We live in an increasingly chemical world. Anyone wanting more information about the dangers will welcome this book by John Wargo
… Green Intelligence: Creating environments that protect human health Stephanie Wallis | 14th … Intelligence: Creating environments that protect human health by John Wargo (£25, …
This book by Wangari Maathai is a manifesto for change whose message is as vital for aid agencies and governments as it is for a woman farming a Kenyan hillside
… is a focus on local action and environmental protection. By realising the enormous value of … local communities in her native Kenya to protect environmental resources has seen local … up successful agro-forestry industries and protected precious top-soils. For Maathai …
A film investigating the 2012 murder of a forest defender has been banned by the Cambodian Government, writes Rod Harbinson. Chut Wutty's campaign to protect the forest on which his community depends clashed with powerful business and military interests. A first attack by soldiers was held off by campaigners, but...
… Rod Harbinson. Chut Wutty's campaign to protect the forest on which his community … forest and her role in the community forest protection movement 'The Prey Lang Network', … 'Not One More' as a "global support and protection network for environmental …
Ever since its creation in 1970 the US-EPA has been a failing organization, writes Carol Van Strum in her review of 'Poison Spring' - serving the corporations it was there to regulate, falsifying data, suppressing the truth about pesticide toxicity, and crushing whistleblowers.
… is the noble edifice of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where a high-ranking … Division, ostensibly responsible for protecting human health and the environment … funding, political hypocrisy, and laws protecting industry profits above all. …
Exploring the lives and behaviour of our close ancestors and the threats they face, this book makes a compelling case for their protection
… this book makes a compelling case for their protection Among the Great Apes: Adventures on … why so many scientists are dedicated to protecting primates - and are so inquisitive … and informative case for great apes' protection. Among the Great Apes by Paul …
This chronicle of over two centuries of melting Alpine and polar ice, seen through the works of contemporary artists, is at its best both powerful and provocative, writes Martin Spray. But he wonders - is art really such an effective force for environmental protection?
… such an effective force for environmental protection? Walking through an English forest … Does art really help to boost environmental protection? Before these chapters, 'From the … as an artist will boost the chances of protecting it. It may. But I wonder about …
The massacre of elephants for Asian ivory trade is driving the iconic African giant to extinction, writes Lewis Evans. But the 'military response' is both brutal and ineffective, all the more so as it excludes and alienates the indigenous communities who are the best defenders of nature and wildlife. The simplistic message of 'Last Days of Ivory' is both damaging and dangerous.
… that the only way to stop ivory poaching and protect endangered species is through armed … in the vain hope that they will use them to protect wildlife, rather than brutalising … act as the eyes and ears of global efforts to protect the very environments they themselves …
Championing conservation and shining a spotlight on some of the planet’s most iconic places, UNESCO's latest tome, The World’s Heritage, is an inspiring read, says Ruth Styles
… a good reason for that: UNESCO is out to protect our intellectual heritage as well. … and that, says UNESCO, is why it deserves protection. And UNESCO’s powers of protection have proved impressive. In 1968, …
Dr Seuss’s The Lorax is showing at the Old Vic theatre in London until Sunday. HARRIET GRIFFEY, cultural editor of The Ecologist describes it as a 'entertaining and heart-warming children’s musical' that speaks to current environmental issues.
… of the same trees that the Lorax seeks to protect. Simon Paisley Day's axe-wielding … Defense Council and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Very much a product of its … on which we all depend must be continually protected for future generations of children. …
Dr Mordecai Ogada, a professional conservationist, and John Mbaria, his fellow Kenyan and journalist, present a powerful challenge to the prevailing conservation narrative, argues LEWIS EVANS
… European and American expertise can tame or protect it. The authors argue that this has … from the land it supposedly exists to protect, through tourism, and even ties to big … natural world – will we stand any chance of protecting the natural environment. “The Big …
With today's news that badger culling will continue in Gloucester, Somerset and Dorset, and take place in three other counties, writes LESLEY DOCKSEY, there could be no more opportune moment for Dominic Dyer's new book 'Badgered to Death' to appear - expertly exposing the total absence of scientific evidence that badgers transmit bovine TB to cattle.
… Short term economics and politics trumped the protection of nature Asked to expand on that, … and importantly, once culling started, to protect the badgers out in the field. Those … taking place this autumn. While determined to protect their badgers, many also want to see …
The future of the planet - as protected by the Paris Agreement - appears to have been victim to a vicious power struggle within the White House, according to Michael Wolff’s new insider account of the Trump White House. But, argues ALEX RANDELL suggests there is far more in play
… The future of the planet - as protected by the Paris Agreement - appears to … agreement had been something they wanted to protect. For them it was a chance to present …
To live sustainably we must learn to live with wildlife, Patrick Barkham argues in his book Badgerlands. To do this we have much to learn from our ancestors - but we must also discard their barbaric practices and outrageous myths that, even today, some are so keen to perpetuate.
… played a major part in gaining legal protection for badgers, he had only ever had a … of Britain to gaining a level of much needed protection in 1973, badgers have recovered in …
Edgar Vaid reviews the biography of a man who, after a supernatural experience, takes it upon himself to clone species of tree that he deems 'special'; trees that he believes may be crusaders in the fight against global warming ...
… redwoods to the oaks of Ireland - to protect their genetics". His activities are … could find no "scientist who says that protecting the genetics of the world's biggest …
LESLEY DOCKSEY reviews Paul Kingsnorth's book, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist
… over the years, the shift away from trying to protect wild, non-human places for their own … each find a little piece of it to love and protect. Kingsnorth is a talented, engaging … certainly give you stronger arguments for protecting the wild, of which we are a part. …
Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges is a book of inspirational and practical solutions
… social and environmental concerns. To protect us from apathetic despair, the eight … could be established to ensure that we are to protect our planet from ourselves. In giving …
Will the World Bank ever change? After decades of promises, initiatives, accords and re-branding, Bruce rich finds that the World Bank is the same old indiscriminate money-pump, still funding social and environmental catastrophe worldwide.
… environmental safeguards that are meant to protect the environment and vulnerable groups. … sector. In the 1990s the Bank sought to protect rainforests and promote community …
Survival International has commissioned a weighty coffee-table book with beautiful photographs and something unique: the words of tribal peoples themselves
… ) READ MORE... HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Protecting forests AND the rights of forest …
There's a certain irony that the publication of a new anthology of poems about trees coincided with President Trump's announcement yesterday that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, writes HARRIET GRIFFEY
… from an urgent necessity to engage with and protect our environment, and this conversation … from an urgent necessity to engage with and protect our environment, and this conversation …
Based on the IUCN’s Red List, Species on the Edge of Survival is a glossy tome with an important raison d’etre – to raise awareness of the plants, birds and animals we stand to lose forever, says Ruth Styles
… to 4,200 with 98 per cent residing in protected areas. But thanks to China, Vietnam … Irrawady Dolphin; that they live on, protected and safe, is of crucial importance. …
Filmmaker Lars Johansson talks to the Ecologist about the making of the film 'Poison Fire' and the curse of oil in the Niger Delta.
… started negotiating with the army unit that protected the station. They explained what we … he had been sent to kill and be killed to protect a foreign company from his Nigerian … change, militarisation where a national army protects a foreign company from citizens, the …