Activism

Ackroyd and Harvey’s work is on display at the Science Gallery of London. Here, two English A-level students ask them about the science and the protest that informs their art.

A review of All Hands on Deck: Climate Activism and the Way Ahead by Jan Goodey.

Science ‘storytelling’ urgently needed amid climate and biodiversity crisis.

Just Stop Oil announced today that it will cease direct action, with a final demonstration taking place next month.

Atheists commonly claim to be 'rationalist'. But does the mystery of nature require thinking beyond the limits of rationalism?

A review of Scientists On Survival: Personal Stories Of Climate Action.

League Against Cruel Sports calling on public to boycott the Cheltenham Festival.

Majority voting was dismissed by the COPs, but not replaced. With world leaders coming together at COP30 to decide the future of the planet, a more inclusive decision-making system is needed.

We must learn from Indigenous communities if we want to deploy the best strategies for stopping climate and biodiversity breakdown.

A heartfelt tribute to Stephan Harding, the much-missed co-founder of Schumacher College.

A provocative new manifesto calls for a global movement for 'rupture' to prevent the descent into climate chaos.

The Court of Appeal ruling could set a critical legal precedent over the right to protest.

Climate breakdown is deadly serious. And so too is the British government's crackdown on climate action.

Aberystwyth University commits to cutting fossil fuel and mining companies out of careers and recruitment activities.

A secure plant-based global food system will stave off the worst-case scenarios of climate breakdown.

A legal case in the Democratic Republic of Congo highlights the danger faced by environmental defenders in the country.

'If I am going to carry on writing for The Ecologist I need at least 100 of you to commit several hours of your time to running a mini-assembly.'

A prediction, a sudden death, and decades of struggle in Madagascar.

Medical doctor faces prison for Just Stop Oil protest targeting Esso petrol pumps.

A leading environmental activist is calling for us to abandon X on Monday, 20 January 2025. So what is next?

The Caspian Sea, once a bounty of clean water and fish, is shrinking due to climate breakdown and human activities.

'When I get out of this place (prison, that is), I’ll be straight on the road, speaking to people around the country. I might call it The Fanatic Tour.'

The Extinction Rebellion founders’ reliance on the momentum model was a crucial factor in the project’s early innovations and successes.

Study finds a high proportion of climate and environmental protests globally now involve arrests, particularly in Australia and the UK.