Last stand for Europe's remaining ancient forest as loggers prepare to move in
Government plans to fell Poland’s Białowieża forest have divided families, led to death threats against green campaigners and allegations of an ‘environmental coup’ by government and state timber interests Europe’s last primeval forest is facing what campaigners call its last stand as loggers prepare to start clear-cutting trees, following the dismissal of dozens of scientists […]
Great Barrier Reef: who's profiting from the destruction and devastation?
The fossil fuel industry, fee-hungry lawyers, banks and those that stay silent are profiting from the reef’s destruction. It’s time for them to say no more It’s the worst crisis ever to hit the Great Barrier Reef and the extent of the devastation is only just coming to light. The reef is in the middle […]
GM food generally safe for humans and the environment, report says
Regulators should focus on end product of food, rather than crops that went into it, says US study Genetically manipulated food remains generally safe for humans and the environment, a high-powered science advisory board declared in a report on Tuesday. The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine concluded that changing the genetics of what […]
National Trust offers farm tenancy for £1 a year
Trust sets unusual terms because property in North Wales is on land that requires time-intensive, ‘nature first’ approach The National Trust is offering the tenancy of a £1m farm for £1 a year to a farmer who will help protect its rare and fragile landscape. Last year the organisation bought land on Great Orme in […]
Bob Brown: police drop charges over protest at logging site
Commissioner says decision not to proceed made after legal advice from prosecutors Tasmania police have dropped charges against the former Greens leader Bob Brown over a protest at a logging site in the state’s north-west. The 71-year-old was among several people charged after they allegedly failed to comply with directions to leave a business access […]
Climate change: Australia's big banks urged to reject new loans for coal projects
Exclusive: Market Forces says halt to refinancing existing loans would also test banks’ support for 2C warming target Australia’s big four banks could act on their stated ambition to help achieve a 2C warming target simply by giving no new loans to coal projects, analysis by financial activists Market Forces reveals. Such a move – […]
Kent lake tested for contamination after dogs die
Police cordon off parts of Brooklands Lake after three dogs which drank its water died and up to seven others fell ill An investigation has been launched after three dogs died and up to seven more became ill after drinking from a lake. Kent police have cordoned off parts of Brooklands Lake, near Powder Mill […]
The Guardian view on the Green party: narrow the focus, win the argument | Editorial
There are critics on the sidelines who say the Green party isn’t needed any more. But without it, vital policies will slide down the agenda The next leader of the Green party will have one big question to address: what is the party for? Since its birth in the 1980s it has pursued an erratic […]
UN/WHO panel in conflict of interest row over glyphosate cancer risk
Chairman of UN’s joint meeting on pesticide residues co-runs scientific institute which received donation from Monsanto, which uses glyphosate A UN panel that on Tuesday ruled that glyphosate was probably not carcinogenic to humans has now become embroiled in a bitter row about potential conflicts of interests. It has emerged that an institute co-run by […]
Thank you for not visiting: tourist hotspots that have done a Koh Tachai
Thai authorities have closed the celebrated scuba-diving destination to visitors – but it’s not the first ‘honeypot’ site to take such action Related: Thailand closes ‘overcrowded’ Koh Tachai island to tourists The trouble for Koh Tachai was that its beaches were just a little too white, its coral reef too colourful, its marine life too […]