Environment
The surf school empowering young Sri Lankan women
Through teaching surfing and swimming SeaSisters hope to overcome the trauma of the 2004 tsunami and embolden environmental activism.
Written by: Sam Haddad
The battle to safeguard vital sea forests on the edge of the world
At the far reaches of Patagonia, Parley for the Oceans is working to study, protect and preserve the region’s vast kelp forests, vital in combating climate change.
Written by: Chris Hatherill
The refugee-led group fighting for justice through beekeeping
Founded by Syrian activist Ali Alzein, ‘Bees & Refugees’ advocates for a more connected world that takes better care of the environment and its people.
Written by: Rebecca Thomas
It's time for skateboarding's environmental reckoning
Skateboarding is heavily dependent on carbon-hungry concrete, but could a cement-free alternative and a focus on skate-friendly cities help reduce its impact?
Written by: Sam Haddad
Meet the 'trollhunters' battling climate disinformation online
Hoax so simple — Fuelled by their passion for the environment and disdain for “nonsense”, an anonymous collective called Team Ninja Trollhunters is patrolling Twitter for accounts spreading climate crisis conspiracies and denialism.
Written by: Becca Warner
Photos of UK activists occupying tree tops in the ’90s
Adrian Fisk recalls documenting the fight in Newbury to prevent the felling of 350 acres of pristine ancient woodland to make a motorway bypass.
Written by: Isaac Muk
The activists fighting back against raw sewage dumping
‘Save our seas‘ — Swimmers and local residents are escalating their battle against the UK water industry with some refusing to pay their bills to Southern Water, reports Sam Haddad.
Written by: Sam Haddad
It’s time to make bosses pay for the commute
Taken for a ride — As workforces are summoned back into the office, a new campaign is calling for half of all fares to be covered by employers. We ought to see commuting as unpaid labour, argues writer Ella Glover.
Written by: Ella Glover
A photo exploration of the evolving American landscape
New frontiers — A new book featuring work from the likes of Dawoud Bey, William Eggleston and Dorothea Lange unpacks the role photography has played in shaping our ideas about conservation, expansion and exploitation of the environment.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The teens behind a landmark climate lawsuit
Futures before fossil — A group of teenagers from Australia are suing the government over a coal mine extension. Win or lose, it’ll make a profound difference across the world to similar cases fighting to make climate change a children's rights issue.
Written by: Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Tribes of the Amazon: Inside the struggle of the Yanomami
A fight for survival — In 1971, photographer Claudia Andujar began photographing the Yanomami – an Amer-Indian tribe living on the border of Brazil and Venezuela. In the years that followed, their existence came under serious threat.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Let’s be real: vegan sausage rolls are not going to save us
The Fightback: Climate — Individual solutions will not solve this mess as long as energy companies still ravage the environment.
Written by: Ben Smoke