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'The natural world is collapsing because of how we live and we will go with it unless we act now.'

A controversial new road is tearing through the most biodiverse place in Peru’s Amazon rainforest, bringing conflict and destruction. For one indigenous group, desperate for change, it also brings hope. 

Learning to work through our panic around climate change is critical if we want to build a world that escapes the trap of consumerism.

Imagine if a ‘prosperous’ society was one collectively working towards a happy, hopeful, just vision – and not increased GDP. 

The state of the world’s nature shows human-driven sixth mass extinction is ongoing.

French Ministries under fire for lack of presence during intergovernmental biodiversity negotiations hosted in Paris.

XR activists and readers of The Ecologist argue campaign should tackle capitalism and big business while acting locally and engaging with students.

'We are taking the practice ... of non-violent civil disobedience into the European elections'

'We're here to raise the issue of Team Ineos basically being here to 'green-sheen' their brand'.

Folk musician Sam Lee writes about a very special performance.

Let Nature Sing from The RSPB enters the midweek chart at number 11.

Around 12 million hectares of tree cover was lost in 2018, including 3.6 million hectares of primary rainforest.

Economists need to develop a measure of net economic and ecological well-being, rather than depending on GDP.

A loan from International Monetary Fund allows the African country to rebuild from climate-linked disaster – but drives the poor into debt, campaigners warn.

A Labour motion calling for the UK Parliament to be the first in the world to declare an environment and climate emergency was unanimously passed.