Mel Poluck visits a flagship environmental project that rescues, reuses and recycles tonnes of wood destined for landfills, doing much the same for those it employs
… Some 10 million tonnes of waste wood are produced in the UK each year according to the …
Access to land liberates people from market growth and facilitates ways of living consistent with degrowth. We can restructure access to housing and work in order to live sustainably.
… as concerning. The global economic system has produced deep, socially corrosive …
Ladakh is framed by the Karakoram mountains to the north and the Himalayas to the south. Yet even in this remote environment the forces of global consumerism are intruding. Nicola Graydon reports on the locals' inspiring defence of their culture
… to provide for all their basic needs, but produced an excess of grain that they traded … undercutting the price of locally harvested produce. A kilogramme of imported wheat flour, …
The winner of the 2017 Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy and Water - announced today (12th June, 2017) - is Futurepump, which manufactures an affordable, highly efficient and portable solar irrigation pump aimed at the millions of smallholder farmers in Kenya and around the world, writes CHHAVI SHARMA
… and provides the opportunity to grow and sell produce out of season. This can bring huge …
Will we rein in robotisation soon enough to ensure that 'Peak Robot' occurs under our control, and not as a result of a crash forced on us by collapsing ecosystems, asks RUPERT READ
… will also without any shadow of a doubt produce far more GHG emissions than their …
We need to break down the perceived barrier between farming and the environment to restore the health of our soil and water - and of the human and non-human life they sustain. ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT, a contributing editor to The Ecologist, argues we also need to better understand the connections between them
… no-dig or no-till planting, which fans claim produces results that are equal to or even …
I know, I know. Every time you think you've gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance.
… to migrate long distances. In addition, to produce a substance such as Teflon, these … are not plentiful. One company, Green Oil , produces a useful biodegradable chain lube …
It’s the battle of the century. In one corner, the Economy – big, bloated, greedy and growing. In the other, the planet Earth – fragile, finite and fighting back.
… – that’s GDP and ‘growth’. We need always to produce this ‘more’ with less work – that’s … On current trends that industry will produce 30 to 40 per cent of the new jobs over …
Jeremy Wickremer explains why he believes permaculture offers multiple answers to societal and environmental problems in a beautifully simple and effective way.
… in the design supports everything else to produce sustainably. The core principles are; …
Building a more sustainable future is vital if our societies are to survive in a post-fossil-fuel future – but, argues Susan Roaf, the way we build must itself first change
Homes for climate change Susan Roaf | 1st June 2009 News Buildings Houses Cities Sustainable Cities Design Usage Sustainability Climate Change Society 3-degrees-of-adaptation.jpg Illustration: Clare …
To achieve true sustainability, ecological movements across Europe must push for independence from an EU ideologically locked into a neoliberal 'free trade' agenda wedded to endless economic growth, writes David Acunzo.
… does not state that the objectives are to produce food while limiting the damage to the …
Women are not just a ‘tool' for social and environmental justice - they are agents of real change, and have the right to be engaged in all climate negotiations. ARTHUR WYNS reports on current moves to empower women to tackle climate change
… and consequently only have six months to produce enough food for the year. With women …
The Anthropocene appears to be an epoch of destruction and extinction. But professors SIMON L LEWIS and MARK A MASLIN, authors of Human Planet argue that two simple and increasingly popular ideas - the Universal Basic Income and Half Planet - could finally transform human society into a sustainable - and pleasant - place
… combined. The total amount of concrete ever produced by humans is enough to cover the …
Increasing demand for meat in the land of the Pyramids is leading to more intensive farming, with serious consequences for food prices, the environment and animal welfare, reports Joseph Mayton in Cairo
… as many chickens into the barn as possible to produce more and more meat for Egypt ’ . …
The impact of lockdown on emissions from transport and industry has shifted Earth Overshoot Day more than three weeks back in comparison to 2019 - but we need to do more.
… By avoiding intensely farmed, long haul produce significantly reduces the impact your …
Christmas has become a festival of consumerism, rather than giving and family. So how do we fulfil the social expectation to find perfect, novel presents without sending more plastic to landfill. BRENDAN MONTAGUE and LAURA BRIGGS try and find some nice stuff that might just be a little more sustainable.
… is made with vegan ingredients (although produced in the same kitchens as the milk so …
Gwen Burnyeat tells of her encounter with a unique peace community in Colombia, who are promoting systems of local sustainability and guardianship that protect both people and the environment.
… systems of exploitation of small-scale producers for the benefit of the capitalist …
Ghost nets - nylon fishing nets abandoned in the ocean - are the sea life killers that keep on killing. Roisin Woolnough reports on the Healthy Seas initiative to transform the ghost nets into useful products from socks and swimwear to carpet tiles.
… Erp. This is where Aquafil comes in. Aquafil produces a yarn called ECONYL, made from …