Photo essay how the climate and nature crisis is changing the UK

The international climate crisis is affecting people and wildlife across the UK, one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. WWF is urging political parties to respond The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world: more than 1,000 British species are at risk of extinction....
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‘It’s where we come from’: the River People in Mexico left without a river

The demise of the Colorado River has destroyed the social fabric of the Cucap tribe and is partly to blame for its population decline They are called the River People, but they no longer have a river. Inocencia Gonzlez is the traditional tribal elder of the Cucap the River People...
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Jonathan Safran Foer: why we must cut out meat and dairy before dinner to save the planet

Animal products create more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector, but we dont want to confront this inconvenient truth: our eating habits are a problem Our planet is facing a crisis. But even when we know that a war for our survival is raging, we dont feel that...
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Being a black tree hugger has taught me that we must engage all citizens to fight climate crisis | Justin Onwenu

Activists, reporters, citizens and political leaders need to go beyond the cultural, political and racial distinctions to collaborate “Y ou’re a black tree hugger, intriguing.” When I informed my grandparents that I was returning to Detroit to work as an ecological justice organizer for the Sierra Club they laughed and...
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$1m a minute: the farming subsidies destroying the world – report

Perverse payments should be rerouted to steps such as recording carbon, report states The public is supplying more than $1m per minute in worldwide farm aids, much of which is driving the environment crisis and damage of wildlife, according to a brand-new report . Just 1% of the $700bn (...
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There are reasons to be cheerful. These are the dying days of a rancid old order | Will Hutton

In the UK and the United States, the political wind will quickly alter in favour of those requiring excellent federal government D on’t misery. We might be enduring a tried rightwing transformation, however its structures are rotten. There might be a counter-revolution, as there wants every transformation, and it will...
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Boar wars: how wild hogs are trashing European cities

The long read: They have become a menace in European cities. In Barcelona, where wild boar are jostling tourists and raiding rubbish bins, the fightback has begun Collserola Natural Park looms over Barcelona, rising to about 500 metres at the Tibidabo peak. This forested ridge effectively walls off the citys...
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Can you afford to be green when you’re not rich? I kept a diary to find out

Politicians and corporations have placed the burden of environmental responsibility on the consumer but how easy is it to go green when youre barely getting by? How easy is it to go green, to make deliberate, eco-friendly choices when youre barely getting by? Can you be green and poor, as...
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We were already over 350ppm when I was born | Jamie Margolin

The destruction is undue. We cant merely slap photovoltaic panels all over and stop, composes 17-year-old environment activist Jamie Margolin T he environment crisis is such a frustrating issue that lots of people naturally wish to keep it different from other concerns. The job appears intimidating enough currently. To prevent...
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France loses landmark court case over air pollution

Mother and child win legal battle to hold state accountable for stopping working to deal with issue The French state has actually stopped working to do enough to restrict air contamination around Paris , according to a landmark court judgment provided after a female and child with breathing issues took...
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