Justice
Online campaign sees Olympic sponsors give up tax breaks
10 Aug 2012
Major sponsors of the Olympics, such as McDonald's and Visa will voluntarily miss out on tax breaks available to them during the Games, thanks in part to the efforts of an online campaign group
Global / Environment, Justice, Positive People
27 Jun 2012
He has fought a tribe of monkeys, survived several accidents and is nine years into an epic adventure. Tom Lawson catches up with explorer Furtemba Sherpa
Connecticut scraps death penalty
11 Jun 2012
The US state of Connecticut has scrapped the death penalty after years of work by campaigners
05 Mar 2012
Campaign group Avaaz is helping raise the voice of millions of people through its online activism
Global, UK / Environment, Justice
14 Feb 2012
A campaign in support of a proposed new law on environmental destruction wants one million 'love letters to the Earth' to be sent to world leaders ahead of the 2012 Earth Summit
Global / Justice, Positive People, Sustainable Development
12 Dec 2011
Polly Higgins says a feasible amendment to international law could catapult global society into a sustainable future
UK / Environment, Justice
28 Nov 2011
Following a mock trial to test the viability of large-scale ecosystem destruction being designated a crime against peace, an ecocide law is a step closer to becoming reality
Global, UK / Conservation, Justice
27 Sep 2011
A potential new law to protect the Earth from degradation will be tested at the UK Supreme Court during a mock ecocide trial on 30 September 2011
Asia, Europe / Environment, Justice
21 Jun 2011
A group of 40 Turkish politicians, academics and lawyers is calling for rights for nature to be incorporated into the country's constitution
Middle East, UK / Justice, Sustainable Development, Travel
12 Jun 2011
A group of 18 artists, food growers and community activists are cycling from London to Jerusalem to unite communities working for social and ecological justice
South America / Justice, Politics, Positive Perspective
12 Jun 2011
Polly Higgins: Bolivia’s Law for Mother Earth could spark a new world of ecological justice
South America / Conservation, Justice, Politics, Sustainable Development
12 Jun 2011
Law of Mother Earth sees Bolivia pilot new social and economic model based on protection of and respect for nature
Global / Justice, Positive Perspective, Spirit, World Goodwill
08 Jun 2011
In recent centuries, one of the most important concepts shaping humanity has been that of human progress. The idea of inevitable progress was accepted as so obviously true that for most people it was beyond doubt. Now however, many people are beginning to question the notion
14 Mar 2011
The people of Ecuador’s Amazon region have achieved legal justice after an 18-year battle seeking damages for crude oil pollution
13 Jan 2011
Victory for ocean lovers and conservationists as Caribbean nation of Belize bans the destructive and controversial fishing practice of trawling
Europe, UK / Environment, Justice
20 Dec 2010
The government is getting ready for a huge sell-off of our national forests to private firms. Advocacy group, 38 Degrees is concerned that this will lead to forests being auctioned and fenced off
13 Dec 2010
India has established a court dedicated exclusively to environmental cases, after the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 was passed by its parliament