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Londoners are to be further encouraged to grow their own food on disused land

Local population evicted as Mali sells long-term leases on large tracts of agricultural land to Libyan company

The newly opened Langley science academy in Slough ticks just about every box - airy, light, modern interiors make for good learning environments, and the school building is stuffed full of eco features

Water scarcity and mis-management in India are creating a significant human and ecological crisis that will only be worsened by climate change

Does Cap & Trade provide free permits to big polluters, fake carbon offsets and distract us from tackling climate change?

Drinking water in area surrounding the factory is contaminated and creating a 'second Bhopal disaster', say campaigners

At times awkwardly funny, informative and charming, Marianne Taylor's book is an easy first step into British natural history

The Ecologist needs your help. We are missing a few back issues of the magazine - please help us out by lending us your copy so that we can complete our online archive

There's still money to be had for good environmental projects, but it's a fraction of what's being spent in other areas, says Harriet Williams

Climate Radio gets the lowdown on the climate rally taking place in central London this weekend, 'The Wave' and also hears from a Climate Justice hunger striker

Ewan discovers that 'overland traveller' has become something of a category, but one into which he's happy to fit

Emissions under the carbon trading proposals would not have started to decline until after 2030 say campaigners

Treasury accused of writing a 'blank cheque' with taxpayers' money for bank to make environmentally-damaging investments

You can turn it into everything from fuel to plastics. But will the surge in demand for sugar end up having a serious environmental impact?

Phasing out fossil fuels, encouraging faster take-up of renewables and making radical improvements in energy efficiency would double Europe's emission cuts, says study