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Ecological, social and and economic justice. Publishing since 1970.
The failures of privatisation fall disproportionally on poorer, racialised and rural communities
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Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britainâs water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/water-sale-thames-amazon
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"In the late 1980s, with concern about environmental issues like the hole in the ozone layer soaring, and all three main parties in crisis, people flocked to the Greens."
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Green to red?
The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/06/green-red
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The UK's continues to approve new oil and gas exploration on nature reserves, where pollution is already at alarming levels.
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Protected areas oil exploration 'shocking, irresponsible'
Britain is worldâs worst offender for letting fossil fuel companies drill in protected areas.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/30/protected-areas-oil-exploration-shocking-irresponsible
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A manifesto of ecological love
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All you need is love
We need to establish a dominion of love on this precious planet Earth: A love manifesto.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/05/all-you-need-love
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Britain pioneered water privatisation - and then exported it around the world.
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Water for sale: from the Thames to the Amazon
Polluted rivers, collapsing ecosystems and communities left adrift. And now Britainâs water privatisation concept is being exported to Brazil.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/03/water-sale-thames-amazon
about 8 hours ago
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Polanski's Green Party is putting eco-populism is on the map
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Green to red?
The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/06/green-red
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"It's horrible being alarmist, but this report is mind-blowing"
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Biodiversity loss 'threat to security'
The British governmentâs own security experts join the dots between nature loss, security and the wellbeing of society.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/29/biodiversity-loss-threat-security
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Nuclear power accounted for just 9.0 percent of global electricity generation, barely half its historic peak of 17.5 percent in 1996.
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Nuclear industry 'is fizzling out'
Investors take note: nuclear power has spent 25 years in stagnation, while renewable energy has seen unprecedented growth.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/28/nuclear-industry-fizzling-out
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âThe rate of extinction is tens to hundreds of times higher than the average over the past ten million years. It suggests that a sixth mass extinction may be underwayâ
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Biodiversity loss 'threat to security'
The British governmentâs own security experts join the dots between nature loss, security and the wellbeing of society.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/29/biodiversity-loss-threat-security
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Britain is the worldâs worst offender for letting fossil fuel companies drill in protected areas.
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Protected areas oil exploration 'shocking, irresponsible'
Britain is worldâs worst offender for letting fossil fuel companies drill in protected areas.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/30/protected-areas-oil-exploration-shocking-irresponsible
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While the mine exports its profits, the local communities import poverty and despair
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Will Rio Tinto leave Madagascar a toxic legacy?
Rio Tinto might be considering selling off its share of operations at a massive ilmenite mine in Madagascar this week. But will it walk away from its history of contaminations?
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/02/will-rio-tinto-leave-madagascar-toxic-legacy
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Death cult capitalism is driven by the fantasies of a handful of mega-wealthy people
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Bunker billionaires on a burning planet
Capitalism is driving ecological destruction and social upheaval. Is it a death cult, and can we escape it?
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/23/bunker-billionaires-burning-planet
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Nuclear power has spent 25 years in stagnation, while renewable energy has seen unprecedented growth.
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Nuclear industry 'is fizzling out'
Investors take note: nuclear power has spent 25 years in stagnation, while renewable energy has seen unprecedented growth.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/28/nuclear-industry-fizzling-out
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The world is already experiencing impacts including crop failures, intensified natural disasters and infectious disease outbreaks.
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Biodiversity loss 'threat to security'
The British governmentâs own security experts join the dots between nature loss, security and the wellbeing of society.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/29/biodiversity-loss-threat-security
7 days ago
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Britain is the worst country in the world for letting oil and gas companies drill in protected areas, according to a new investigation.
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Protected areas oil exploration 'shocking, irresponsible'
Britain is worldâs worst offender for letting fossil fuel companies drill in protected areas.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/30/protected-areas-oil-exploration-shocking-irresponsible
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A massive ilmenite mine in Madagascar has a dark history of pollution
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Will Rio Tinto leave Madagascar a toxic legacy?
