Non-organic cotton has been dubbed "the dirtiest crop in the world". So, how does organic compare?
Not all cotton is created equal Sarah Compson | 9th April 2019 News Organic Cotton Thought Leaders cotton field .jpg Non-organic cotton has been dubbed "the dirtiest crop in the world". So, how does …
Farming should not only sustain people with healthy food, writes Jigmi Y. Thinley. If humans are to survive on Earth, it must also revitalise nature and sustain vital planetary systems, instead of poisoning and over-exploiting them. And to do that farming must be organic.
Earth's vitality and the power of happiness Jigmi Y. Thinley | 19th June 2014 Activism Food Farming Oceans Climate Change Water broad-beans-cut.jpg Farming should not only sustain people with healthy …
Women in conservation leadership still face sexual harassment and a gender pay gap.
US conservation movement and #MeToo Megan Jones Jennifer Solomon | 26th June 2019 News Thought Leaders #MeToo Sexism Feminism Conservation Women Editor’s Picks file-20190617-118514-18pwm4d.jpg Women …
On current trends the world will contain 33 billion tonnes of plastic by 20150, writes Mae Wan Ho, and much of it will litter the oceans, concentrating toxins and damaging marine life throughout the food chain. The alternative is to classify the most toxic plastics as 'hazardous waste', and for all plastics to be reused and recycled in 'closed loop' systems.
Fighting the plastic plague in our oceans Dr Mae-Wan Ho | 13th February 2015 News Oceans Waste Toxics Recycling beach-plastic-qr-mexico-cut.jpg On current trends the world will contain 33 billion …
Less meat, fewer pesticides can mean more food, more future.
Europe can go organic Staff Reporter | 21st February 2019 News Organic Farming Soil Association Biodiversity Thought Leaders family-farming-cut.jpg Less meat, fewer pesticides can mean more food, …
Orcas from Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia are under threat,in large part due to toxic organic compounds in the marine food chain, writes Sierra Rayne. To give them a fighting chance, the nearby community of Victoria, British Columbia must install advanced sewage treatment - rather than just dump its wastewater largely untreated into the orcas' ocean home.
… working on the environmental fate of toxic organics such as PBDEs and dioxins in the …
Rising levels of carbon dioxide don't just cause global warming, writes Jason Hall-Spencer. Another consequence is acidifying oceans - which promises to disrupt marine ecology around the world, killing off oysters and corals, while boosting 'nuisance species' like stinging jellyfish.
Attack of the stinging jellyfish: the winners of ocean acidification Jason Hall-Spencer Plymouth University | 16th December 2015 Comment Oceans Climate Change COP21 Ecology Fishing jellyfish-cut.jpg …
Founder of organic veg box company Riverford used acceptance speech in front of royalty to highlight how capitalism is ‘destroying our collective future’.
… Reporter | 27th March 2019 News Riverford Organics Capitalism Thought Leaders … is based on a press release from Riverford organics. - …
For long periods animals in ancient oceans could live only in shallow surface waters, above vast 'dead zones' inhabited only by anoxic bacteria, writes Richard Pancost. Human activity is now creating immense new dead zones, and global warming could be helping as it reduces vertical mixing of waters. Could this be the beginning of something big?
Ancient 'dead seas' offer a stark warning for our own future Richard Pancost University of Bristol | 29th January 2016 Comment Oceans Ecology Geology Pollution plesiosaur-cut.jpg For long periods …
Oxygen levels in our oceans are falling, writes Lee Bryant, producing growing 'dead zones' where only the hardiest organisms can survive. The causes are simple: pollution with nutrient-rich wastes, and global warming. But the only solution is to stop it happening - or wait for 1,000 years.
Ocean 'dead zones' are spreading - and that spells disaster for fish Lee Bryant | 9th April 2015 News Oceans Pollution Farming Waste red-tide-dead-fish-cut.jpg Oxygen levels in our oceans are …
Alternative agriculture production methods in the UK are now vital, and will be discussed at a conference in London this April.
