THE ECOLOGIST

MAY 12. 2026

'All politics is theatre'

Brecht to the future: a review of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertold Brecht, directed by Seán Linnen for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

MAY 11. 2026

British climate finance largess in Brazil

Climate funding given by Britain to Brazil comes with ambition but with less clear impacts for communities, forests and emissions.

MAY 8. 2026

Aden: a city in the crater

Aden’s volcanic origins, imperial encounters and contemporary environmental struggles.

MAY 6. 2026

Labour inaction on poison weedkillers

Campaigners call for ban on use of herbicide glyphosate at harvest.

MAY 5. 2026

The new economy of the Amazon

The Amazon is being drawn into financial systems that reshape how nature is valued, and how success is measured.

MAY 1. 2026

Paltry sales as shoppers shun cage eggs

Shoppers shun eggs from caged hens - but The Humane League UK warns government ban is still needed.

APRIL 28. 2026

I liberated a lobster and got crushed

How common wildlife myths were weaponised to crush a small act of resistance.

Ryan Gosling's flight of fancy

Project Hail Mary is the antinomy of Alien.

APRIL 27. 2026

Ofcom 'investing climate denial'

UK regulator responds to complaints of ‘dangerous climate lies’ broadcast by TalkTV and TalkRadio.

Ofcom 'investigating climate denial'

UK regulator responds to complaints of ‘dangerous climate lies’ broadcast by TalkTV and TalkRadio.

APRIL 24. 2026

The legal block on climate action

Colombia has sent a strong signal about corporate influence over its climate policies as it gears up to host the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Can the world follow?

APRIL 21. 2026

KFC has chickened out on welfare promises

KFC pledges to source a third of its chicken from the UK – why is the bar so low on our high street?

APRIL 18. 2026

A reckoning in the Amazon

Indigenous leaders, traditional communities and researchers are resisting development in the Amazon rainforest that could push its ecosystems past irreversible tipping points.

APRIL 15. 2026

UK-Israel trade deal 'must be scrapped'

Zack Polanski calls on UK government to end trade with Israel following genocide, an illegal war against Iran, and bombings in Lebanon.