Environmental protesters had blocked access to a controversial opencast coal mine in County Durham for over 26 hours by Sunday evening, after the site operator said it had started mining at the site. ALEXANDRA HEAL reports
Overharvesting for the luxury food market is pushing the iconic Chinese giant salamander to the brink. The future of the world’s largest amphibian is in serious jeopardy unless coordinated conservation measures are put in place. CATHERINE HARTE reports
UK Oil and Gas (UKOG) recently applied to the High Court for an injunction that anti-fracking campaigners say could severely curtail peaceful protest against their method of oil and gas exploration in the South East of England. VICKI ELCOATE is one of the defendants in the case
Climate change negotiations in Germany earlier this month concluded with strong criticism from civil society groups for the lack of progress on regulating the influence of fossil fuel industries on international climate discussions. ANNA PEREZ CATALA from Climate Tracker reports
The Women's Environmental Network is launching the Environmenstrual campaign - as it turns 30. This new coalition will bring together small companies, organisations and activists who want to ditch plastics and propel safe, sustainable menstrual wear into the mainstream once and for all, writes JULIA MINNEAR
Maya beach - made famous by Danny Boyle’s 2000 film, The Beach - is due to close today because of the wreckage tourism has made of the area. ROBYN WILSON asks, is Thailand's expanding tourism sector pushing its environment to the point of no return?
The nation was gripped by Blue Planet II and the final episode showing the impact of plastics on the oceans and environment has created a groundswell of concern. The campaign One Plastic Free Day, supported by Sky and others, hopes to reach millions around the world
The Wildlife Trusts’ month-long national nature challenge begins on Friday, 1 June 2018. An estimated 250,000 people took part last year, pledging to do something wild every day throughout the month. Already 54,500 people, schools and workplaces have signed up throughout the UK. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva - Brazil’s former president - has been imprisoned for corruption. International legal experts have condemned Lula’s incarceration as unlawful and unconstitutional. LUCIA ORTIZ from Friends of the Earth Brazil argues the corruption claims are trumped up as part of a right wing attack on human rights and grassroots movements
Progressive environmental and social policies have been won in Barcelona and across Catalonia. This has led activists around the world to examine Spanish grassroots movements. LUKE STOBART, who is researching a book for Verso on the new politics, warns that hard lessons do have to be learned
Most consumers have no idea how appalling the lives of intensively reared pigs are. As the truth comes out eating habits are changing. MATT MELLEN and KIRSTIE PHILPOT report
How do displacement and migration relate to natural disasters and climate change? Today, there is little clarity about their inter-relationship. ARTHUR WYNS debunks three common misconceptions and offers a fresh perspective to frame the subject of 'climate migration'
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism report published today reveals industrial scale beef farming is now a 'fact on the ground' across the UK. The new farms raise concerns about animal welfare and health. ANDREW WASLEY and HEATHER KROEKER from the Bureau report
It’s never been easier to show support for a cause. To make online armchair campaigning even easier still, Ellie O’Donnell and ALEXANDRA HEAL and ELLIE O'DONNELL have compiled a list of 10 ongoing campaigns they think Ecologist readers would like to know about
Aquaculture - a controversial topic due to concerns of the health and treatment of farmed fish - could become a sustainable food source and help preserve wild fish populations, writes EMILY FOLK
