One of the problems with presenting an environmental argument as a book within the Rough Guides series is the format. Often designed to be dipped into in a fairly non-linear fashion, the typical Rough Guide is a heady mix of text, box outs, diagrams and pictures, usually...

When I was a child, I spent many a rainy day digging into my ‘craft box’, making paper wall hangings, plasticine figurines, beaded jewellery and other treasures.

Casting my mind back to a particular science lesson at school, I remember quite clearly a teacher declaring that we had already pushed climate change too far, that no degree of cutting back could undo...

It turns out that sustainability does not necessarily entail fashion sacrifice. Emma Rose discovers five clothing lines that offer ethically-sourced clothes that help the environment, and you to look good

Mal Williams, CEO of Cylch, thinks the need for increasing real, quality recycling is in danger of being lost in the maelstrom of strategy, quantitative targets, legislation and activities and the search for better metrics

Convenience, they say, is key to the success of any recycling service. We must do everything we can to make things as easy as possible for the public, otherwise – silly things – they are apt to toss their recyclables into the residual stream.

The conjunction of events encourages me to return to a regular theme for this column, that of the recurring dilemma between consumption and ethics, and the challenges and contradictions it can often present.

At time of writing, government delegates are meeting in Japan, trying to hammer out a global deal on biodiversity in a summit that is depressingly reminiscent of Copenhagen. So, it was a good time to pick up Thompson’s book and find out if we really do need pandas...

Let’s be straight from the start: this book is selling a dream, a dream of freedom from the stresses and strains of modern life, of your own delicious, fresh-from-the-earth fruit and veg, of clucking chickens and home-brewed ale.

Media, Ecology and Conservation explores how media engages with animal conservation. The cover indicates that: ‘The work and achievements of media/conservation activists are located within a cultural framework that simultaneously loves nature,