It has no synthetic alternative and some scientists believe supplies may already be in a terminal decline. But there is still no international effort to tackle the massive agricultural problems that will come when the phosphorus runs out
… toxic and radioactive byproducts of phosphate mining and reducing what ecologists call … So how long have we got? Governments, mining companies and fertiliser companies all …
Since defeating the government in 1984 over its compulsory warble fly erradication scheme, Mark Purdey has been travelling the world to find the real cause of BSE and vCJD. His conclusions are controversial, fascinating, and if proved right, will cost the government millions in compensation.
… problem developed in the late 1960s when a mining corporation started open-cast … whose work has been funded exclusively by the mining corporation. For my part, I think that … disease’s true cause, and thus bankrupt the mining company. Instead current health policy …
Argentinean academic and activist Raul Montenegro on why indigenous people hold the keys to survival, why GM technologies only profit big business and how nuclear power ignores the rights of future generations
… 'uranium poisonings' haunts Obama's looming mining decision Despite disturbing claims … US must now decide between full scale uranium mining, partial mining or a twenty year moratorium. Leana …
Palm oil is a key ingredient in everything from cereal, biscuits and margarine to shampoo, lipstick and toothpaste. Unless we curb our desire for it critical forests and wildlife habitat will be gone forever, says Dan Bucknell
… that are the first to be cleared for logging, mining, and paper and palm oil production. As … palm oil production, as well as logging and mining. It would also legitimise illegal …
Research shows that high street chains using 'dolphin-friendly' claim on tuna tins are misleading customers about damage to other marine wildlife including turtles
… overfishing NEWS Alaskan fishermen to fight mining giant at its own AGM A group of …
Competition for land, water and energy are increasing, exacerbated by climate change and a growing population. But why does the Food and Agriculture Organisation now believe indigenous people could provide a solution? Peter Giovannini investigates
… and the International Monetary Fund are undermining food security and food sovereignty as a … the Indian government to prevent Vedanta from mining on tribal land, the Ecologist reports …
Battling a fractured back and the vagaries of the weather high in the Pyrenees, is the biodynamic dream of wine writer turned grower Monty Waldin about to turn sour?
Grape expectations part 2: Monty Waldin reaps his biodynamic harvest Monty Waldin | 1st May 2008 Ethical Living Biodynamics Wine Chateau Monty Organic Agribusiness Biodynamics Organics Wine Beer And …
Summer in the garden is beautiful, but hauling gallons of water from the kitchen tap to your beds is neither fun nor sustainable. Here's some tips on how to drought-proof your plot
Growing without water: how to garden in a drought Andy Hamilton | 27th July 2010 Ethical Living Food And Farming Gardening Drought Water Permaculture droughtsoya.jpg Summer in the garden is …
With the worst summer on record decimating his potatoes, onions and other allotment crops, Paul Kingsnorth turns to nature’s abundance in foraged food
Nature's free for all Paul Kingsnorth | 8th April 2009 Ethical Living Foraging For Food Hedgerows Blackberries Mushrooms Wild Food Free Food Allotments Growing Food Allotments Green Lifestyle Food …
As the new 'outbreak' film Contagion, starring Kate Winslet and Gwyneth Paltrow is released, The Ecologist reports on the book linking the threat of global disease pandemics and industrial animal farming
… home is destroyed by forest clearing from a mining company. The homeless bat then infects …
Hardy, long-lived and self-sufficient, perennial vegetables are a gardener’s dream. From rhubarb to the air potato, they are a gift that keeps on giving
Perennial Vegetables by Eric Toensmeier Clive Dennis | 1st July 2008 Reviews Permaculture Perennial Toensmier Gardening Permaculture Green Lifestyle Green Living Food And Farming Archive_246.jpg …
Otarian aims to show you how eating out can help you save the planet, one kilo of carbon at a time
Otarian: the fast-food chain with the low-carbon menu Matilda Lee | 26th August 2010 Activism Food And Farming Climate Change How To Make A Difference Otarian Geetie Singh Carbon Reductions Meat …
Transylvania has maintained traditional farming methods for hundreds of years. As it faces the twin threats of intensive agriculture and byzantine EU policies, its model of under-development is attracting the interest of policy makers
… Great victory against cyanide for gold mining A landmark ban in Hungary on the use of cyanide in mining looks set to make huge improvements in …
Ecological campaigner Million Belay talks about why protecting Ethiopia's biodiversity is so important and why he opposes the intervention of philanthropists like Bill Gates
Million Belay: Ethiopia doesn’t need or want Bill Gates Tom Levitt | 16th November 2009 Comment Gm Genetic Modification Food And Farming Culture millionbelay2.jpg A generation of Ethiopians are …
The history of humankind might also be said to be the history of warfare. From Roman times to the present day, human conflict has been the hallmark of our historical progression. But the fight against ourselves isn’t the only war we’ve embarked upon.
The War on Bugs by Will Allen Phil Moore | 26th November 2008 Reviews Bugs Book Review Farming Pesticides Farming Agribusiness Food And Farming Health Pollution Society Bug_War_MAINjpg.jpg The …
The multi-million dollar trade in bushmeat is one of the greatest threats to tropical wildlife. Chimpanzees are on the front line of this devastating trade with less than 300,000 in the wild. A new campaign aims to save these endangered creatures
… trade in Guinea-Bissau's primates Logging, mining and agriculture are opening up …
Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit bonfire?
Genetically modified crops Natalie Bennett | 4th February 2020 News GMOs Food And Farming Brexit Thought Leaders farming-climate-change-3449647_1280.jpg Will food regulations be thrown on the Brexit …
Advocates of foreign ownership of agricultural land say it brings wealth, infrastructure and new farming techniques; opponents say that displaced and deskilled smallholders are often the result
… of foreign investment in cash crops and mining, locals have already experienced the …
Paul Kingsnorth gets to grips with gardening in tiny spaces - and finds that you can grow an amazing variety of food
Green Fingers Paul Kingsnorth | 1st February 2007 Ethical Living Allotments Gardening Organics Window Boxes Paul Kingsnorth Allotments Farming Organics Organics Green Lifestyle Green Living Food And …
Bethlehem this Christmas will be a site of war and occupation, rather than peace and celebration.
'Refuse to be enemies' Emmalyne Karnes | 22nd December 2023 | Comment Palestine Tent Of Nations Israel Food And Farming Ecologist Writers' Fund West Bank daoud-nassarx840.jpg Bethlehem this Christmas …
The dash for unconventional gas may have brought financial benefits to some, but for struggling dairy farmers in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, the arrival of drilling wells could be the final nail in the coffin. Dimiter Kenarov reports
… and early twentieth centuries, coal mining and logging were big economic drivers – …
By not properly discussing agriculture at national or international climate negotiations, we are avoiding tackling not just a huge source of emissions, but also a potential carbon sink
Agriculture: Copenhagen's blind spot Peter Melchett | 7th December 2009 Comment Climate Change Food And Farming Agriculture Soil Association Soil Carbon Copenhagen seedling.jpg By not properly …
Widespread use of insecticides affecting bee populations but also causing decline in numbers of birds, butterflies and moths, warns Dutch toxicologist
Controversial pesticides linked to 'total ecological collapse' of insects and birds Dearbhla Crosse Tom Levitt | 16th November 2010 News Pesticides Bees Birds Ecology Natural World Food And Farming …
How pre-industrial societies and cultures mesh together with their host environments.
… land for farming and herding, or from mining companies seeking to enslave them for … now threatened as never before from logging, mining, dams and agricultural development. And …