The Ecologist
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Ecological, social and and economic justice. Publishing since 1970.
Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife
'If ecosystems go, we go'
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach as the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife
Tackling the climate crisis is impossible without adequate funding. Since Trump took office, at least $18 billion has been stripped from climate finance
'Change is happening, it's just painfully slow'
COP30: climate course-correction or collision?
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Tackling the climate crisis is impossible without adequate funding. Since Trump took office, at least $18 billion has been stripped from climate finance
Doom and denial are both leading us astray. So how do we fight back in a world of 1.5°C warming?
'Ideas for navigating a stormy future'
Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C is released 10 years after the landmark Paris climate agreement.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Doom and denial are both leading us astray. So how do we fight back in a world of 1.5°C warming?
“The food we eat, that’s ecosystems. Climate regulation, that’s ecosystems. Protection from extreme weather events, that’s ecosystems.”
'If ecosystems go, we go'
Ecologists call for ecosystem approach to halt nature decline.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“The food we eat, that’s ecosystems. Climate regulation, that’s ecosystems. Protection from extreme weather events, that’s ecosystems.”
"Landowners have locked the public out, cutting off access to these magical places"
River access pledge 'too small a step'
Right to Roam slams British government plan for access to nine rivers as too little - and too complex.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Landowners have locked the public out, cutting off access to these magical places"
Birds living 'a life of intense misery': Campaigners slam KFC's animal welfare record
KFC chickens suffering 'on rise'
Fast food venue KFC chickens suffering increases - according to the company's own report.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Birds living 'a life of intense misery': Campaigners slam KFC's animal welfare record
Investments in fossil fuel extractor and border industry companies have been banned
Edge Hill divests from climate wreckers
Edge Hill University will not invest in fossil fuel extraction or border security companies - in victory for People & Planet campaigners.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Investments in fossil fuel extractor and border industry companies have been banned
Morocco’s women co-operatives lose out as argan oil becomes global cosmetic must-have.
Argan oil co-operatives in Morocco 'pushed to margins'
Morocco’s women co-operatives lose out as argan oil becomes global cosmetic must-have.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Morocco’s women co-operatives lose out as argan oil becomes global cosmetic must-have.
These foods are not just products, but represent the history of the community
COP30 shines spotlight on sociobioeconomy
This year's UN climate talks will feature traditional food sourced from family farming for the first time.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
These foods are not just products, but represent the history of the community
The ‘doughnut model’ of economics was inspired by the Planetary Boundaries, a diagram drawn up by a group of researchers in Stockholm to identify the planet’s life-support systems
The ringmaster
As Kate Raworth's doughnut economics model turns 13 years old, she has launched both a peer-reviewed paper and a circus.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The ‘doughnut model’ of economics was inspired by the Planetary Boundaries, a diagram drawn up by a group of researchers in Stockholm to identify the planet’s life-support systems
UK investors have claimed £19 billion in fossil fuel-related cases – almost twice as much as the international climate finance paid by the British Government
COP30 'must declare an end to ISDS’
British fossil fuel investors claim more than twice as much money as government has paid in climate finance.
theecologist.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
UK investors have claimed £19 billion in fossil fuel-related cases – almost twice as much as the international climate finance paid by the British Government
Famed sustainability economist Kate Raworth takes to the big top
The ringmaster
As Kate Raworth's doughnut economics model turns 13 years old, she has launched both a peer-reviewed paper and a circus.
theecologist.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Famed sustainability economist Kate Raworth takes to the big top
This year's UN climate talks will feature traditional food sourced from family farming for the first time.
COP30 shines spotlight on sociobioeconomy
This year's UN climate talks will feature traditional food sourced from family farming for the first time.
theecologist.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This year's UN climate talks will feature traditional food sourced from family farming for the first time.
Private corporate courts are protecting climate wreckers’ profit margins
COP30 'must declare an end to ISDS’
British fossil fuel investors claim more than twice as much money as government has paid in climate finance.
theecologist.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Private corporate courts are protecting climate wreckers’ profit margins
Climate activists and land defenders are being murdered in the Global South and increasingly imprisoned in the Global North.
A brainwave in the heatwave?
Engaged academics and high-level strategists from the climate movement met to discuss movement strategy during a European heatwave last June. They released their summary report today.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Climate activists and land defenders are being murdered in the Global South and increasingly imprisoned in the Global North.
The company’s animal welfare report revealed rising levels of suffering.
KFC chickens suffering 'on rise'
Fast food venue KFC chickens suffering increases - according to the company's own report.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The company’s animal welfare report revealed rising levels of suffering.
Coalitions of ordinary people can resist the attacks by concentrated wealth on our democratic institutions.
A green deal for American workers
Book Review: The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People are Building a Just Climate-Safe Economy, by Jeremy Brecher, University of Illinois Press, 2025.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Coalitions of ordinary people can resist the attacks by concentrated wealth on our democratic institutions.
"Landowners have locked the public out, cutting off access to these magical places"
River access pledge 'too small a step'
Right to Roam slams British government plan for access to nine rivers as too little - and too complex.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Landowners have locked the public out, cutting off access to these magical places"
"Without action, the signal from scientists will be drowned out in the marketing noise from oil companies"
Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts
Newspapers in Britain carried more adverts for polluting travel than reports of the last climate conference.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Without action, the signal from scientists will be drowned out in the marketing noise from oil companies"
Decarbonisation is underway - but it's too little and too late
'Change is happening, it's just painfully slow'
COP30: climate course-correction or collision?
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Decarbonisation is underway - but it's too little and too late
New river path plans don't fix the problem of public access says campaign group Right to Roam
River access pledge 'too small a step'
Right to Roam slams British government plan for access to nine rivers as too little - and too complex.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New river path plans don't fix the problem of public access says campaign group Right to Roam
Indigenous-protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon experience up to 83 per cent less deforestation than unprotected areas.
Protecting the protectors
Why Indigenous leadership must be at the heart of COP30.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Indigenous-protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon experience up to 83 per cent less deforestation than unprotected areas.
Offsets may result in more emissions, delays the phase-out of fossil fuels and diverts scarce resources to false solutions.
Carbon credits 'a free pass for polluters'
Can we really offset our way out of the climate crisis?
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Offsets may result in more emissions, delays the phase-out of fossil fuels and diverts scarce resources to false solutions.
Animal cruelty is still on the menu
KFC chickens suffering 'on rise'
Fast food venue KFC chickens suffering increases - according to the company's own report.
theecologist.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Animal cruelty is still on the menu
Tackling the climate crisis means putting all tools of local and national governance to work in the transition
A green deal for American workers
Book Review: The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People are Building a Just Climate-Safe Economy, by Jeremy Brecher, University of Illinois Press, 2025.
theecologist.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Tackling the climate crisis means putting all tools of local and national governance to work in the transition