OCEANIC DEAD ZONES AND NITROGEN POLLUTION
On a boat 15 miles off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico was blisteringly hot. All around were oil rigs. Some were huge tangles of scaffolding and metal beams; others resembled small cities.
US-style Mega-Farm Invasion Enough to Make Old MacDonald Weep
Old MacDonald has a lot to answer for. Many generations have started out listening to that tale of a farmer and his various animals in perhaps the world’s most recognisable nursery rhyme. That early childhood imagery has been one that
Nitrogen: Diet and food waste key to tackling one of the great pollutants of our time
Nitrogen pollution is a large contributor to the triple planetary crisis of climate, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
We must halt the invasion of the US mega farm to our countryside
Old MacDonald has a lot to answer for.
Be Kind to Animals
Have you ever experienced the love of an animal? Felt that extraordinary connection between two species that needs no words?
Bringing Back Beavers, A Cause to Celebrate
Sometimes our mind can play tricks on us. Getting things way out of proportion. Especially at night.
Beaver releases: Protesting Cairngorms farmers get things out of proportion
Beavers and landowners can sometimes come into conflict but these situations can be managed
Analysis: What a live exports ban means for farmers
A ban on the live export of animals for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain could be introduced in just a few months as part of a manifesto commitment by the Conservative government to improve animal welfare standards.
‘Farmageddon’ 10 years on & you won’t believe what’s happened
Emergency approval for a bee-harming pesticide by the UK Government has once again sent shock waves through the countryside
10 years after ‘Farmageddon’ – signs of hope for nature-friendly agriculture
Emergency approval for a bee-harming pesticide by the UK Government has once again sent shock waves through the countryside