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Last week’s budget was a missed opportunity: we need to mobilise our attachment to country When it comes to fighting climate change and its effects, both greens and conservatives pay far too much attention to localism, voluntarism, and corporate responsibility. All are valuable; none are adequate. If, as many environmentalists say, the struggle against global

From cold-water swimming to gardening, the psychological benefits of the great outdoors have inspired a growing genre of books, but can nature improve our mental health? There is a revealing moment in Isabel Hardman’s book where the author, a political journalist who lives with post-traumatic stress disorder, joins a forest therapy session. The therapist encourages

We need to rethink the idea that the hunger for new clothes ought to be sated immediately Fashion operates on desire. How we dress feeds off cravings to be different as well as part of a tribe; to be en vogue but ahead of the pack. The message from the high street is that such

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Paul Brannen says the RSPB needs to see the bigger picture on woodland planting, while Stuart Goodall believes we need to follow the science if we are to tackle the climate crisis The article based on the RSPB’s recent report (Tree plantations ‘do not help climate’ as timber not used over long term, 11 March)

Brazilian women have been making headway in traditionally male-dominated areas. Construction workers in Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Fabiana Frayssinet/IPS By Jemimah NjukiNAIROBI, Mar 13 2020 (IPS) Two profound incidents happened the week of International Women’s Day.  One, Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic Party candidate for President of the U.S., bowed out of the election race

IEA warns that Covid-19 could cause a slowdown in world’s clean energy transition The coronavirus health crisis may lead to a slump in global carbon emissions this year but the outbreak poses a threat to long-term climate action by undermining investment in clean energy, according to the global energy watchdog. The International Energy Agency (IEA)

Readers respond to the contents of the chancellor’s “giveaway” budget Aditya Chakrabortty’s analysis of the budget (Johnsonism’s first budget is floating on hype and hot air, 12 March) does an excellent job of explaining that while it may be a move away from the austerity politics of the last 10 years, it is certainly not

Yasmine Sherif is Director Education Cannot Wait By Yasmine SherifMar 12 2020 (IPS-Partners) Conflicts and disasters are about destruction. Discrimination and marginalization are about disempowerment. Combine the two and we get a glimpse of the brutal reality affecting millions of girls today. Standing amidst the ruins of their towns, displaced communities and torn-apart families, they

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa By Shusma BaraliKATHMANDU, Mar 12 2020 (IPS) Nepal’s trekking industry has been dominated by male guides, but a growing number of women are entering the profession as their reputation for reliability spreads. Female trekking guides are paid well, but guiding is seasonal work and women find they are not encouraged in it