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 September 2009 Ethical Living Natural World Green Living Prince's Rainforest Project Daniel Beltra Environmental Photographer …
With vast areas decimated by industrial farming, the salad days are over for mass-produced olive oil. Laura Sevier looks at the effect its rise in popularity has had on the European landscape, and at some more sustainable brands.
Drizzle with care Laura Sevier | 7th August 2008 News Olive Oil Oil Industrial Farming Sustainable Farming Agribusiness Organics Natural World Food And Farming Drizzle-with-care_MAIN.jpg With vast …
Laura Sevier meets the man trying to broker a better relationship between God, man, science and the natural world.
… • Three important principles of Hindu environmentalism are yajna (sacrifice), dhana … University,has studied the Buddhist basis of environmentalism and virtue ethics. A …
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' …
Bright, bold and branded with a logo... It’s time to wear your ethics on your eco t-shirt. By Laura Sevier
Topical t-shirts Laura Sevier | 1st May 2008 Ethical Living Fairtrade Organic Cotton Fashion T-shirts Green Lifestyle Fashion Fair Trade Green Living Society Archive_209.jpg Bright, bold and branded …
From ‘First’ to ‘Failed’, student activist group People & Planet has created a new way of ranking the UK’s universities – according to their environmental credentials.
How green is your university? Laura Sevier | 1st February 2009 Activism Schools People And Planet Go Green Campaign Green League Table universities.jpg From ‘First’ to ‘Failed’, student activist …
The increase in meat and dairy consumption is set to cause huge increases in greenhouse gases, reports Tim Radford. A shift to less animal-based diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and grasslands - and make us all healthier, with reduced obesity, diabetes and associated conditions.
Thanks to meat, farming emissions set for 80% rise Tim Radford | 1st December 2014 News Food Farming Climate Change Health meat-happy-pig-cut.jpg The increase in meat and dairy consumption is set to …
The world’s favourite precious metal is hiding a dirty little secret. Laura Sevier reports on the truth behind the glitter, and asks whether gold can ever be green
Not all that is gold, glitters - a report on the dark side of the precious metal Laura Sevier | 17th April 2008 News Gold Mining Fashion Jewellery Green Lifestyle Globalisation Society gold-bar.jpg …
The A - Z of Eco Fashion Matilda Lee Laura Sevier | 10th January 2008 Ethical Living Clothes Fashion Green Lifestyle Green Living A-ZFASHION_OCT07_MAIN.jpg All you ever need to know about clothes. A …
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
Protecting forests AND the rights of forest peoples Laura Sevier | 8th December 2009 Activism How To Make A Difference Climate Change Forests Redd Forest Peoples Programme Global Witness Indigenous …
Laundry giant Unilever's new plan for creating a 'Cleaner Planet' seems to tick all the right boxes. Until, that is, you look at what gets washed down the drained after your undies are rinsed through...
Cleaner Planet plan: a green wash or greenwash? Laura Sevier | 18th August 2009 Comment Green Living Washing Laundry Unilever Phosphates Optical Brighteners cleanp.jpg Laundry giant Unilever's new …
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
How a new generation of eco-filmmakers are challenging broadcasting convention Laura Sevier | 26th October 2010 Activism Society Politics & Economics Independent Films Just Do It End Of The Line Age …
Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich forests for palm oil, cattle ranching, soybeans and other cash crops, writes Tim Radford, a new study finds that the net volume of carbon stored in trees is increasing thanks to their growing numbers on grasslands, on abandoned farmland, and in China.
Flourishing savanna woodlands mean forests are still absorbing carbon Tim Radford | 18th May 2015 News Forests Climate Change woodland-australia-cut.jpg Despite massive clearance of carbon-rich …
The first ever global life-cycle assessment of clean energy sources shows that a renewable system could supply the world's entire electricity needs by mid-century, writes Tim Radford.
Renewables can supply 100% of world's power by 2050 Tim Radford | 15th October 2014 News Energy Renewables Science Mining hydropower_site_at_holbuvatnet_sunndal_2013-cut.jpg The first ever global …
The waste warrior behind the You Tube hit and now book 'The Story of Stuff', on banning children's advertising, making manufacturers responsible for waste and shifting our values
Annie Leonard: 'computers are great, but do they have to have neurotoxins in them?' Laura Sevier | 15th June 2010 Comment Waste And Recycling Consumerism Marketing Advertising Consumption Built-in …
Illegally caught 'dirty' fish threatens local fishermen, consumer health and the future of the world's fisheries. The EJF's Pirate Fishing Campaign is tackling the problem head on
Campaigning against pirate fishing Laura Sevier | 22nd June 2009 Activism Wildlife Campaigns Save The Seas Environmental Justice Foundation EJF Pirate Fishing Illegal Fishing …
The eco-beauty businesswoman on why she loves all things organic, the secret of creating a heavenly fragrance and training for Strictly Come Dancing
Q & A: Jo Wood, founder of Jo Wood Organics Laura Sevier | 13th October 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Jo Wood Organics Eco Perfume Natural Fragrances jo-wood---arms-folded.jpg The eco-beauty …
The mystery of legless and multi-limbed frogs and toads has captivated artist and ecological researcher Brandon Ballengée for over a decade. Here's how he blends science with art
Deformed toad artist hopes to win public sympathy for amphibians Laura Sevier | 30th March 2010 Activism Natural World Society Deformed Toads Eco Art Environmental Artist Art And Science …
It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a 5,000-year-old pedigree in the fashion world. Laura Sevier can’t understand why it’s taken so long for hemp to hit the shops
… two observations to be obvious badges of environmentalism, he was right about the hemp. …
The plight of a village set to be demolished to make way for Heathrow's third runway is the inspiration behind Hester Berry's exhibition of paintings on show in a London gallery
Using art to highlight the madness of Heathrow Laura Sevier | 22nd October 2009 Activism Climate Change Sipson Heathrow Third Runway Airport Expansion guerrilla-garden-gnome.jpg The plight of a …
How activist Malgorzata Górska helped protect a Polish forest valley, and changed her government's attitude to conservation in the process
Saving a pristine wilderness from an international motorway Laura Sevier | 20th April 2010 Activism Natural World Transport Wildlife Biodiversity Infrastructure Development Road Building Via Baltica …
She's applying the same principles to environmental campaigning as her forebears did to fighting for universal suffrage. Laura Sevier meets the founder of the Climate Rush
CASE STUDY: campaigning against climate change Laura Sevier | 1st May 2009 Activism Climate Change And Energy Case Study Suffragette Campaigner Action Climate Change local_hero_may_02.jpg She's …
Whether for health, ethical or environmental reasons, a low-dairy or dairy-free diet is becoming more mainstream. Here's how to have your (cheese)cake and eat it too...
Put to the test: a buyer's guide to non-dairy products Laura Sevier | 17th March 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Food And Farming Health Dairy Free Soya Vegan Food Miles Rice Milk Allergies Lactose …