Getting up close and personal with a hot and richly fermenting cowpat in Idaho, USA may not be everyone’s idea of a good time. As a visitor activity it is unlikely to compete with the country’s most famous attractions — like Times Square or Disneyland. But after my visit to drought-stricken California, that cowpat on the natural pasture of a non-intensive cattle ranch, alive with a riot of different grasses, herbs and wildflowers, was…

Dr Tracey Jones, Global Director of Food Business at Compassion in World Farming, shares the award winners and her thoughts, following the annual Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards in London. Tracey has been the Director of Compassion’s Food Business programme since 2013, overseeing its evolution and expansion, working with the…

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” — Arundhati Roy Tomorrow is Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day, an opportunity to shine a light on the terrible cruelty endured by millions of cattle, pigs, sheep and other…

Shadows from a nuclear power station cast jagged shapes across one of Europe’s most impressive spans of shingle. Sand and marram grass stretch as far as the eye can see. This 21-square-mile stretch of open shingle at Dungeness, Kent has been dubbed Britain’s only desert. The bleak landscape attracts television…

Never has it been more important to protect our Oceans and on World Oceans Day, I am honoured and delighted to introduce Leticia Carvalho from the United Nations Environment Programme as my special blog guest. Leticia is the Principal Coordinator of the Marine and Freshwater Branch, United Nations Environment Programme…

Shadows from a nuclear power station cast jagged shapes across one of Europe’s most impressive spans of shingle. Sand and marram grass stretch as far as the eye can see. This 21-square-mile stretch of open shingle at Dungeness, Kent, has been dubbed Britain’s only desert. The bleak landscape attracts television crews looking for other-worldly film sets, as well as walkers and tourists drawn by the solitude.

What Conflict in Ukraine Tells Us About Food Shortages? These are deeply chilling times with the war in Ukraine and the enormous impact it is having on all affected. Despite the ongoing nightmare, it is heartening to see the strength of solidarity shown toward those caught up in in this…

These are deeply chilling times with the war in Ukraine and the enormous impact it is having on all affected. Despite the ongoing nightmare, it is heartening to see the strength of solidarity shown toward those caught up in this horrendous war. …

Why are barn owls and other once familiar wildlife disappearing? High above a hilltop woodland, shapes were dancing in the darkening sky, like giant butterflies. There were about forty of them, a silent flurry of swirling wings and tails. With a flap and a glide, they would melt away among…