THE ECOLOGIST

MARCH 9. 2026

Indigenous activists smeared on socials

Social media weaponised to criminalise Indigenous leaders and climate activists in Guatemala.

MARCH 6. 2026

Rain, rain go away

Severe weather swings leave families battling floods and farmers facing bad year.

MARCH 5. 2026

Burn, baby burn

Carbon capture project greenwashes waste incinerator expansion.

MARCH 4. 2026

Climate nears tipping points

Global warming must peak below 2°C to limit tipping point risks.

MARCH 3. 2026

Cocoa boom, water bust

Cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams.

Threads of life

We need to pay attention to interconnectedness, shared memory and common humanity.

MARCH 2. 2026

Wild idea for vegetarian festival

Shambala stopped serving meat and fish a decade ago - but is now asking festival goers whether it should allow wild deer.

FEBRUARY 27. 2026

Greens celebrate 'victory for hope'

Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central.

Hyperscale data centre protests

Global Action Plan UK is coordinating two days of action from Friday, 27 February 2026 to oppose the expansion of massive data centres.

FEBRUARY 26. 2026

Hope as a radical act

How to envisage an aspirational world we would truly want to inhabit.

FEBRUARY 25. 2026

Hell and high water

Green campaigners and fire union warn of rising flood threat with ‘800,000 more homes at high risk’.

FEBRUARY 23. 2026

That Ceaușescu moment

The British government has come down hard on climate protesters, but juries are finding the courage to uphold justice again.

FEBRUARY 19. 2026

Food brands break Frankenchickens promise

Burger King, Wagamama, KFC walk out on Better Chicken Commitment and set up welfare-washing Sustainable Chicken Forum in its place.

Brazil’s growing water crisis

Scientists warn Brazil is entering a hidden water crisis with global consequences.