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An analysis of the UN climate talks in Bangkok with Saleemul Huq – a veteran who has been to 'practically all of them'

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Earlier this month, campaigner Shlomo Dowen won a landmark High Court case that forced Nottinghamshire council to reveal its financial arrangements with waste contractor Veolia Environmental Services. So what did Veolia want to keep so quiet?

Jo Fairley and Sarah Stacey explain how they've made it their mission to wade through 'ethical' cosmetics, sorting the good from the bad

The potential of fungi for medicine, filtering polluted water, controlling pests and even biofuels, is truly staggering

Government says funding will support pilot projects to help determine longer term support to fight deforestation

Industry-funded force uses moles and surveillance to spy on anti-nuclear protesters

Re-nationalising decisions on growing GM crops would allow EU countries to declare themselves GM-free, but could bring new dangers

Inside vast, 360-sided, 7000 cubic metre underwater cages off the coast of Panama, marine biologist Brian O'Hanlon is trying to solve some of the problems with large-scale aquaculture

Ryanair is calling on the Scottish Government to further subsidise air travel

Technologies to increase agricultural productivity will allow the UK to help feed the world, says Royal Society report

This new e-book tells you everything you need to know about raising fish and vegetables for the table at home in an ingenious, ecological way

China may have plenty of coal-fired gigawatts, but the country knows a thing or two about sustainable and efficient transport, Ewan finds

Salmon farming is renowned for its local environmental pollution, but now some fish farmers are starting to look at fish waste as an untapped resource

The powerful antibacterial nanosilver can now be found in everything from air fresheners and food packaging to babies' bottles and bandages. But has anyone looked at the risks?