Rio Tinto might be considering selling off its share of operations at a massive ilmenite mine in Madagascar this week. But will it walk away from its history of contaminations?
https://theecologist.org/2026/feb/02/will-rio-tinto-leave-madagascar-toxic-legacy
7 days ago
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reposted by
The Ecologist
Sophia-Philipp
14 days ago
"Capitalism is a system that has outlived its use. It should have been overthrown a long time ago."
add a skeleton here at some point
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The Ecologist
Barbara Celis
14 days ago
An extended version of our report on the impacts of tourism on posidonia in the Mediterranean, in English, has been published by
@theecologist.org
I worked with Ana Lopez and Alban Leduc, with the support of the
@journalismfund.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2026/jan/26/...
#posidonia
#overtourism
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reposted by
The Ecologist
Barbara Celis
14 days ago
An extended version of our report on the impacts of tourism on
#posidonia
in the
#Mediterranean
, in English, has been published by
@theecologist.org
I worked with Ana Lopez and Alban Leduc, with the support of the
@journalismfund.bsky.social
theecologist.org/2026/jan/26/...
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Tourism takes toll on ancient seagrass
The Mediterraneanâs hidden forests are under siege from tourism.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/26/tourism-takes-toll-ancient-seagrass
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The renewable sector keeps growing whilst the nuclear sector flounders
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Nuclear industry 'is fizzling out'
Investors take note: nuclear power has spent 25 years in stagnation, while renewable energy has seen unprecedented growth.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/28/nuclear-industry-fizzling-out
13 days ago
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We must acknowledge a hard truth: the conservation model we have relied on for more than a century has failed
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'Kinship can save us'
Conservation must move beyond protection to kinship, restoring our reciprocal relationship with the living world to heal both people and our living planet.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/19/kinship-can-save-us
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In a world of rapid urbanisation, are smaller rural communities a more sustainable answer?
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The road less travelled
'While more people in the country are moving to the capital city, given socio-economic factors, Muradâs story is the reverse of this common tendency.'
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/20/road-less-travelled
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"We are drowning in commodification at the expense of happiness and the future."
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Bunker billionaires on a burning planet
Capitalism is driving ecological destruction and social upheaval. Is it a death cult, and can we escape it?
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/23/bunker-billionaires-burning-planet
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"Corruption affects everything that could be done through politics or law."
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Resistance is a river
Corruption, illegal mining, and lack of action threaten Peruâs mountain communities as glaciers disappear.
https://theecologist.org/2025/dec/08/resistance-river
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Snowy slopes are dwindling - but the Olympics is still accepting fossil fuel cash
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Save our snow - ban Olympic fossil fuel ads
The Winter Olympics killed tobacco sponsorship - can it do the same for fossil fuels?
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/18/save-our-snow-ban-olympic-fossil-fuel-ads
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Climate wrecking companies are sponsoring climate education
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Museum climate school materials funded by Shell
Fossil fuel companies regularly use cultural and educational sponsorships to influence public perception.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/22/museum-climate-school-materials-funded-shell
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"Sanaâa faces the possibility of running out of economically viable groundwater within decades.â
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Sana'a under siege
How Yemen's war devastates people and ecosystems.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/22/sanaa-under-siege
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Unchecked anchoring is threatening an ancient keystone species
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Tourism takes toll on ancient seagrass
The Mediterraneanâs hidden forests are under siege from tourism.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/26/tourism-takes-toll-ancient-seagrass
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Capitalism is a death cult
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Bunker billionaires on a burning planet
Capitalism is driving ecological destruction and social upheaval. Is it a death cult, and can we escape it?
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/23/bunker-billionaires-burning-planet
14 days ago
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The Ecologist
Simon Hannah
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We exist in a machine that is destroying the basis of life on the one planet we have to live on. This is commonly understood. Yet very little is done about it. Why? Me for
@theecologist.org
theecologist.org/2026/jan/23/...
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Bunker billionaires on a burning planet
Capitalism is driving ecological destruction and social upheaval. Is it a death cult, and can we escape it?
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/23/bunker-billionaires-burning-planet
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The orcas in tanks cannot be given back their lives. But the legal loopholes that put them there can absolutely be dismantled.
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End orca captivity
The orcas in tanks cannot be given back their lives. But the legal loopholes that put them there can absolutely be dismantled.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/15/end-orca-captivity
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Underpaying green sector workers is stifling the energy transition
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The green passion pay gap
A passion pay gap - where professionals accept lower pay because they care deeply about the work - is undermining net zero goals.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/16/green-passion-pay-gap
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A way of living is naturally and sustainably, based on centuries-old traditions.
