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A survey of 1,000 people aged 18 to 34 found 50 percent wanted a job in the green economy.

Covid-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for water security.

More than 1,200 scientists back protection of Los Cedros Reserve in Ecuador.

The impact of lockdown on emissions from transport and industry has shifted Earth Overshoot Day more than three weeks back in comparison to 2019 - but we need to do more.

Is HS2 just a vanity project that will gobble up £200bn, promote aviation and trash 108 ancient woodlands. The Ecologist investigates.

Hunger impacts millions of people each year and the number of people facing hunger could see a sharp increase in coming years.

The Greenland Ice Sheet is one of the largest contributors to sea level rise.

The UK government will set long-term targets for air quality, resource efficiency and waste reduction, biodiversity, and water.

Twyford Rising is not just a great story, but helps us understand today’s protests and is packed with inspiration for current campaigners.

Northern Ireland’s renewable heat scandal and constitutional issues explained.

The Share Shed is a library of things that is changing how people think about consumption and engage with each other at a community level.

The supply of waste plastics to the ocean has been substantially underestimated, researchers say.

Plastic pollution is seen as a growing threat to wildlife as birds, such as fulmars, can mistake it for food.

Far from 'hippies versus miners', this was a former mining community which took on a developer and won, again and again.

Golden Rice will only strengthen the grip of corporations over rice and agriculture, endangering agrobiodiversity and human health.