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If alternatives to deforestation like REDD do not arrive soon Liberia's remaining rainforest cover is likely to go the same way as its neighbours in Cote d'Ivoire

Despite promising the world in 2009, biotech corporations have increasingly raised the hackles of scientists and citizens worldwide

UK emissions figures are ‘misleading’ and need to be recounted because they include offsets, according to a committee of MPs

Unregulated sand extraction in Sierra Leone is good for business but wreaks havoc on the coastal environment

UK court refuses to overturn appeal decision despite accusations it was ignoring evidence presented by the long-time pesticide campaigner

It's easy to dismiss 'detox' as a fad, as some product claims are exaggerated. But detoxing, as a practice, has been around for centuries

A landmark ban in Hungary on the use of cyanide in mining looks set to make huge improvements in public health. Now the country's neighbours need to follow her lead...

Rather than depend on a corporate oligopoly to build our homes for us, why not introduce a 'right to build' for everyone...

Intensification of farming and subsequent decline in food sources rather than pesticides or disease seen as biggest threat to honey bees

Smart-phone owners are being encouraged to snoop on energy wasters and report them

Survey finds global financial decision makers ignoring climate risks and opportunities

It's easy to dismiss 'detox' as a fad, as some product claims are exaggerated. But detoxing, as a practice, has been around for centuries.

Top tips on getting a campaign off the ground - from letter writing and petitions to non-violent protest

The EU needs to commit to a 30 per cent reduction by 2020 compared with 1990 levels and push others to a higher level of ambition, says climate secretary

Survival International has commissioned a weighty coffee-table book with beautiful photographs and something unique: the words of tribal peoples themselves