Octopus farming is the ultimate expression of our disconnect with nature
A Spanish firm’s plan to rear octopuses for food is an affront to the otherworldliness of these creatures.
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Protests, pledges and alpacas: 2021’s environmental year in review
The progress of the natural world often evades easy categorisation, but this year contained some notable moments.
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Nicola Davies: in an age of eco-crisis, can talking animals help us?
After years of avoiding anthropomorphism in her fiction, the prolific childrens’ author and zoologist reveals why she thinks it’s time…
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“We grow meat from cells, they are just not connected to a cow”: Didier Toubia on the future of farming
Reducing the environmental impact of meat is becoming big business. The CEO of Aleph Farms explains why he is betting…
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Where have all the sparrows gone?
For millennia the house sparrow has thrived alongside humanity, now its halved population offers a warning.
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Why we all – and men especially – must eat less meat to save the Amazon
New pledges and legislation should help slow tropical deforestation, but a full dietary shift is needed for real change.
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“A crisis of feeling”: Kenya’s Elizabeth Wathuti on keeping faith on climate’s front line
As drought ravages the horn of Africa, youth climate activists are calling for global solidarity and support for local action.
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Why Venezuela’s “ecocide” must not be ignored
The failure of Venezuela to sign the Cop26 deforestation deal is yet another sign of President Nicolás Maduro’s total disregard…
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