Editors’ Picks

The mining industry has abused the pandemic to turn a profit and advance their interests, putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm.

A new article presents the largest analysis of environmental conflicts up to date with findings that have direct implications for enhanced support of environmental defenders.

A Green New Deal built around public abundance is more necessary than ever.

Legacies of environmental racism in the United States, Canada and the European Union have left historically marginalised communities at greater risk from Covid-19.

Home insulation appears to have dropped off the government’s to-do list, but it is essential to protecting people from cold, home power cuts, and hunger.

Europe's resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening.

Two insecticide types - in addition to neonicotinoids - continue to pose a threat to aquatic life in Japan.

Local, community-led testing and contact tracing must be built into an enhanced public health protection system.

Deng Yingtao presented a scathing critique of economic growth thirty years ago - finally we must listen.

'We need a new deal for our public services. The only Coronavirus recovery that will work is one that builds back better, for nurses, for our NHS, and for our planet.'

'We want our future back: a future where humans are nature, and where nature is resplendent.'

Indigenous communities in Latin America are paying a high price for defending biodiversity, but we have so much to learn from their practices.

Metaphors structure our thinking and shape our solutions. We need a careful and progressive vocabulary for communicating about coronavirus, so let's stop talking of war.

The right is in the ascent as we face the coronavirus crisis and climate breakdown. What vital lessons can we learn from our history of resistance?

Communities in Muizenberg, South Africa, use participatory methods to disseminate information about Covid-19 and to tackle food scarcity.