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Dispatches on global ecological issues, activism and consciousness from our international correspondents and guest writers.
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
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André Oosterman | Blog Entry |
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 In 19th-century Europe, it was still possible to scare children with stories about forests—dark and treacherous places, filled with spirits, wolves, bears and other man-eating animals. Nowadays, these stories don’t work anymore. The forests of Europe have become friendly places with names like “Green Heart” and “Lake Park.” Read on…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010
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John Marten | Blog Entry |
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 It was just a normal subway trip in Guangzhou, China, with commuters buried in their papers or deep in thought. Imagine the surprise of these exceptionally modest Chinese businesspeople, and a grandmother or two, when around two dozen of their fellow riders suddenly removed their pants and skirts—and sat the rest of the ride in their underwear. Some of them read papers, others listened to their mp3 players, but many of them held up signs declaring “Save the Earth” and exhorting their fellow riders to greater environmental awareness. Read on…
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Thursday, 25 February 2010
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André Oosterman | Blog Entry |
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 In modern history, most countries have lost the vast majority of their forests. Japan is a well-known exception. In the 17th century, the Tokugawa regime outlawed logging on penalty of death. The ban was successfully implemented, partly because Tokugawa controlled an island nation effectively isolated from the rest of the world. Nowadays, almost 70% of Japan is covered by forests. A much less-known exception is France. Read on…
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Thursday, 18 February 2010
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Dawn Marshallsay | Blog Entry |
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 Congratulations, Yaguarete Pora S.A., you’ve worked hard to earn this year’s Survival International Greenwashing Award. Bulldozing thousands of hectares of tribal forest is bad enough, for both the environment and the Indians living there, but then pretending you’re creating a ‘nature reserve’ on land you intend to use for cattle ranching just confirms it. Read on…
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Thursday, 11 February 2010
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Dawn Marshallsay | Blog Entry |
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 If a climate-change ad receives more than 200 complaints for “scaring” children, it must be working! Climate change is the opposite of nice. It may mean the displacement of billions of people, the death of millions, the loss of untold species and the collapse of the world economy—perhaps worse. So if showing an animation of a dog drowning is what it takes to help viewers understand the seriousness of this global emergency, then the UK government’s new ACT ON CO2 commercial showing across TV and cinema screens is achieving its goal. Read on…
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