Author: Philip Lymbery

Amid rising nationalism and geopolitical tension, critics argue the UN is slow, bureaucratic and sometimes toothless, but it remains our best hope for shaping a brighter future

Why it’s important to care, the ethics of your sandwich, the joy of rewilding and many other food, farming and nature stories.

The Butterfly that feasts on decay – and dazzles us all Did you know there’s a butterfly that prefers cowpats, rotting animal corpses and dirty nappies to flowers?  Surely with preferences like that they must be brown, perhaps even ugly? But

Large numbers of purple emperor butterflies at a rewilded farm shows what’s possible when nature is given the space to thrive

How many of us know that dining was forever changed by a compulsive gambler?

How many of us know that dining was forever changed by a compulsive gambler, a certain Earl of Sandwich, way back in 1762?

What Ethiopia Taught Me About Food, Hope and Humanity What has been your summer highlight this year? Beach trips with the kids, a getaway somewhere exotic, or gorgeous evenings with a glass of something cool? Mine was the unexpected serendipity of

What Ethiopia Taught Me About food, hope and humanity

Wimbledon and the green scent of cut grass hung in the humid air. There was not a breath of wind. Jugs of Pimm’s filled empty glasses. Cream spilled gently over the reddest of strawberries. Top tennis seeds dressed all in

Eleven cases of extreme weather worldwide killed nearly 15 million farm animals, many of whom drowned in cages or suffocated in heatwaves, according to a new report