Furniture giant IKEA are soon to stock solar panels in all their UK stores, evidence that renewable technology can really compete in the global marketplace says David Thomas.......
As politicians, scientists and the world's media begin to respond to the latest IPCC report, Jack Wilson reminds us of the critical role that oceans play in mitigating the impacts of climate change and explains just how detrimental this role is to many marine ecosystems........
Film-maker Alan Ereira explains why he was called back by the Colombian Kogi people to send out a new warning of the hidden damage we are still inflicting on our planet......
It’s hard to see what unconventional gas - including fracking and coal bed methane extraction - has to offer the UK with our vast renewable energy potential, says Mary Church
Rupert Wolfe Murray writes to Prince Charles about his grave concerns for the Rosia Montana region of Transylvania, under threat from Cyanide mining.......
Robin Maynard tells the Ecologist why he is trying to encourage environmental NGOs to have the courage to move beyond a politically correct stance on issues of population growth and really engage with the big questions......
Two and a half years on from the tsunami that caused several reactors to meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo and we are still in the dark about the true extent of the danger to human life and ecosystems writes Lynn Batten......
Laura Bridgeman takes a look at the scientific evidence that may explain why dolphins have such a benevolent nature when it comes to interactions with humans........
Co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project Paul Kingsnorth tells the Ecologist why this year's Uncivilisation festival will be the last but quite possibly the best....
Almuth Ernsting of Biofuelwatch gives her view on Biochar, a charcoal product that is claimed by some to have the potential to sequester enormous amounts of carbon........
Richard Hobbs is stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Restoration Ecology. During his 10 years at the helm, he's often been surprised by the resistance in some quarters to the emergence of new ideas. Here's an edited excerpt from his parting editorial.......
In responding to an article about the conservation of ring ouzels for their own sake, Edgar Vaid considers the wider issues raised by the management of heather moorlands to conserve grouse for shooting......
The Moorland Association reports that habitat management, predator control, and collaboration with ornithologists are factors that have been paramount in the resurgence of populations of the Ring Ouzel....
In the midst of a growing list of bizarre decisions taken by the current UK government - particularly with regard to the environment - the recent commitment to growing more genetically modified crops must surely come out on top, argues Pat Thomas...
If the Soil Association joined those opposing the cull it would be able to brand its organic milk and dairy products 'badger friendly'- no doubt leading to a much needed boost in sales, says Dominic Dyer
Buying organic food is an important choice for everyone concerned about animal welfare, wildlife and conservation. It would not make sense for consumers to stop buying organic if they disagree with badger culling, says Helen Browning
Sir Crispin Tickell examines the multiple threats that planet Earth faces, from cosmic dangers to the pressures that the human collective put upon the rock we call home.....
Robin Millam from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is encouraged to by the progress being made by those countries and communities small and large who are seeking to give legal rights to nature.....
Earlier this May (2013) more than 2 million people worldwide joined a March Against Monsanto. Pat Thomas explains why so many people felt outraged enough to join the demonstration....
An absence of positive political debate about the natural world is even more troubling than the decline in UK wildlife revealed by State of Nature report
Dr. Mike Norton-Griffiths asks whether the Ivory Wars can only end with species extinction, or whether a peace agreement could actually be reached........
Carl Honoré worries that our addiction to superficial, short-term quick fixes is backfiring and presents ideas from his new book on tackling this.........
