Forty years ago this month The Ecologist reported on the environmental implications of the rise of the Japanese economy. In the wake of the recent earthquake and associated nuclear fears has it cleaned up its act?
The Ecologist December 1971: Japan’s ‘economic miracle’ George Blacksell | 1st December 2011 Other Archive 40 Years Ago Politics And Economics Japan Air Polltuion Smog Fukushima december 1971 480 x …
LIZ HOSKEN tells how bringing together African and Amazonian peoples has informed a campaign for a new Earth jurisprudence.
Learning from nature's laws and lore Liz Hosken | 4th September 2017 Other Gaia Foundation Nature Sustainability Capitalism 405216.jpg LIZ HOSKEN tells how bringing together African and Amazonian …
We live in violent and unpredictable times. What better time to focus on peace and listen to the voices of the peace-makers? Scilla Ellworthy challenges our assumptions about wars and presents a powerful strategy for building peace.
Working for a World Without War Scilla Elworthy | 23rd May 2017 Other Conflict Conflict Resolution Peace under_ashleytobin.jpg We live in violent and unpredictable times. What better time to focus on …
What's at stake in wolf conservation? It isn't just the survival of the species but the survival of wilderness, writes Ros Coward
The Language of Wolves Ros Coward | 24th June 2013 Other wolves.jpg What's at stake in wolf conservation? It isn't just the survival of the species but the survival of wilderness, writes Ros Coward …
As the preparations for Climate Camp 2009 continue apace, Phil England presents this special programme looking at the scale and spread of this 21st century campaigning phenomenon...
The 300-350 Show: Climate Camp(s) 2009 Phil England | 17th August 2009 Other Climate Camp Podcast cr21.gif As the preparations for Climate Camp 2009 continue apace, Phil England presents this special …
The trustees 9th December 2012 Other nehruexhibition1.jpg Meet the Trustees behind The Resurgence Trust The Resurgence Trust is led by a strong group of trustees who have a wide range of expertise …
Lewis Gordon Pugh, an endurance swimmer who has swum in the Artic, Antarctic and the Thames, is planning to swim the 160km across the Maldives to highlight the impact of climate change.
We joined him on his final training session in the Serpentine lido, and asked him what he was hoping to achieve in the balmy waters of the Indian ocean.
Climate challenge swim 15th February 2007 Other Lewis Gordon Pugh, an endurance swimmer who has swum in the Artic, Antarctic and the Thames, is planning to swim the 160km across the Maldives to …
Earlier this year, 13 climate activists were sentenced for aggravated trespass after blocking a runway at London’s Heathrow airport. For Kara Moses, the protest was part of her Buddhist practice of loving kindness to life and planet.
Heathrow13: Why I risked jail for my beliefs Kara Moses | 6th May 2016 Other Protest Climate Change Law Religion UK Transport Aviation kara-cut.png Earlier this year, 13 climate activists were …
Campaigners against the third Heathrow runway and residents of the local villages Sipson, Harmondsworth and Harlington this week celebrated the anniversary of the market garden project in Sipson, 'Grow Heathrow'
Heathrow Transition activists celebrate one year stay at community garden The Ecologist | 3rd March 2011 Other Heathrow Climate Change Activists speeches_13.jpg Campaigners against the third Heathrow …
When is direct action justified? In the second part of his special programme on Climate Camp, Phil England gets the lowdown on the legalities of protest
The 300-350 Show: Climate Camp 2009 part two Phil England | 24th August 2009 Other Climate Camp Protest Direct Action Radio cr21.gif When is direct action justified? In the second part of his special …
Seeing things differently is a good starting point for a shared ecological wellbeing, says Elaine Gilligan.
Signs of Change Elaine Gilligan | 3rd January 2013 Other house in storm.jpg If we don't want extreme weather be the new norm we must act now Seeing things differently is a good starting point for a …
Does it annoy you that the earth is being destroyed to benefit a tiny minority? Enough to do something about it? Derrick Jensen invites you to join him on the barricades
… policies assigned from on high, making trains run on time, as it were. Of course the …
Grandmother Earth - Thirteen matriarchs from indigenous cultures are currently touring the world, promoting peace, unity and a respect for nature. nicola Graydon meets one of them, Mona Polacca
13 Globe-trotting indigenous grannies carry message of unity and prayer Nicola Graydon | 1st January 2001 Other Indigenous Matriarch Prophecy Global Shift Agribusiness Tourism Justice Human Rights …
We are all aware that the weather is never quite the same from one year to the next. That is all part of the natural variability of climate. It is the task of climatologists to tease out any change to climate, such as global warming, from all that variability.
… cycle for shorter journeys, and use buses and trains for longer ones. Governments should ban …
The massive concentration of economic resources in the hands of a few people presents a significant threat to democracy and wellbeing. Mark Goldring, Chief Executive of Oxfam GB, calls for a more progressive agenda for the redistribution of wealth.
Extreme Inequality Mark Goldring | 6th October 2014 Other Poverty Inequality Wellbeing Oxfam Development ecologist_markgoldring.jpg The massive concentration of economic resources in the hands of a …
Bibi van der Zee discovers there is no excuse for Britain – still struggling with an energy system built for the 1950s – not to construct a new and greener energy system fit for the 21st century. All that is lacking is the political will.
The Future of Energy Bibi van der Zee | 20th January 2013 Other solar butterfly.jpg Bibi van der Zee discovers there is no excuse for Britain – still struggling with an energy system built for the …
Colin Tudge reports on The College of Real Farming and Food Culture; a project designed to tackle the current issues in global food production. The current system is not fit for purpose but through a holistic approach and an overhaul of current mainstream agriculture, achieving a balance between feeding the world and conserving the environment is within grasp.
A Food Renaissance Colin Tudge | 28th January 2016 Other Farming Food vegetable-medley-1549802 copy.jpg Colin Tudge reports on The College of Real Farming and Food Culture; a project designed to …