In the second part of our sport and environment mini-series, Ruth Styles reports on the efforts some football clubs are making to turn the sport into an eco-friendly one, although there's still plenty to do
Sustainability and football: why the beautiful game is getting a green makeover Ruth Styles | 3rd August 2011 News Football Manchester United Arsenal Chelsea Gary Neville Rio Ferdinand Bristol City …
With the Kimberley Process in a state of paralysis over Zimbabwean diamonds, consumers can no longer be sure they’re buying ethical jewels. Ahead of a BBC Panorama investigation into the issue, Rosie Spinks reports
… threatened species such as the Orang-utan, Pygmy Elephant and Clouded Leopard NEWS Palm oil …
Land seizures, rampant logging and oil palm expansion have decimated Sarawak's forests. But now an invigorated reform movement is fighting back - accusing the government and its chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud of duplicity. Alex Joseph reports
Activists challenge 'corrupt' government in the battle for Sarawak's rainforests Alex Joseph | 10th August 2011 News Logging Rainforests Corruption Investigations Deforestation Palm Oil …
The Gates Foundation has just announced a $42 million project over several years to develop a toilet that doesn't need water, mains power or sewerage and that will cost next to nothing
… community are stuck in the old paradigm, which is the belief that our excrement is … of in one way or another.' 'The new paradigm sees excrement as a valuable resource that … consciousness. When one accepts the new paradigm, then reinventing toilets isn't such a …
Belo Monte is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build in the Amazon region in the coming decades and opens up the world's largest tropical rainforest to oil and mining exploration
Belo Monte dam marks a troubling new era in Brazil's attitude to its rainforest Karen Hoffmann | 15th August 2011 News Rainforest Brazil Mining Hydropower Water Energy amazon.jpg When completed, the …
Scavenging is on the rise in the US and is no longer the exclusive domain of the poor. Felicity Carus reports on San Francisco's attempts to close down this informal sector and its impact on a burgeoning recycling culture
San Francisco's scavengers: a story of gangs, poverty and recycling Felicity Carus | 16th August 2011 News Waste And Recycling recycling.jpg A scavenging culture, like that seen in Africa and Asia, …
Campaigners say plants being grown in US may worsen global food crisis, while farmers express cross-contamination fears
… GM corn being developed for fuel instead of … correspondent | 16th August 2011 News Gm Food And Farming Energy Syngenta maizegm.jpg The GM corn is designed to produce more …
This month's newsletter looks at the return of the trade in blood diamonds and includes a special focus on sport and the environment
August 2011 Monthly Subscribers Newsletter The Ecologist | 16th August 2011 News Diamonds Subscriber Monthly Newsletter Sport august2011image.jpg This month's newsletter looks at the return of the …
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal
Illegal ivory openly on sale in Chinese cities Rosie Spinks | 17th August 2011 News Natural World Ivory Elephants China Africa Endangered Species ivory_360x480.jpg China has become a major market for …
David Cameron's appointment of a 'shops tsar', the controversial Localism Bill, and increasing opposition to supermarkets and other chain stores could mark a turning point in the struggle to save Britain's high streets
Tesco and Starbucks feel the heat in battle against 'clone town Britain' Eifion Rees | 23rd August 2011 News Tesco Supermarkets Society Town Centres Localism Bill News Focus Sainsburys …
The recent polar bear attack in Norway is the latest reminder that time is running out for these iconic mammals, with runaway climate change and habitat loss. Gavin Haines reports
Endgame for polar bears as Arctic habitat melts away Gavin Haines | 24th August 2011 News Climate Change Polar Bears Arctic Investigations Global Warming istock_000011927853xsmall.jpg The recent …
It could reduce the pressure on native forests but the rapid expansion in bamboo plantations is in danger of making it the latest in a long line of tarnished 'wonder crops'
Bamboo: can it live up to the 'green gold' hype? Eifion Rees | 30th August 2011 News Bamboo Deforestation Rainforest Energy Wood bamboo2.jpg It could reduce the pressure on native forests but the …
