'The preservation of the Amazon isn't just about protecting nature - it's about safeguarding our own health.'
Pathogen pathway to the next pandemic Monica Piccinini | 23rd February 2024 | News Biodiversity Amazon Rainforest Pathogens Pandemic Covid-19 Editor’s Picks Monkey frog 'The preservation of the …
Mapmaking and conquest has a disturbingly close history. As indigenous people learned, the innocuous mapmaker may be followed by weapons, property claims and exploitation.
Mapping Macrobes Jim Thomas | 20th August 2008 Comment Microbes Micro-organisms Microbiomic Fingerprint The Human Microbiome Project Biotechnology Human Re-engineering Science And Technology …
Credited in the Guiness book of records as the world's most slippery substance, Teflon has escaped the scrutiny of environmental regulators for 50 years. Now evidence suggests that the chemicals that leak from the Teflon pans during cooking may be more harmful to the environment and human health that DDT
Teflon Out of the Frying Pan Pat Thomas | 8th December 2008 News Health Teflon Toxins Risk Allergies Health Archive_178.jpg Credited in the Guiness book of records as the world's most slippery …
Frans de Waal revealed to humans the intelligence and feelings of our fellow primates, and animals in general.
Frans de Waal and the nature of kindness Nancy Lindisfarne Jonathan Neale | 22nd March 2024 | Comment Biodiversity Editor’s Picks Frans De Waal 6371303133_c37abaf1f5_o.jpg Frans de Waal revealed to …
The term 'ecosystem services' is used increasingly in conservation. But does it actually serve its intended purpose?
… is a key ingredient in their flourishing. Humanity Using ‘ecosystem services’ to value … interlinking relationships between nature and humanity. This separation is perpetuated by …
Can food crops really be engineered to thrive - and to yield more - under drought conditions? After 25 years we're still waiting for the flood of evidence, says Prof Jack Heinemann
Desert grain Prof Jack Heinemann | 1st November 2008 News Gm Focus Gm Crops Yield Drought Gm Products Biotechnology Natural World Food And Farming Science And Technology Desert_Grain_MAIN.jpg Can …
Environmental toxins have given us lesbian seagulls and transgender crabs, but pollutants may also be causing gender ambiguity in humans, says Eric Francis
Ch-ch-changes Eric Francis | 1st October 2008 News Pollution PCBs Dioxins Hormones Sex Health Pollution Society gender_unspecific.jpg Environmental toxins have given us lesbian seagulls and …
Revenues obtained from the often illegal extraction and supply of commodities such as timber and diamonds are directly bankrolling corrupt regimes and armed insurgency groups, and fund the purchase of weapons and other contraband goods that perpetuate cycles of conflict.
Trade in precious minerals and timber continues to fuel violence and conflict across the globe The Ecologist | 1st June 2008 News Conflict Resources Violence Armed Intervention Human Rights …
Our excessive appetite for meat is taking a heavy toll on the planet, but as Simon Fairlie explains, the arguments used to depict omnivores as environmental super-villains are far too simplistic.
… Of course, this trend isn’t inescapable – humanity has the power to make choices – but … farming as a strict ideology to which all humanity should conform. There are a number of …
Growing demand for palm oil is resulting in wide spread human rights abuses in Indonesia, claims a new report.
Global palm oil demand linked to human rights abuses 13th February 2008 News Biofuels Friends Of The Earth Bio-fuels Diversity Politics And Economics Society News web pic 2_181.jpg Growing demand for …
The North sea is amongst the worst affected seas in the world a global investigation into the impact of human activities on marine ecosystems revealed yesterday.
Only 4% of untouched ocean left: global report on oceans shows devastating damage 15th February 2008 News Ocean Seas Coral Reef Pollution Fishing Crisis Coastal Industrial Conservation Natural World …
'Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto' is a glimmer of hope shining through otherwise dark times.
… from the beginning of his book. As it stands, humanity is transgressing 6 of the 9 planetary … gas emissions rose prodigiously, making humanity not just a product of nature but a … of Living ”), and repairs the rift between humanity and the natural world. We need, …
South Korea has banned dog meat, but is pig meat any different?
Save dogs, eat pigs? William Gildea Raphael Rashid | 18th March 2024 | News Dogs Meat South Korea Western Society Morality Food And Farming Culture Racism Factory Farming Animal Rights Animal Welfare …
Just as the humanitarian crisis of the Second World War gave birth to the swift implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago in 1948, we now have a planetary crisis that needs to be addressed with equal urgency. Now is the time to call for a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights.
Enshrining legal rights for the planet Polly Higgins | 10th December 2008 Activism Wildlife Trees Rights Un Declaration Planet Law Deforestation Campaigns Climate Change Climate Change Natural World …
Can traditional water-harvesting systems teach us how to solve contemporary water problems? Michael Kenneth Cowan says we have a lot to learn from the ancient and troubled ecology of the Middle East
Harvesting rain Michael Kenneth Cowan | 1st June 2008 News Water Rain Harvesting Drought Middle East Waterways Aquifers Desertification Fresh Water Drought Privatisation Natural World Food And …
What possible good can come from adding a known poison to our water supply? None at all, argues John Graham
Riding the fluoride tiger John Graham | 18th June 2008 Comment Fluoride Water Additives Health tap water 2.jpg What possible good can come from adding a known poison to our water supply? None at all, …
Responses from some of the key players to the Ecologist's investigation into fish feed.
Ecologist Film Unit: Feed for Greed The Ecologist | 4th December 2008 News Marine Ecologist Film Unit Fish Fish Feed Investigates Campaigns Natural World Food And Farming Health Pollution …
It usually takes a major public health crisis to remove profitable toxins completely from marketplace. In the meantime most of us continue to be exposed to a variety of profitable poisons, including:
Profitable Pollutants The Ecologist | 15th May 2008 News Health Toxins Cosmetics Cancer Drugs Food And Farming Health Society Investigates_41.jpg It usually takes a major public health crisis to …
A moving cinematic tale of life on Asia’s longest river raises questions about ecology, development and China’s future
Up the Yangtze Sam Geall | 11th April 2008 Reviews China Film Progress Yangtze Global Warming Environment Climate Change Pollution A moving cinematic tale of life on Asia’s longest river raises …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
Hell for leather Jim Wickens | 1st June 2008 News Leather Tannery Pollution Corporate Lobbying Southern Elites Regulattion Human Rights Violations Risk Chemical Poisoning Industrial Globalisation …
A new story of reforestation that will see our descendants living in harmony with and not apart from nature.
The reign of the rainforest Merlin Hanbury-Tenison | 3rd January 2024 | Comment Rewilding Biodiversity Resurgence & Ecologist temperate_rainforest_christine_johnstone.jpg A new story of reforestation …
Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges is a book of inspirational and practical solutions
… a man who ought to know a thing or two about humanity’s prospects. A recently formed … from a focus purely on what is necessary. If humanity is to have a happy, healthy and …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
How our growing appetite for salmon is devastating coastal communities in Peru Andrew Wasley Jim Wickens | 1st December 2008 News Fish Food And Farming Salmon Peru fishybusiness.jpg The coast of Peru …
Peter Bunyard on the battle against malaria, a fallen hero of the Colombian medical establishment and the mysterious fate of thousands of unique primates.
Monkey business - a brutal Amazonian trade in Owl Monkeys Peter Bunyard | 13th March 2008 News Monkey Malaria Animal Testing Colombia Conservation Diversity Forests Green Living Health MonkeyBig.jpg …