The Ecologist
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Ecological, social and and economic justice. Publishing since 1970.
The message is unmistakable: some laws can be broken without consequence.
Animal rights and legal wrongs
Why animal welfare failures threaten the rule of law.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The message is unmistakable: some laws can be broken without consequence.
Hotter climates are turning fungi deadly
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Hotter climates are turning fungi deadly
Human Rights Watch is sounding the alarm about the UK's crackdown on fundamental public freedoms
Labour's 'deeply alarming' attack on protest rights
Britain is becoming a police state, just as protest becomes vital.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Human Rights Watch is sounding the alarm about the UK's crackdown on fundamental public freedoms
A major ecological shift has been quietly taking place
Mussel atrophy
All over the world, freshwater mussels are declining with worrying effects for ecosystems.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A major ecological shift has been quietly taking place
To stay within the globally agreed limit of 1.5 degrees, the richest one per cent of the world’s population would have to slash their emissions by 97 per cent by 2030
'Focus on the richest polluters'
The super-rich are disproportionately responsible for driving the climate crisis - Oxfam.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
To stay within the globally agreed limit of 1.5 degrees, the richest one per cent of the world’s population would have to slash their emissions by 97 per cent by 2030
Vast stretches of our landscape is off bounds, held by a handful of private owners
Locked out of nature
Why England’s countryside remains off-limits - and the movement fighting to open it up for everyone.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Vast stretches of our landscape is off bounds, held by a handful of private owners
US imperialism has set its sights on Venezuela's billions of barrels of oil
'Venezuela has oil'
The kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and attempt to seize the country's oil is act of desperation from the US hegemon.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
US imperialism has set its sights on Venezuela's billions of barrels of oil
Protesters are increasingly detained, charged, and in some cases sentenced to multi-year prison terms for non-violent actions such as attending planning meetings.
Labour's 'deeply alarming' attack on protest rights
Britain is becoming a police state, just as protest becomes vital.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Protesters are increasingly detained, charged, and in some cases sentenced to multi-year prison terms for non-violent actions such as attending planning meetings.
Globally, the emissions generated by the richest one per cent in one year alone will cause an estimated 1.3 million heat-related deaths by the end of the century.
'Focus on the richest polluters'
The super-rich are disproportionately responsible for driving the climate crisis - Oxfam.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Globally, the emissions generated by the richest one per cent in one year alone will cause an estimated 1.3 million heat-related deaths by the end of the century.
Can extracting rare metals be done in a fair and just way? By @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Mindful mining?
Green Economics Institute (GEI) and Green European Foundation one-day conference asks, 'mining for metals, can it be fair?'
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Can extracting rare metals be done in a fair and just way? By @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
"My commitment to Right to Roam comes from a deep rooted need for justice”
Locked out of nature
Why England’s countryside remains off-limits - and the movement fighting to open it up for everyone.
theecologist.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 AM
"My commitment to Right to Roam comes from a deep rooted need for justice”
Reposted by The Ecologist
The so-called 'leader of the free world' has never tried to hide his intentions here.
'Venezuela has oil'
The kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and attempt to seize the country's oil is act of desperation from the US hegemon.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The so-called 'leader of the free world' has never tried to hide his intentions here.
"This is not sporadic failure. It is systemic non-enforcement and it carries implications far beyond animal welfare."
Animal rights and legal wrongs
Why animal welfare failures threaten the rule of law.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"This is not sporadic failure. It is systemic non-enforcement and it carries implications far beyond animal welfare."
Higher temperatures expose humans to greater risk of fungal infection
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Higher temperatures expose humans to greater risk of fungal infection
Labour has doubled down on the crackdown on dissent
Labour's 'deeply alarming' attack on protest rights
Britain is becoming a police state, just as protest becomes vital.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Labour has doubled down on the crackdown on dissent
Kidnapping Maduro was the desperate act of an oil-hungry empire
'Venezuela has oil'
The kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and attempt to seize the country's oil is act of desperation from the US hegemon.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Kidnapping Maduro was the desperate act of an oil-hungry empire
Animal welfare regulations mean little if they're not not enforced
Animal rights and legal wrongs
Why animal welfare failures threaten the rule of law.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Animal welfare regulations mean little if they're not not enforced
Fungi are adapting to survive in warmer environments. That includes the cosy 37°C environment of the human body.
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Fungi are adapting to survive in warmer environments. That includes the cosy 37°C environment of the human body.
Human Rights Watch raises the alarm about increasing authoritarianism in the UK.
Labour's 'deeply alarming' attack on protest rights
Britain is becoming a police state, just as protest becomes vital.
theecologist.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Human Rights Watch raises the alarm about increasing authoritarianism in the UK.
Dubai greets you with a wall of heat, ozone and concrete dust denuded of birdsong or insect-song.
'A hubristic, colossal wreck'
How tolerant will Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey will be towards activists during COP31 next year?
theecologist.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Dubai greets you with a wall of heat, ozone and concrete dust denuded of birdsong or insect-song.
Kshamenk’s body remained institutionally useful long after the conditions required for a dignified existence had been stripped away
Kshamenk has died
'Kshamenk did not die too soon. He lived far too long in a situation he had no means of escaping.'
theecologist.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Kshamenk’s body remained institutionally useful long after the conditions required for a dignified existence had been stripped away
Fossil fuel corporations can sue governments that take action on climate breakdown in secret courts potentially costing taxpayers billions of pounds
Trade secrecy fuels climate crisis
Westminster system leaves British trade policy 'hopelessly captured' by climate polluters.
theecologist.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Fossil fuel corporations can sue governments that take action on climate breakdown in secret courts potentially costing taxpayers billions of pounds
The Venezuela operation looks less like the carefully-planned action of a mighty “oil empire”, able to project its power across the world, and more like the slightly desperate gamble of a wounded giant.
'Venezuela has oil'
The kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and attempt to seize the country's oil is act of desperation from the US hegemony.
theecologist.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
The Venezuela operation looks less like the carefully-planned action of a mighty “oil empire”, able to project its power across the world, and more like the slightly desperate gamble of a wounded giant.
Climate change doesn’t create fungal disease from nothing. It reshapes the conditions in which fungi live, spread and persist.
The age of fungi
Climate breakdown, fungal disease, and the Brazilian hospital on the frontline of a heating world.
theecologist.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Climate change doesn’t create fungal disease from nothing. It reshapes the conditions in which fungi live, spread and persist.