The eviction of Kenya's Sengwer forest people in a World Bank financed project was a failure of the Bank's duty to protect indigenous people, according to an internal report. The Bank's directors are to decide on how to respond today - but if they follow their own management's advice, the evictions will continue.
… World Bank 'failing to protect Kenya forest dwellers' John Vidal The … project was a failure of the Bank's duty to protect indigenous people, according to an … Guardian has accused the bank of failing to protect the rights of one of Kenya's last …
Government claims the cull is to protect fish stocks, but campaigners say seals are clubbed to death for their fat and fur. John Vidal reports.......
… clubs. Government claims the cull is to protect fish stocks, but campaigners say seals … country's government, but a request by animal protection groups to ban the practice has been … has previously said they are killed to protect fish stocks - it says they consume …
More than 3,000 people at rally pledge to defend 'the people's' trees from what they fear will be corporate land grab
… by so many people – is also one of its least protected. The Forest of Dean…should continue … Bill Bryson, president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. 'The green heart of … INVESTIGATION Will historic deal to protect Canada's mighty boreal forest work? …
Santander has been forced to distance itself from a climate science denial conference after its logo was published on the event’s website without the bank’s knowledge, writes CHLOE FARAND
… had been used on the conference’s website. Protect the environment “Santander is not a … It adds that the group’s efforts to protect the environment were based on the …
More than $300m (£188m) has been promised to stop the exploitation of 846m barrels of oil below the Yasuní national park in Ecuador, one of the world's most biologically rich areas of rainforest, new figures show.
… has been deposited and $187m pledged to help protect Ecuador's biologically rich rainforest …
a group of six women campaigners defending their right to protest against a fossil fuel company which sought a wide-ranging injunction to restrict direct action at drilling sites. CHLOE FARAND reports
… with money can take out an injunction to protect its commercial interests,” said Jacqui … outlaws a range of direct actions in order to protect UKOG’s commercial interests. This …
More than a thousand people marched amidst heavy police presence during f Katowice climate talks.
… Paris Agreement and roll back environmental protection in the Amazon, and the figure of an … it is paramount that we work together to protect our environment and preserve it for …
A new book charges the world's biggest conservation group with forging links with global corporations that are using its name to 'greenwash' environmentally damaging activities, writes John Vidal - in the process becoming too close to industry, and over-dependent on corporate funding.
… progressive image ... On the one hand it protects the forest; on the other it helps … maintains that the environment can only be protected in dialogue with people involved in …
An overwhelmingly male cast involved in whipping up support for the Leave includes ministers, political activists, businessmen and strategists.
… deregulation and a lowering of environmental protection. The investigation shows how both … to slash regulation and environmental protection post-Brexit in order to strike … The plan singles out environmental protection rules as one of the areas …
The UK government 'boasting about its global climate leadership both at home and on the world stage for more than 25 years'.
… we make the radical changes necessary to protect our world for future generations? If … just as important a concept as environmental protection, and we must find ways of achieving …
A major new investigation exposes how light-touch regulation on London's junior stock market encourages polluting activities in some of the world's most unstable regions, write CHLOE FARAND and MATT HOPE
… values – not least our fierce commitment to protecting the natural environment.” Read …
The late Labour MP fought both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on environmental policies, writes John Vidal, standing up for climate and access to countryside, and against GMO crops and road building. Radical to the end, he was one of the few MPs to support Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader.
… Meacher became a strong voice for environment protection, urging government and personal …
Water scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed a population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, warns Stockholm International Water Institute
… (IWMI) said the best way for countries to protect millions of farmers from food …
A group of hard-Brexiters is working together to launch a 'Museum of Communist Terror.
… India after Brexit, describing environmental protection as “frequently they are disguised methods of protectionism”. The plan was widely criticised …
They tried to influence government - but that's not working any more, writes John Vidal. So Friends of the Earth's new boss is taking a more radical approach rooted in community activism. And as he prepares for a storm of protest over fracking and cuts to wind and solar, he's ready to take on George Osborne in an 'ideological war' for the future of Britain.
… work for FoE in his 20s. His first job was to protect his own patch, Rainham Marshes . In …
The development of coal mines in East Kalimantan is having a huge impact on local and indigenous populations, destroying the forest and displacing communities. London banks and City financiers take the profit.
… of Muara Tae, Indonesia, are fighting to protect their ancestral forests from a mining …