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The road less travelled
'While more people in the country are moving to the capital city, given socio-economic factors, Muradâs story is the reverse of this common tendency.'
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/20/road-less-travelled
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Tell the committee there will be no Winter Olympics on a burning planet
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Save our snow - ban Olympic fossil fuel ads
The Winter Olympics killed tobacco sponsorship - can it do the same for fossil fuels?
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/18/save-our-snow-ban-olympic-fossil-fuel-ads
18 days ago
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Environmentalism shouldn't be about protecting ânatureâ from people, but as a powerful act of connection and reciprocity with one another, with our surroundings, and with a just future we build together.
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'Kinship can save us'
Conservation must move beyond protection to kinship, restoring our reciprocal relationship with the living world to heal both people and our living planet.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/19/kinship-can-save-us
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These molluscs are believed to be one of the most imperilled groups of animals in the world
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Mussel atrophy
All over the world, freshwater mussels are declining with worrying effects for ecosystems.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/14/mussel-atrophy
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Counting the cost of saving the planet
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The green passion pay gap
A passion pay gap - where professionals accept lower pay because they care deeply about the work - is undermining net zero goals.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/16/green-passion-pay-gap
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As urbanisation across the world is still growing, some are turning to rural existence to seek sustainability and community.
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The road less travelled
'While more people in the country are moving to the capital city, given socio-economic factors, Muradâs story is the reverse of this common tendency.'
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/20/road-less-travelled
19 days ago
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It's high time the Olympics cut ties with Big Oil like it once did with Big Tobacco
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Save our snow - ban Olympic fossil fuel ads
The Winter Olympics killed tobacco sponsorship - can it do the same for fossil fuels?
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/18/save-our-snow-ban-olympic-fossil-fuel-ads
19 days ago
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A 'conservation' mindset isn't enough - we need solidarity with other living things
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'Kinship can save us'
Conservation must move beyond protection to kinship, restoring our reciprocal relationship with the living world to heal both people and our living planet.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/19/kinship-can-save-us
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What is being conserved is not a species, but an institution.
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End orca captivity
The orcas in tanks cannot be given back their lives. But the legal loopholes that put them there can absolutely be dismantled.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/15/end-orca-captivity
21 days ago
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A keystone species is under threat
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Mussel atrophy
All over the world, freshwater mussels are declining with worrying effects for ecosystems.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/14/mussel-atrophy
21 days ago
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It's not just about their lifestyles - it's about their climate-wrecking investment portfolios
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'Focus on the richest polluters'
The super-rich are disproportionately responsible for driving the climate crisis - Oxfam.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/13/focus-richest-polluters
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âReclaiming the commons is ultimately about repairing our relationship with the natural world. This is a crisis of disconnection.â
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Locked out of nature
Why Englandâs countryside remains off-limits - and the movement fighting to open it up for everyone.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/12/locked-out-nature
21 days ago
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âThe UK is now adopting protest-control tactics imposed in countries where democratic safeguards are collapsingâ
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Labour's 'deeply alarming' attack on protest rights
Britain is becoming a police state, just as protest becomes vital.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/09/labours-deeply-alarming-attack-protest-rights
21 days ago
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Hens in cages suffer lives of extreme pain. It's long past time for action, says the Humane League UK
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Warm words wonât free hens
The British Government has launched a consultation for banning the use of cages for laying hens.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/13/warm-words-wont-free-hens
21 days ago
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"Passion alone wonât build a net zero economy,â
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The green passion pay gap
A passion pay gap - where professionals accept lower pay because they care deeply about the work - is undermining net zero goals.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/16/green-passion-pay-gap
21 days ago
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There has always been a history in England of resistance to Enclosure.
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Locked out of nature
Why Englandâs countryside remains off-limits - and the movement fighting to open it up for everyone.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/12/locked-out-nature
21 days ago
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A new line of sustainably-made merchandise from Teemill X The Ecologist Environmental justice is always in fashion
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The super-rich have already blown through their yearly share of the carbon budget
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'Focus on the richest polluters'
The super-rich are disproportionately responsible for driving the climate crisis - Oxfam.
https://theecologist.org/2026/jan/13/focus-richest-polluters
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