrade bananas? Tom Levitt | 28th May 2012 News Fairtrade Bananas Organic Food And Farming Dominican Republic News Focus top banana 2.jpg Campaigners are …
Forget France; the UK is home to some of the coolest holiday spots on the planet. Whether you want scenery, natural phenomena or a dose of eco-luxury, there’s a British break to suit you
The hot list: 10 hip, green UK destinations for 2012 Ruth Styles | 13th February 2012 Ethical Living UK Glamping Travel New Forest Cornwall Wales Hiking Cycling Nature holding.jpg Forget France; the …
A film-maker, a writer, a peace walker, a primatologist - these are just a few of the 11 activists who have contributed to a new book that claims there is an activist in us all. Edgar Vaid reviews Small World, Big Ideas..
Small World Big Ideas Edgar Vaid | 12th December 2012 Reviews Navdanya Movement small-world-big-ideas-1-smallworldcover-976x976.jpg Small World, Big Ideas is an insight into the world of activism …