Forget Lapland - a festive break in the English countryside is just as beautiful. New website Our Land will help you discover sustainable tourism in the Cotswolds, South Downs and New Forest, amongst others
Our Land: website champions sustainable holidays in English countryside Ben Hudson | 2nd December 2011 Ethical Living Travel Eco England Walks Green Natural World Our Land Green Living festive1.jpg …
UK purchased £1bn of beef from firms tied to Amazon deforestation.
… come from zero-deforestation areas ... Our sustainability department blocks any suppliers … suppliers were required to comply with their sustainability and forest protection policies. … our suppliers on important issues such as sustainability.” This Author André Campos, …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
The Forest King Andrew Wasley | 7th August 2008 News Giriraja Chicken India Sustainable Development Industrialised Farming Food Factory Farming Farming Food Security Natural World Food And Farming …
UK fund managers are selling investments in jatropha plantations as a wallet-swelling, planet-saving financial bonanza. But the reality for poor farmers is very different
Jatropha biofuels: UK investors sell controversial crop as 'green' Andrew Wasley | 15th February 2010 News Energy Biofuels Jatropha Development jatrophaaa1.jpg UK fund managers are selling …
UK fund managers are selling investments in jatropha plantations as a wallet-swelling, planet-saving financial bonanza. But the reality for poor farmers is very different. Andrew Wasley reports
Jatropha biofuels: UK investors sell controversial crop as 'green' Andrew Wasley | 15th February 2010 News Energy Biofuels Jatropha Development jatrophaaa1.jpg UK fund managers are selling …
Following the row over Dow, BP, and Rio Tinto sponsoring the forthcoming games, another Olympic partner, Coca Cola - linked to a controversial orange harvest in Italy - should now face scrutiny says Andrew Wasley
… the prestigious title of London 2012 'Sustainability Partner'. Now, as the opening …
Annie Leonard's new film looks at how money that could be used to build a sustainable future through investment in renewables and increasing recycling is being used to fund wars and subsidise fossil fuels
… consumerism for human happiness and the sustainability of the planet. In 2010, Annie …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
… pressure groups concerned at its apparent unsustainability and ecological footprint. … Marine Harvest takes all aspects related to sustainability very seriously… Marine … Harvest’s feed suppliers have programmes for sustainability including routines related to …
UK megafarms in receipt of millions of pounds in government subsidies.
Intensive farms gain £70m from taxpayers Andrew Wasley Alexandra Heal | 3rd January 2019 News The Bureau Of Investigative Journalism Food And Farming Subsidies …
A new investigation has revealed appalling labour conditions for Burmese migrants working onboard boats supplying 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns. But this is just the latest scandal to engulf the global shrimp industry, says Andrew Wasley
… campaigners had begun to question the sustainability of shrimp, linking it to a … certification schemes are going to ensure the sustainability of prawn production, and …
Responsible for one of the worst industrial accidents in the world, Dow Chemical's toxic legacy threatens the reputation of the London Olympics
Petition to stop Dow Chemical partnering with 2012 London Olympics Ben Hudson | 3rd December 2011 Activism Health Politics And Economics Bhopal London 2012 Dow Chemicals Take Action 1dow.jpg Sign the …
If the thought of investing makes you go cold, it might be time for a rethink. As Ruth Styles and Ben Hudson discovered, there’s a growing number of ethical investment funds out there making your money work hard for the planet
The Ecologist guide to ethical investments Ruth Styles Ben Hudson | 17th October 2011 Ethical Living Investments Money Finance Ethical Green Guides Society holding.jpg If the thought of investing …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc
UK companies linked to devastating Indian mine Andrew Wasley | 19th June 2009 News Vedanta Mining India Orissa 44030.jpg Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial …
Show the government you support the creation of a marine conservation network to protect the UK's threatened sea life
TAKE ACTION: Don't let the government back-track on UK marine protected areas Ben Hudson | 16th November 2011 Activism Food And Farming Campaigning: The Basics Fisheries Marine Protected Areas …
Campaigners claim the bank has refused to state what environmental assessments were carried out before supplying a mortgage - part of a £13-million land deal - to company behind controversial Nocton proposal. Andrew Wasley reports
… growing neighbours combines the fundamental sustainability of a traditional mixed farming … security of supply and environmental sustainability, not only for the dairy itself, …
Plans to bulldoze an Indian mountain sacred to local people were controversial enough... before shareholder data revealed that a raft of UK household names, ranging from Jaguar cars to the Church of England, own shares in the company behind the mine, Vedanta Resources plc. Andrew Wasley reports
UK companies linked to devastating Indian mine Andrew Wasley | 19th June 2009 News Vedanta Mining India Orissa Natural World Politics And Economics 44030.jpg An overview of the Vedanta refinery in …
The organic movement faces a dilemma. Should it hold to its roots and stick with traditional production methods and local distribution? Or embrace technology and supermarkets, and feed as many mouths as possible? Andrew Wasley meets two very different organic apple producers ...
… techniques - albeit with an emphasis on sustainability - with the remainder certified …
Creating extra waste and encouraging over-consumption; Halloween isn’t the greenest holiday. But as Ben Hudson explains, you can still have a scarily good time without it costing the planet
… Fayre to help raise awareness about sustainability issues with a spooky twist. …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
Giri Raja: the Forest King – reporting on the “wonder-chicken” hailed as a solution to feeding India’s poor Andrew Wasley | 7th August 2008 Other Video Ecologist Film Unit Giriraja Chicken India …
Millions of us are successfully treated with ciprofloxacin and other fluoroquinolone antibiotics each year. But for some patients the drugs are linked to severe adverse reactions involving terrifying physical and mental health impacts. Andrew Wasley reports
Popular antibiotic ciprofloxacin linked to UK deaths Andrew Wasley | 23rd May 2011 News Health Antibiotics Ciprofloxacin Medicines Farming News 1.jpg Adverse reactions to drugs, such as …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
A green army Andrew Wasley | 1st June 2008 News Poachers Wildlife Rangers Green Army Conservation Campaigns Species Extinction Conservation Natural World Politics And Economics Society …
Spring has (whisper it) sprung, so make the most of the fresh greens and foraged treats popping up in winter’s wake. Gardening expert James Taylor suggests five to get stuck into
In season now: what to eat during March Ben Hudson | 5th March 2012 Ethical Living Food Food And Farming Surrey Docks Farm James Taylor Beetroot Spring Onions Organic March Local Broccoli Cabbage …
Celebrate Easter by tucking into a plate of seasonal Jersey Royals. Albert Bartlett’s Tim Ward explains why they’re wonderful and rounds up his April favourites
In season now: what to eat during April Ben Hudson | 2nd April 2012 Ethical Living Food And Drink April Seasonal Rhubarb Crab Asparagus Jersey Royals Diamond Jubilee holding.jpg Celebrate Easter by …