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The best technology to avoid climate catastrophe isn’t technology, it’s nature
Hurtling towards climate catastrophe isn’t much fun. In actual fact, it is no longer a distant threat, but something actively happening right here, right now. We just need to simply observe the climatic extremes around the world; flooding, forest fires, … Read More
It’s dark, it’s dirty, and it eats carbon for breakfast: soil is our secret weapon in the fight against climate change
Soil… at first glance it’s not the sexiest subject out there, I agree. But there’s far more excitement beneath your feet than you’d ever think possible. Full of life, microbes, fungi and an intricate food web, just one teaspoon can … Read More
Diverse, species-rich forests store double the carbon compared to their monoculture counterparts
I’ve always loved the striking greens of rustling, diverse forest canopies. So I just can’t help but be a little sad when I see the bare, naked branches of leafless deciduous trees throughout the grey winters. Desperately needing my nature … Read More
‘Our world leaders have failed us’ – Inspirational 15-year-old schools leaders on climate change
Not all heroes wear capes. Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student from Sweden, is taking action against climate change. Disturbed by the prospect of her stolen future and consistent inaction by world leaders, she started a ‘School strike for climate’, inspiring … Read More
Living in an off-grid woodland cabin… in Amsterdam
How it all began: The Little Blue House I spent 7 years living in the Netherlands, and while I adored the endless cycle routes, busy city life wasn’t for me; it was overwhelming, noisy and stressful. So when I came … Read More
Permaculture is the literal breath of fresh air our world needs right now
When I learnt about permaculture in Graham Burnett’s book, ‘Permaculture – A Beginners Guide’, my mind was utterly blown. Discovering permaculture was almost like reconnecting with a long lost bundle of knowledge and skills; answers that had been in front … Read More
Gallery: Fungi Foray, New Forest
I had the pleasure of joining a fungi foray walk in the New Forest, UK in October 2018. Here’s a little gallery of some of the gems we found along the way. While I can now definitely identify a few … Read More
Trees talk to each other through their own social networks
Move aside Facebook – there’s a new social media in town, and it doesn’t involve any technology at all. Research has shown that trees and other plants form a communication highway – or social network – through fungi that … Read More
Amazon is a human-made food forest, study finds
A study published in 2018 has discovered that most of the edible plants in the Amazon rainforest were deliberately planted some 4,500 years ago. As a result, the Amazon is now an abundant food forest and provides a key model … Read More
Video: ‘Man’ represents all that’s wrong with a culture of overconsumption
‘Man’ by Steve Cutts depicts the ‘Taker Culture’; the mass and thoughtless consumption sold to us as a daily norm – and the idea of us having ownership of everyone and everything around us, challenged in a 3-minute animation.
Restoring the earth with Ecosystem Restoration Camps
There’s good ideas, and then there’s great ideas. Ecosystem Restoration Camps is the latter; a hands on, active, participatory approach to battling climate change, by empowering local communities and farmers to heal areas of degraded land — one piece at … Read More
How Wolves Change Rivers
Everything in nature is in balance (until us humans mess with it, that is). In an amazing example of when things go right, this 4 minute video demonstrates the immense impact a complete ecosystem – complete with keystone species, Wolves … Read More