The sheer scale of the fires consuming the Amazon rainforest during 2019 has brought the idea of the Amazon being collectively managed by the international community back to the fore. But the notion of ‘internationalising’ this region is by no means [...]

Roughly 40 per cent of the world’s degraded land is found in areas with the highest incidence of poverty. This directly impacts the health and livelihoods of an estimated 1.5 billion people.

All over the world, coastal areas are losing ground. While the latest IPCC report recommends strengthening protection systems, other strategies are emerging, such as the removal of infrastructure and housing, and are highlighting the social inequalities in the distribution of [...]

Could recognition by the International Criminal Court of ecocide as a crime provide a legal tool for protecting the environment from the actions of multinationals?

Costa Rica, a small country of five million people, is seen as a model of sustainable development. But this success sits uncomfortably with its environmentally destructive agricultural practices.

The reintroduction of wildlife, which receives disproportionate media attention, is but one element of a broad spectrum of measures that rewilding encompasses.