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'The WWF has ruined the forest ... The forest needs us and we need the forest. But now we go inside as if we were thieves and they hit us with their machetes when we do.'

An interview with George Monbiot, ahead of his talk at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London on 11 February 2020.

The Anthropocene signals humans' fleeting legacy in the annals of geologic history. This too shall pass, but what will come next?

The privatisation of water is causing crises around the world - even in countries with huge freshwater reserves.

German pesticide manufacturer Bayer attempts to discredit rigorous peer-reviewed study showing its products caused a Japan fishery to collapse.

The struggle for social and ecological justice can't be left to technocrats. We must name the real culprits - capitalism and colonialism.

Auctioning-off rivers for private gain has severe social and environmental impacts. But there is a better way.

Irresponsible tactics are being used to bury social and environmental problems associated with the Fukushima nuclear disaster as Olympics approach in Japan.

Grassroots appeal in the European Court of Justice to protect endangered wolves in Finland.

'Successful movements are not ones which do not contain tension, but ones which are able to move forward together whilst holding this tension.'

Reflections on care and trauma as Australia's fires take the lives of at least 480 million animals.

Pollution, potting and community action at Lyme Bay all demonstrate that we need to think synoptically about living systems.

Our climate movement must not repeat the mistakes of the past. This means placing justice at the heart of everything we do.

Contaminated mine waters in southern Madagascar pose health risk to locals.

The Finnish community of Selkie is leading the rewilding of rivers, lakes and carbon-rich peatlands damaged by mining.