Growth, Brexit and plant agriculture Staff Reporter | 18th February 2019 News Growth Brexit Plant Agriculture Thought Leaders cows-801045_960_720.jpg Alternative agriculture production methods in the …
Increased atmospheric CO2 is doing much more than warming the Earth, writes Tony Juniper - it's also acidifying oceans, something that is already having major impacts on ocean ecology in the Southern Ocean and the North Atlantic. Likely effects: more CO2 in the atmosphere, more jellyfish.
COP21 warned on global warming's evil twin - acidifying oceans Tony Juniper | 3rd December 2015 News Oceans Climate Change Ecology Science coccolith-cut.jpg Increased atmospheric CO2 is doing much …
Plastic pollution in the oceans is impacting every level of marine life, writes Kate Rawles, from micro-plankton to whales. And here is your chance to do something about it - join a research expedition to the Azores next month to study the problem and develop solutions!
Microplastic ocean pollution - will you join our research voyage? Kate Rawles | 5th August 2014 Comment Oceans Pollution Consumerism Toxics Oil Science rozalia-fishing-plastic-ceri-lewis-cut.jpg …
Is the Environment Protection Agency in the United States as effective as it could be in regulating environmental issues?
The EPA must do more Emily Folk | 12th July 2019 Comment EPA Environmental Regulation Environmental Reporting Thought Leaders epa-cut.jpg Is the Environment Protection Agency in the United States as …
The climate is in crisis but if we harness the energy and optimism of our farming entrepreneurs, we might just avoid catastrophe.
Innovative farming or climate breakdown Helen Browning | 10th May 2019 News Climate Change Thought Leaders soil ecology The climate is in crisis but if we harness the energy and optimism of our …
Scientists are increasingly concerned about what climate breakdown could mean for the spread of disease.
Climate breakdown and disease outbreaks Emily Folk | 13th June 2019 News Climate Change Disease Thought Leaders 432_3_congo-democratic-ebola.jpg Scientists are increasingly concerned about what …
High levels of toxins mercury and cadmium have been found in all organs of the whales recently beached on Scotland's North Sea coast, including the brain. The research shows that rising mercury levels in the oceans leads to toxic stress in the long-lived marine mammals.
Heavy metal poisoning in Scotland's beached whales The Ecologist | 15th February 2016 News Oceans Cetaeans UK Scotland Pollution Toxics Health pilot-whale-cut.jpg High levels of toxins mercury and …
The entire marine food chain is in danger of collapse because of a decline in tiny phytoplankton, which scientists are linking to climate change and rising ocean surface temperatures.
Marine food chain hit by ocean global warming The Ecologist | 29th July 2010 News Marine Oceans Natural World Climate Change Fishing plankton.jpg The entire marine food chain is in danger of collapse …
The psychosomatic effects of this pandemic will be carried in our bodies and will redefine our relationships with ourselves, others and the Earth.
Towards a shift in interdependent life Dr. Sanja Dejanovic | 1st May 2020 Comment Covid-19 Coronavirus Thought Leaders Embodiment Ecology Capitalism screenshot_2020-05-01_at_15.58.54.png The …
Is the species that dwells peacefully within its habitat with respect for the rights of other species the one that is inferior? Or is it the species that wages a holy war against its habitat, destroying all species that irritate it? Paul Watson questions man's monopoly on advanced brain power, and finds a planet suffused with a far deeper intelligence than our own.
The cetacean brain and hominid perceptions of cetacean intelligence Captain Paul Watson | 22nd August 2014 Comment Oceans Ecology whale-shark-diver-cut.jpg Is the species that dwells peacefully …
The world's mussel population could be under threat as rising CO2 levels in atmosphere and oceans makes their shells weaker and more brittle shells - making them more vulnerable to stormy seas, and predation.
Carbon dioxide threat to mussels' shells The Ecologist | 24th December 2014 News Climate Change Oceans mussels-cut.jpg The world's mussel population could be under threat as rising CO2 levels in …
Tougher European emission targets could save one million lives and €3.7 billion by 2050 through improvements to air quality.
Emissions cuts 'could save a million lives' Arthur Wyns | 24th June 2019 News EU Climate Change Poland Brussels Future 2050 Thought Leaders air-pollution_78335-5.jpg Tougher European emission targets …