The recent death of Indian environmentalist Amit Jethva was the latest in a growing number of disturbing incidents of brutality and violence against activists, report Ambika Hiranandani and Tom Levitt
… Tom Levitt | 14th December 2010 News Environmentalists Activists India … World Mining Vedanta Logging amitjethwa.jpg Environmental activist Amit Jethva was … in a national park The recent death of Indian environmentalist Amit Jethva was the latest in …
Recent abductions and threats against activists trying to prevent logging in South-East Asia are part of a worrying trend of violence against those exposing environmental issues
… 'Do you want to die?': environmental activists at risk Tom Levitt | … trend of violence against those exposing environmental issues After reporting on … of the current dangers of reporting on environmental issues. The press freedom group, …
Misinformation campaign behind weakening of Amazon protections exposed by scientists.
… campaign that has systematically weakened environmental protection laws, according to … between 2004 and 2012. However, Brazil’s environmental policies then began to be … by promising to end the “industry” of environmental fines. Ricardo Salles, …
Backlash against the decision to ban Iceland's orangutan advert over-emphasises the power of green consumerism.
… public consciousness and we the sense that environmentalism is going viral. This article … reached over half a million signatures. The environmental impact of palm oil farming can … but question how much the decision is led by environmental concern, and how much by the …
The award winning environmental photographer on witnessing rainforests around the world, working for Greenpeace and why photos can help save the world
… Q & A: Daniel Beltrá, environmental photographer Laura Sevier | 14th … Prince's Rainforest Project Daniel Beltra Environmental Photographer Deforestation … see more photos from Daniel The award winning environmental photographer on witnessing …
UK purchased £1bn of beef from firms tied to Amazon deforestation.
… and recently offered $500m in bonds aimed at environmentally conscious investors. Marfrig … fork. We must think more carefully about the environmental impact of food and the greater … Illegal felling Bill McKibben, the veteran environmental campaigner, told the Bureau: …
New manufacturing technologies could revolutionise our food system, dramatically reducing it's environmental footprint.
… our food system, dramatically reducing it's environmental footprint. If you manage to … him to the Highlands of Scotland, to show the environmental damage caused by overgrazing. He … a huge weight of evidence for the climate and environmental impact of animal agriculture, …
A little-reported legal battle in Italy between paper company Pigna and eco-activists from Terra! is leading to fears that it may open the way for big companies to muzzle legitimate environmental protests. Mandy Haggith reports
… way for big companies to muzzle legitimate environmental protests. Mandy Haggith reports … gaining momentum to support the small Italian environmental group - Terra! - which recently … are the products of forest destruction. To environmentalists, the link between APP and …
José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva fought against illegal loggers and had received death threats but was refused police protection - he is the latest in a long-line of environmental activists being threatened or killed
… - he is the latest in a long-line of environmental activists being threatened or … Roberto Smeraldi, founder and director of the environmental group Amigos da Terra, who … Chico Mendes,' said Felipe Milanez, an environmental journalist from São Paulo, …
Industrial expansion has resulted in the loss of some 420 million hectares of forest overall since 1990, and the decrease of old-growth primary forest worldwide by over 80 million hectares.
… of its own existence. Over the last decade, environmental scientists have warned that … planetary boundaries that define the environmental limits in which humanity can … intractable and yet most potent drivers of environmental crisis. It is also among the …
Described as a ‘mosquito inside a tent’,
Rainforest Action Network are forcing corporate
America to change its destructive practices.
Nicola Graydon meets this inspiring group of activists
… America and JP Morgan Chase – coming out with environmental policies: both publicly and in … solve the problem’. In a carefully worded Environmental Policy Framework the company … they ‘take seriously our responsibility for environmental stewardship.’ Blink. It …
'35-40 percent of trees cut for industrial purposes become paper products.'
… “ multi-stakeholder approach ” to reduce the environmental impact of the palm oil industry. … Forests on fire But while palm oil’s grim environmental credentials draw increasing … While the RSPO claims to hold its members to 'environmental and social criteria' in order to …
France intends to stop importing soy, palm oil, beef, wood and other products linked to deforestation and unsustainable agriculture.
… and encourage financiers to take environmental and social issues into account … according to the French strategy. Environmental laws “The EU, a major global … Polsterer, campaigner at the Brussels-based environmental NGO Fern, said on Wednesday. …
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
… Faith Doherty heads up the Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry campaigns The Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry … logging. It's true, over the many years that Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has …
Our love affair with shrimp has fuelled the destruction of the 'rainforests of the sea' - mangroves - whose biodiversity and carbon-storing capacities are much undervalued. The author of 'Let Them Eat Shrimp', Kennedy Warne, talks through his alarming findings
… Shrimp: luxury food with a hidden environmental price tag The Ecologist | 17th … Why aren't mangroves higher on the environmental priority list? I don't know. … Where does this shrimp come from? What is the environmental record of the company supplying …
Cattle farming is the main driver of illegal land seizures that violate human rights in Reserves and Indigenous territories
… the Bolsonaro administration slashes environmental protections at the Federal … Pacaás Novos National Park, where a federal environmental agent said more than 40km of new … the reserves have also been targeted. An environmental agent near Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau …
The plans currently under consideration for saving forests might help the trees, but they could ride roughshod over indigenous communities. Here are some ways to change that
… Peoples Programme Global Witness Indigenous Environmental Network Survival International … There is more information here The Indigenous Environmental Network The US based Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) organisation, …
Brazil's election on 28 October could give Jair Bolsonaro license to open up the Amazon to agriculture and mining.
… “go back to the zoo.” He is also pro-torture. Environmental issues The media have said less … gas emissions in the world, and wields environmental decision-making power that … journalist and copywriter, focusing on environmentalism and the future. She writes …
President Jair Bolsonaro says he will strike balance between environment and 'much-needed economic development.
… to paint a positive picture of Brazil’s environmental stewardship, inviting the … to mining and agriculture and crack down on environmental NGOs. New environment minister … our mission to make progress in harmonising environmental preservation and biodiversity, …
Environmental group WWF has launched a campaign calling for new laws to prevent companies importing products that are causing deforestation.
… Deforestation Science & Systems Organic cows. Environmental group WWF has launched a … anteaters overseas, campaigners have warned. Environmental group WWF has launched a … could still be inadvertently contributing to environmental damage in other countries: for …
From the Age of Stupid to the End of the Line, and next year's Just Do It, independent filmmakers are innovating with radical film subjects and creating whole new funding streams, reports Laura Sevier
… that gives all budding, low-budget, environmental filmmakers hope. At Wildscreen's … world's largest international wildlife and environmental film festival held in the … of his own pocket. But the payoff is that ‘an environmental film has the opportunity to open …
Europe's resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening.
… to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be … percent in April compared to a year ago, as environmental protectors stayed away from the … for a sustainable economic recovery. Thus, environmental safeguards within the agreement, …
Jag-Wah, the new environmental hero from Greenpeace, comes alive in bold animations to expose the truth about industrial animal farming and rainforest annihilation.
… Agriculture Jaguar Jag-Wah Jag-Wah, the new environmental hero from Greenpeace, comes … as palm oil continues to stay high on the environmental agenda. While sustainable palm … of habitats leads to a plethora of both environmental and societal concerns. The topic …