The 'Immokalee babies' were born with severe deformities after their mothers were each exposed to pesticides whilst harvesting tomatoes. Barry Estabrook reports on the case that shocked the US
Chemical warfare: the horrific birth defects linked to tomato pesticides Barry Estabrook | 1st September 2011 News Pesticides Tomatoes Food And Farming Health Migrant Workers index.jpg The 'Immokalee …
Across Italy an invisible army of migrant workers harvests tomatoes destined for our dinner plates. Paid poverty wages and living in squalor, medical charities have described conditions as 'hell'. Andrew Wasley reports from Basilicata, southern Italy
… under the control of a network of gangmasters who make excessive deductions or … Euros (£45) per week. And that's before a gangmaster has taken his cut or workers have paid … operations across Europe – and the US – gangmasters are central to Italy’s tomato …
China is attempting to pursue the same impossible path as the rest of the world: generating consumer demand and wealth without destroying its natural resources and the planet
China exports its environmental problems as consumer culture booms Gervase Poulden | 6th September 2011 News China Climate Change Natural World Asia china.jpg China is attempting to pursue the same …
In the second of our 'wildlife at risk' series, Sam Campbell reports how habitat loss, disease and funding cuts leave the iconic red squirrel facing a bleak future
… to the UK Red Squirrel Group. The fragmented population in England is dotted around …
In the midst of a dire need to feed millions of people facing hunger because of drought, Kenya's newly passed Biosafety Act allows for the importation of GM crops - but at what cost?
… Does Kenya need GM crops as it battles famine in the Horn of … Food And Farming News Focus Kenya Drought GM Crops Monsanto wfp_usaid_480x360.jpg The UN … Biosafety Act allows for the importation of GM crops - but at what cost? As the most …
Despite being used to treat diabetes and infections, knowledge of Alaska's wild berries is in danger of being lost as young indigenous people embrace western lifestyles. Jessica Wapner reports
The struggle to save Alaska's 'illness-busting' wild berries Jessica Wapner | 7th September 2011 News Health Berries Food Medicine Investigations blue.jpg Despite being used to treat diabetes and …
A combination of free trade and volatile food speculation is squeezing small-scale Mexican maize farmers and allowing agribusiness to dominate. Photos by Adriana Chow
Mexico's corn heritage eroded by free-trade and food speculation The Ecologist | 13th September 2011 News Food Speculation Free Trade Food And Farming Maize ecostorm_480x360.jpg The first maize or …
US Investment bank Goldman Sachs convinced government officials in the early 1990s to allow it to start gambling on the price of food. Alan Bjerga explains how they did it
How Goldman Sachs started the food speculation frenzy Alan Bjerga | 13th September 2011 News Food Speculation Food And Farming Economics Banking Goldman Sachs stockfood.jpg The banking sector is …
Financial speculation in key commodities, like wheat and maize, is being linked to recent volatile food prices but attempts to regulate are being delayed by lobbying from the banking sector. Tom Levitt reports
Banks should end 'secretive' trade in food commodities Tom Levitt | 13th September 2011 News Food Speculation Food And Farming Banking Politics And Economics wdm.jpg Financial speculation in key …
A surge in financial speculation on maize is causing vastly inflated prices for corn tortillas - a sacred staple in Mexico - and threatening the health and livelihoods of the country's poor. Tom Levitt investigates
Mexico's poor suffer as food speculation fuels tortilla crisis Tom Levitt | 13th September 2011 News Food Speculation Food And Farming Banks Trading Politics And Economics ecostorm_800px 600px.jpg As …
A surge in financial speculation on maize is causing vastly inflated prices for corn tortillas - a sacred staple in Mexico - and threatening the health and livelihoods of the country's poor. Tom Levitt investigates
Mexico's poor suffer as food speculation fuels tortilla crisis Tom Levitt | 13th September 2011 News Food Speculation Food And Farming Banks Trading Politics And Economics ecostorm_800px 600px.jpg As …
As London fashion week kicks off, the problem of unfair labour practices tarnishing UK high street brands isn't going away. Rosie Spinks reports
UK fashion retailers struggle with 'bonded' girl labour in India Rosie Spinks | 15th September 2011 News News Analysis Fashion Tesco Politics And Economics Society somo.jpg As London fashion week …