With the 5th International Degrowth Conference taking place next week Spanish Ecologists Professor Joan Martinez Alier and Federico Demaria - both working at the Environmental Science and Technology Institute (ICTA) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) - explain why we need a 'less is more' alternative economic model and how the burgeoning Global Environmental Justice movement is a key concept in achieving the only goal that will halt Climate Change.
… interested in since my 2002 book titled " The Environmentalism of the Poor : A Study of … What solutions are proposed? JMA: The environmentalism of the poor and the indigenous, the environmentalism of the people, is growing in …
Iraq is working hard to remediate the environmental impacts of two Gulf wars and Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons programme, writes Wim Zwijnenburg. But it now faces new hazards deliberately caused by Islamic State - and is in desperate need of international support.
Iraq seeks help in its fight to overcome the toxic fallout of war and terror Wim Zwijnenburg Insight on Conflict | 8th April 2015 News War Pollution Waste WMD Iraq Middle East …
A new report released on International Romani Day highlights the severe and systemic environmental racism against Roma communities across Europe during the coronavirus crisis.
Environmental racism against Roma Khaled Diab | 9th April 2020 News Roma Racism Waste Landfill Environmental Justice vf55zwjv-1382440303.jpg A new report released on International Romani Day …
Instead of leaching the world's resources to support out-of-control consumerism, EU leaders could do worse than ponder novelist Victor Hugo's claim that whilst "you can kill people, you can't kill an idea whose time has come", writes NICK MEYNEN
Charting Environmental Conflict - The Atlas of Environmental Justice Nick Meynen | 20th July 2016 News Climate Change Justice Environment Protest EU Consumerism World Trade screenshot ejatlas.jpg …
A new report from Global Witness places India fourth in the league table of killings of environmental activists. As part of our collaboration with CLIMATE TRACKER, environmental law researcher MRINALINI SHINDE looks at the human trauma behind the statistics - and calls on India's urban elite to act.
India's urban elite must join the fight against environmental killings Mrinalini Shinde | 1st August 2017 News Environment Forest Protest Killing Shooting Police Justice Law dongriakhonds.jpg A new …
The political future of the Arab world's largest country could look brighter following the recent uprising in Tahrir Square and beyond. But the country faces an ecological catastrophe - much of it tourism related - reports Joseph Mayton from Cairo
Egypt faces 'environmental crisis' following ousting of Mubarak Joseph Mayton | 19th May 2011 News Investigations Politics And Economics Pollution Egypt Tourism Waste istock_000016004445small.jpg The …
Public authorities implement new waste management models that are capital-intensive and technology-driven at the cost of more socio-ecologically sustainable alternatives provided by waste pickers.
Waste pickers under threat Barcelona Research Group on Informal Recyclers | 2nd March 2020 News Waste Conflict Environmental Justice wastepicker Public authorities implement new waste management …
Protects against the extraction of fossil fuels and other natural resources - ecological distribution conflicts - cannot simply be resolved by payments of compensation. That is because for most people outside of the corporate boardroom, money is not the primary concern. JOAN MARTINEZ ALIER, a leading academic, investigates
Environmental protests succeed 20 percent of the time and 'compensation' rarely stops communities, research finds Joan Martinez-Alier | 31st January 2018 Comment Protest Mining Fossil Fuels Politics …
Six environment heroes, one from each continent, are honoured for their work today - fighting threats from giant coal mines to forest destruction, fracking, high dams, illegal development and toxic waste dumps. Sophie Morlin-Yron reports.
2014 Goldman winners - fighting coal, dams, palm oil, fracking, toxic waste Sophie Morlin-Yron | 28th April 2014 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Waste Water Energy USA Indonesia Russia Peru Africa India …
Since December 2011, when it became clear that the government was intent on its badger cull, Defra and Natural England have been flooded with FOI requests about how the culls would be set up, conducted and monitored. The notable success of Anna Dale in cutting through official obfuscation has implications for everyone trying to protect the environment and wildlife.
