Environment

From saving seeds to curbing food waste Raj Patel and Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz present 13 ideas for a fair and sustainable food system

Less is more when it comes to helping garden wildlife, says the RSPB’s Morwenna Alldis, who offers four tips to help nature this autumn

Without knowing what a more fulfilling relationship with the natural world could look like, we won’t be able to reach it, writes Richard Louv. It’s time for a new, positive ecological vision

From passive solar heating to ‘sit spots’, author Richard Louv suggests three ways we can experience more nature in our daily lives

A stretch of the Northumberland coastline which is known as an important site for Arctic terns and Atlantic puffins has been granted greater protection

After decades of deforestation, a province in Pakistan has planted 1bn trees in two years

Canada's largest national marine conservation area is to be created to protect a large, biodiverse area of Arctic water

Love lattes, but worried about waste? Here are three projects putting leftover coffee grounds to good use

Plunging solar and wind prices have led to the brokering of new green power deals, from India to Mexico. Martin Wright gets energised about renewables

Is our fossil fuel fixation about to end? We dive into the data to take the temperature of renewable energy worldwide

Tribesmen in Kenya are using cricket to raise awareness about an endangered rhino

Local perceptions of a rare and once resented bird in north-east India are being transformed by an all-female team of campaigners

Is it possible to make a positive difference when we travel the world? The UN thinks so: it has declared 2017 the international year of sustainable tourism for development. But even if we’re [...]

In September 1992, Maddy and Tim Harland published the first issue of Permaculture magazine. On the publication’s 25th anniversary, we find out how far they – and the permaculture movement – have come

The sale of petrol and diesel cars will end in the UK in 2040, with a new tax on diesel drivers to be introduced from 2020

A pack of wolves has become established in the Danish wilderness; one of several recent ‘rewilding’ successes across Europe

A community microgrid is helping New Yorkers exchange renewable power

Solar energy is helping to save lives in Syria by providing a more reliable power supply

Football isn’t particularly known for its progressive thinking, but Ecotricity’s collaboration with Forest Green Rovers could shift the goalposts. Welcome to the most sustainable football club in [...]

North Sea cod has been certified as sustainable after stocks recover from the brink of near collapse