Laura Cole
Prafulla Samantra: Indian environmental activist
Nov 14, 2017
Published in
I’m a Geographer
Prafulla Samantra led a 12-year legal battle against the Indian government’s plans to mine the Niyamgiri Hills, an oasis for biodiversity and rightful home of the Dongria Kondh people. He was awarded the 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize for his actions
Keeping it local – indigenous conservation
Nov 14, 2017
Published in
Forests
Indigenous conservation schemes in Peru can be more effective than government-controlled efforts when it comes to curbing deforestation
Rising tides: islands lost to the sea
Nov 07, 2017
Published in
Oceans
Numerous low-lying Pacific islands have disappeared under rising seas
The inspectors call: Chinese environmental crackdown
Nov 04, 2017
Published in
Development
China’s central government is to shut down factories and punish local officials in the latest sweep of environmental crackdowns across the country
Germany’s insects continue ‘dramatic’ decline
Oct 19, 2017
Published in
Wildlife
Nature reserves and protected areas in Germany have lost 76 per cent of flying insect biomass since 1989
OUT OF THE WRECKAGE: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis by George Monbiot
Oct 18, 2017
Published in
Books
Neoliberalism. The word seems to have lost all meaning. According to George Monbiot, this is because it is everywhere
Gina Lopez: environmental activist in the Philippines
Oct 19, 2017
Published in
I’m a Geographer
Regina ‘Gina’ Lopez, an environmental activist, former Environmental Secretary to Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, and member of the business elite, has been awarded the 2017 Seacology Prize for her opposition to mining and work to improve ecosystems across the islands of the Philippines
JANE directed by Brett Morgen
Oct 13, 2017
Published in
Films
Combining a treasure trove of unseen footage set to music by Phillip Glass, Jane is a masterful take on Goodall’s transformation from secretary to one of the world’s most successful conservationists
European countries continue to prop up fossil fuels
Sep 28, 2017
Published in
Energy
Europe provides more than €112billion (£97billion) in subsidies to fossil fuel companies
Croydon: from flowers to flyovers
Oct 17, 2017
Published in
Discovering Britain
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole visits Croydon, London’s almost-city, in its moment of rapid transformation
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