Badger cull: protestors' legal right to information upheld Lesley Docksey | 1st April 2016 Activism Law Badgers UK FOI Protest Natural World badger-demo-cut.jpg Since December 2011, when it became …
Protests of unprecedented scale have been taking place in China against rapid and deadly environmental destruction. A new youth movement is taking to the streets and demanding change. Sam Geall reports
Chinese environmental protesters take to the streets Sam Geall | 7th June 2007 News China Pollution Protests China Industrial Campaigns Protest Fresh Water Climate Change Politics And Economics …
Instead of making exaggerated claims about species becoming extinct, NGOs could make progress on issues like deforestation by collaborating more closely with companies, reports Tom Levitt
Blackwashing: do NGO tactics risk long term public trust? Tom Levitt | 1st January 2010 News Wildlife NGO Environmentalists Protest Activism Orangutans Rainforest Action Network Friends Of The Earth …
Landfill sites, giant hog farms, incinerators and other 'bad neighbor' industries in the US tend to be situated in African American communities, writes Heather Kathryn Ross. The Environmental Protection Agency is legally obliged to prevent 'environmental racism', but from California to Michigan, low-income communities of color have been waiting years for it to take a stand. Now, backed by Earthjustice, they are forcing the issue - in the courts.
Environmental racism in the US - black communities fight for justice Heather Kathryn Ross Earthjustice | 11th November 2015 News USA Law Pollution Waste Society stones-throw_jeronimo-nisa-cut.jpg …
This month a tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine in BC breached, writes Carol Linnitt - spilling 14.5 billion litres of toxic mine waste into Quesnel Lake. A major source of freshwater and one of BC's premier fly-fishing destinations, the lake will never be the same again. But it's just the first big victim of Canada's wave of environmental de-regulation ...
Swapping red tape for caution tape: why Canada can expect more mining disasters Carol Linnitt DeSmog.ca | 27th August 2014 Activism Mining Water Waste Pollution Regulation Canada …
An anti-environment plot by Junckers' Commission would abandon agreed 'green' laws for clean air, waste reduction and recycling. But the leak of key documents to EurActiv has stimulated fierce opposition by Green MEPs and environment groups, while eleven EU countries have called on Junckers to hold to the green laws and speed up their implementation.
Leaked: EU Commission plot to ditch waste and air pollution laws EurActiv | 12th December 2014 News EU Politics Corporations Waste Pollution Health de-gelsenkirchen-cut.jpg An anti-environment plot …
Fed up with fudged statistics, Beijing’s increasingly environmentally-aware population has forced its Government to come clean about air pollution in the city.
Blue Skies or Little White Lies? Olivia Boyd | 11th July 2012 News Activism Pollution Protest Beijing beijingpollution.jpg Fed up with fudged statistics, Beijing’s increasingly environmentally-aware …
Fed up with fudged statistics Beijing’s increasingly environmentally-aware population has forced it's Government to come clean about air pollution in the city.
Beijing's blue skies...or little white lies? Olivia Boyd | 6th July 2012 News Pollution Activism Protest Climate Change Smog Health beijingpollution.jpg Fed up with fudged statistics Beijing’s …
What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success
The Ecologist guide to skills and courses 2012 Laurie Tuffrey | 1st February 2012 Ethical Living Green Jobs Green Skills Employment University Course Degree Ecologist Guides Rio Green Investment Bank …
As Cameron 'cuts the green crap' Paul Mobbs remembers how the decisions of a Conservative government 20 years ago to go easy on the owners of contaminated land and old waste dumps have led to present day blight, ill-health and death. Now brow-beaten regulators and politicians in hock to party funders are doing it all over again.
Death by landfill - cutting 'green tape' costs lives Paul Mobbs | 22nd December 2014 News Waste Toxics Politics Regulation UK chemical-site-w-yorks-cut.jpg As Cameron 'cuts the green crap' Paul …
Whether you're fighting fracking, coal mines, new roads or a third Heathrow runway, next weekend's Earth First! Winter Moot is for you, writes Louise Somerville Williams. Campaigners and activists from across the UK and beyond will gather in Stroud to build common strength in our struggle against ecological destruction, and to work for a world of social and environmental justice.
Earth First! Winter Moot next weekend: nourishment, inspiration and solidarity for eco-activists Louise Somerville Williams | 16th February 2016 Ethical Living Events Campaigning Fracking Nuclear …
When a Victorian tea party took over Heathrow's Terminal 1 earlier this year, it was a clear sign that environmental campaigning had taken a large step away from time-worn methods of protesting.
… humourless, man-hating harpies.’ So what can environmentalism learn from this? The danger … of the green movement the commodification of environmentalism is looming large on the …
As if melting ice in Polar bears' Arctic habitat was not enough, Norwegian scientists have found that organic pollutants such as pesticide residues are disrupting their thyroid and endocrine systems, adding a further threat to the species' survival.
Polar bears at risk from pollution as well as warmth Tim Radford | 24th April 2015 News Toxics Pollution Ecology Oceans Waste Arctic Mammals polar-bears-cut.jpg As if melting ice in Polar bears' …