Indigenous leaders and human rights groups urge ICC to investigate Brazil’s presidentJair Bolsonaro could face charges in the international criminal Read More
Jan 23, 2021
Trees and forests
Nov 30, 2020
International lawyers draft plan to criminalise ecosystem destruction
Plan to draw up legal definition of ‘ecocide’ attracts support from European countries and small island nationsInternational lawyers are drafting Read More
Jul 25, 2019
Country diary: this ancient yew should live forever
Church Preen, Shropshire: The tree in the graveyard has been rejuvenating itself for centuries. But the law needs to do more to protect such living Read More
Jul 24, 2019
Sheffield tree activists in legal talks to get convictions quashed
Move comes after investigation into city council found it fell far short of good practiceTree campaigners in Sheffield who were prosecuted by the Read More
Dec 31, 2018
The uncontacted tribes of Brazil face genocide under Jair Bolsonaro | Fiona Watson
Brazil’s indigenous peoples, already targeted by loggers, face a powerful foe in the new president. We must protect themOn 1 January, Jair Bolsonaro Read More
Dec 31, 2018
The uncontacted tribes of Brazil face genocide under Jair Bolsonaro | Fiona Watson
Brazil’s indigenous peoples, already targeted by loggers, face a powerful foe in the new president. We must protect themOn 1 January, Jair Bolsonaro Read More
Aug 31, 2018
Sheffield tree activists held on false grounds, police watchdog says
IOPC upholds complaint by six people arrested under obscure clause of Trade Union ActSix activists detained by police while protesting against tree Read More
May 23, 2018
Our laws make slaves of nature. It’s not just humans who need rights | Marina Margil
For decades our laws have been a death sentence for the environment. Now, from the Amazon to Australia, the tide is turningThe Amazon rainforest is Read More
May 19, 2018
Country diary: ‘I’ve never needed a permit to go for a walk in England before’
Easton Hornstocks, Northamptonshire: A thousand years ago, mastiffs were allowed here if their front claws had been removed. Now it’s a national Read More
Apr 17, 2018
Poland violated EU laws by logging in Białowieża forest, court rules
Judge dismisses claims by Polish government that logging was necessary to protect ancient forest from outbreak of bark beetlesThe EU’s highest court Read More
Sep 29
Cameroon palm oil campaigner arrested in crackdown on activists
Nasako Besingi has been jailed after opposing a US-funded palm-oil plantation and supporters say this is linked to Cameroon’s ‘anglophone crisis’A Read More