ClientEarth lawyers have put 100 local authorities across England on notice over climate inaction.
… Local authorities 'on notice' Brendan Montague … ClientEarth lawyers have put 100 local authorities across England on notice … Lawyers from ClientEarth are putting 100 local authorities across England on notice, …
Rio Tinto has finally admitted that its local operator QIT Minerals Madagascar has breached an environmental buffer zone at its Mandena site.
… Rio Tinto has finally admitted that its local operator QIT Minerals Madagascar has … Besaroy with the risk of toxic effects on local water sources. Accidents happen Rio … has identified elevated uranium levels in the local water as high as 50 times the World …
Women’s organising in Kyrgyzstan serves as an example of the inseparable linkages between gender, environmental and economic justice.
… food. With virtually no representation in local government and little power in household … of gold. The mine has had many impacts on local life, including changes in the landscape … their climate resilience and preserve local varieties of apple, apricot and …
The antidote to being powerless alone is taking action together.
… 2019, a place for the hundreds of voices in local activism to work together. The network … and pushing for positive change both locally and nationally. In just one year, … issue, but decisions made right down to a local level can and do have an impact. …
Bolivian farmers have been resisting gas exploration in the invaluable Tariquía National Reserve - but they need international support.
… stands of sub-Andean mountain forests. Local resistance The forest is an important … in their state. All this has brought local activists powerful friends and vicious … small river Los Lapachos in Chiquiacá Norte, local farmer families gathered under a rugged …
The Gond tribe of Hasdeo Arand, the largest and oldest stretch of forest land in central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining.
… supplies that serve as bus-stops for the locals on either side of the road, cleaving … office of the Chattisgarh Bachao Andolan, a local organisation formed to combat coal … only recently conceded, after years of local activism on the subject. It might be a …
Green Wedmore is a community group that has big ambitions when it comes to tackling climate change.
… has also run five produce markets; created a local cookbook; held repair cafe’s; launched a … pick-up days; written forty articles for the local magazine; organised a pass-it-on book sharing scheme; held talks for local groups and installed an electric car …
'We have local issues to tackle, a national role to play in providing best practice examples but also international responsibilities.'
… Strike Industrial Action demo.jpg 'We have local issues to tackle, a national role to … and the point of production and distribution. Locally we are moving in the right direction. … they lead to meaningful and radical change? Local issues And the issue isn’t just the …
Call to ‘act local’ to stop plastics entering the UK’s rivers and canals & ending up in the world’s oceans.
… Makers 5868433_079bc0f1.jpg Call to ‘act local’ to stop plastics entering the UK’s … take action on their doorstep to make their local neighbourhood beautiful and help tackle … each year via its waterways. With the help of local communities this figure could be …
Rural community fears 'extreme' and unconventional drilling for oil.
… Local resistance to extreme energy extraction … activity. Acid squeeze One of the things the local community is deeply fearful of is the … out the oil, sometimes under pressure. As a local county councillor told the meeting, …
Invasive species, exploitative land use, pollution and climate change threaten to turn the lush South Indian Nilgiris into a green desert.
… the 15 acre plot of land since a local NGO called EBR bought the area five … of urgency and irritation amongst concerned locals living in one of the biodiversity … slopes are covered by lush tea shrubs, where local women equipped with white cotton bags …
More than 13.4 million English households currently do not get their kitchen scraps picked up separately from the black bin rubbish.
… Food A recent consultation showed that if all local authorities provided food waste … caddies into. Figures provided by 326 English local authorities to waste reduction body Wrap … for a small number of homes. A further 38 local authorities provide a system where …
Mining group Rio Tinto has pulled back from sensitive environmental zone in Madagascar and admits there was no tailings dam.
… dam or lake protection feature to protect the local waterways where local people fish and collect water. The new … and its potentially toxic waste from the local estuary. No dam, no berm, no …
Meet the Bhutanese entrepreneur working on organic food production, heritage and education.
… women in processing and marketing of Bhutan’s local food treasures. The enterprise includes … organic food ingredients from a wide range of local products including dried fruit and … we have in Bhutan: very nutritious and tasty local food. You started your food business ten …
Pollution, potting and community action at Lyme Bay all demonstrate that we need to think synoptically about living systems.
… or less deserted apart from a small group of locals gathering in a back room. They are … surfers, museum volunteers, parents, local councillors, Transition-towners: and … in some waste-water treatment plants. The local water company, South West Water (SWW), …
Campaigners say it is an opportunity to consign opencast coal extraction ‘to the history books’
… bradley_demonstration_natalie_bennet_with_locals._credit_jackie_currie.jpg Campaigners … secretary. A judicial review brought by local residents today forced the secretary of … dynamite. It is far more destructive to the local environment than traditional mining …
Degrowth cooperative Cargonomia has created an edible, organic public garden in the heart of the city.
… in agroforestry, and exchanged ideas with local NGOs whose work focuses on environment … and permaculture in Budapest and with local farmers. We also connected our project … In October 2017 we presented the project to local authorities and decision makers and …
Support the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve's call to Pledge for Nature! – a new local initiative to galvanise community action for nature’s recovery.
… Reserve's call to Pledge for Nature! – a new local initiative to galvanise community action … we are launching Pledge for Nature! – a new local initiative to galvanise community action … rivers and open spaces. North Devon’s local economy of agriculture, tourism, …
Campaigners spot 'potentially dangerous' defects with vehicle leaving West Newton Drill Site - vehicle later impounded by police.
… loads, causing disturbance and disruption in local villages such as New Ellerby. The … forces to challenge the recent closure of local and regularly used footpaths and the … so. It is Rathlin that is industrialising our local area - why should we residents allow …
UK’s first post-subsidy community solar farm completed.
… the equivalent of all the homes in our five local parishes helping to meet our Net Zero … generate a healthy profit which will be spent locally to grow other exciting initiatives to … into community ownership and deliver lasting local community benefits. Development André …
Local authorities are sending recycling waste to be incinerated rather than properly sorted.
… Change Makers 108605153_c0602f0a72_o.jpg Local authorities are sending recycling waste … recycling are being incinerated because some local authorities don’t prioritise sorting it … it into a lorry and send it off to their local incinerator, along with a lot of food …
… has used permaculture methods to engage the local community in regenerating their … farmers’ market is reviving the economy for local products, making healthy, local and organic produce available to the …
UK Government’s Darwin Initiative has trained up a team of highly skilled ‘para-ecologists’ in Papua New Guinea rainforest.
… and build scientific knowledge of nature with local people and received almost one million … that I am really contributing to educating local landowners about the importance of … of protecting biodiversity amongst the local indigenous communities and led to …
Nationalise National Grid and divert £13 billion profits to renewable energy revolution - says Labour party.
… ending the rip off, creating good jobs in local communities and making heating and … vehicle charging infrastructure; and create local jobs. Where local authorities want to accelerate the …