The Ecologist

Brendan Montague The environmental campaigner and journalist argues we need to abandon capitalism as we recover from coronavirus and establish a new economy of private sufficiency and public luxury. The environmental journalist and campaigner George Monbiot has called for a…

Indigenous territories impacted by oil palm, mining and criminalisation are disproportionately affected by Covid-19 – yet still they support those most vulnerable. Food sovereignty within the Indigenous communities of the Indonesian archipelago is under threat, not least during a pandemic.  The…

Europe’s resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening. Brazil has entered uncertain times. Two health ministers and the Justice Minister have resigned within the last month, throwing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government into disarray as opposition to his reckless response to…

Herbert Girardet Can we initiate a global green recovery, embedding economics within sound ecological parameters? The global impacts of Covid-19 have left humanity reeling. This virtually invisible virus has greatly amplified an ongoing planetary emergency and reminded us of the fragility of the…

Hannibal Rhoades More than 100 organisations have signed a letter repudiating mining companies for putting Indigenous Shuar communities in the Ecuadorean Amazon at risk. More than 100 organisations from around the world have signed onto an open-letter to show their support for…

It’s unlikely they will murder you, but they pose a serious threat to honey bees In early May, the New York Times reported that the United States faced yet another new threat besides the COVID-19 pandemic: “murder hornets” from Asia.…

Molly Scott Cato Capitalism isn’t working. We need a Universal Basic Income as we come out of the coronavirus lockdown into the economic – and the climate – crisis. The furlough scheme was an extraordinary move from a Conservative government…

Emily Beament Earth-observing Nasa satellite bounces laser pulses off the ice surface to help measure changes in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Melting ice from Antarctica and Greenland’s shrinking ice sheet has been responsible for a 14mm (0.55in) rise…

Brendan Montague Banks must stop funding in climate breakdown driving fossil fuels as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Barclays and HSBC must address their role in funding the climate crisis and contribute to delivering a sustainable recovery from…

Emily Beament While the landscape might appear to have recovered, it’s just one kind of grass that has grown back – no heather, no moss, no flowers. Wildlife including short-eared owls, curlews and mountain hares have returned to moorland devastated…