Kate Houghton explains why Smart Growth, rather than a revival in garden cities, could have an important role to play in tackling current environmental as well as social challenges ...
Peter Hume examines plans for a zero-carbon, zero-waste, car free city in Abu Dhabi that will rely entirely on renewable energy sources, and asks whether the concept can become a sustainable reality......
John Keeble introduces 'Shadow Trade', a new film documenting the atrocious abuse, cruelty & illegality suffered by dogs to satisfy human appetites within Thailand, and beyond its borders.
Naturalist and wildlife photographer Matt Adam Williams asks whether childhood experiences are the key to the long-term health of nature and the conservation sector........
Ramatu Kanu is a citizen journalist based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She is being trained by Radar - a new charity that trains marginalised groups to report on what would otherwise be neglected news and environmental stories. Here, Ramatu investigates the impact of illegal sand mining in Sierra Leone...
Today the IPCC launches its latest review of world climate. But how to translate its grim findings into action when US is deploying its full armoury of intelligence and diplomatic dirty tricks to sink any prospect of an effective global climate agreement?
An organic farmer in France's Cote d'Or has been prosecuted for refusing to spray insecticide on his vineyard - and is anxiously awaiting the verdict, due on 7th April. He faces 6 months in prison and a €30,000 fine.
