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Survey of whether UK's biggest brands are reducing their carbon emissions finds more greenwash than progress

Higher temperatures cause declines in crop yields and 'economic welfare' which increases the risk of conflict

Calls for national testing in UK pig herd after survey finds superbug to be prevalent throughout Europe

These pictures were taken by journalists from the investigative agency, Eco-Storm, after they were smuggled into a tightly-guarded prawn farm in Indonesia...

In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline

Former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs and now solo musician, Natalie Merchant, talks about campaigning against cement plants and leafletting her gigs

Children are learning to use stoves made from cow dung and termite mud in a battle to reduce consumption of timber for fuel

Forget trying to grow hybrid maize - Africa already has all the crops, storage systems and knowledge that it needs to grow itself out of poverty

Findings highlight the importance of reducing brake particle emissions as well as exhaust to safeguard human health

The end of the oil age won't be a pretty thing, but a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests it could be even uglier than we feared...

UK energy company promises to use gas from food waste and sewage to provide homes with 'green' gas supplies

As the Copenhagen summit becomes shrouded in pessimism, the Edenbee Facebook application is bringing individuals and groups together to make carbon-cutting commitments.

A new project at Bath University shows that building with straw is not just eco-friendly, but cheap, easily adaptable and fully recyclable at the end of its life

How much would you have to be paid for each bullet loaded into a gun in a game of Russian Roulette? A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition...

Former Paraguayan government minister makes plea for West to intervene in runaway illegal logging situation displaced from Brazil