Archived articles from 2007
Guerrilla Gardeners
12 Dec 2007
Fighting Filth with Forks and Flowers'. Richard Reynolds and a small group of friends go to work to 'green up' London.
Scotland Wins Homeless World Cup
12 Dec 2007
Scotland won the Homeless World Cup ñ the international football tournament that changes lives. 48 nations and 500 players were given a lifetime opportunity to represent their countries.
Divine Makes Ghanaian Farmers Smile
12 Dec 2007
Divine, who won this year's SHE Magazine's Ethical Award, is a Fairtrade chocolate company co-owned by Kuapa Kokoo, a Ghanaian cocoa farmers co-operative.
Your Workplace Can Change the World
12 Dec 2007
More than 2,000 products in the UK from 58 developing countries now carry the Fairtrade Mark.
Virgin Atlantic Goes Fairtrade
12 Dec 2007
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is now giving Fairtrade tea and coffee to all its passengers.
Fairtrade Fire Brigade
12 Dec 2007
Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has recently installed a Fairtrade vending machine for the staff to enjoy at its headquarters.
Cycling Tours are a Reason to Dream’
10 Dec 2007
Do you fancy taking part in a group cycling tour of the UK next Summer? Following their recent success in Canada, the first two Otesha Cycle Tours will be taking place in June and August 2008.
Cast of Heroes Save the Whales… Again!
10 Dec 2007
On the heels of a meeting of pro-whaling nations held in Japan this year, Hayden Panettiere, who stars as the cheerleader in the television series Heroes ñ along with other cast members ñ officially launched the global conservation campaign Save the...
Butterfly Hotspot
05 Dec 2007
A remarkable 'invasion' has been happening in the limestone hills of the Lancashire/Cumbria border. In less than a decade, no less than seven species of butterfly, new to the area, have begun to colonise sites around the National Trust's Arnside Knott and Silverdale properties.
Brother of the Forest asks Britain for Support
05 Dec 2007
Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, revered shaman and tribal leader from the Brazilian Amazon, visited Number 10 Downing Street this October to ask the Government to ratify a key international law on tribal peoples.
At the Leading Edge of Climate Change
05 Dec 2007
It is the ultimate adventure- one that every young person dreams of- an expedition to the very last wilderness on Earth.
Art Invasion in Cumbria
05 Dec 2007
Billed as an"art invasion", Europe's biggest and most adventurous outdoor arts festival, FRED, showcased the work of 80 artists in some 50 different locations across Cumbria.
Appetite for Fairness
05 Dec 2007
Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International has announced that consumers worldwide spent £1.1 billion on Fairtrade Certified Products last year.
A Special Place to… Work
05 Dec 2007
Alastair Sawday has moved his company into an eco office and explains the inspiration behind the relocation and why it was a step in the right direction.
A Source of Happiness
05 Dec 2007
When Paul Johnson swapped his business suit for wellington boots to live on the magical tiny island of Erraid, life became less stressful and more simple, rewarding, physical and challenging.
Kidscall — Save Life on Earth
03 Dec 2007
Bianca Jagger fronts the World Future Council's KidsCall campaign whichappeals to young people around the world to demand that politicianstake care of our planet for the sake of future generations.
Dream team promote Goals for Girls!
03 Dec 2007
UNICEF and FIFA have teamed up again, to use the power of football andthe FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 to launch a global campaign toempower women and girls.
Portsmouth Bridges a Gap In Education
30 Nov 2007
The city of Portsmouth is lending 16-18 year olds a helping hand inmaking the leap from sixth form to university. How can we bridge thegap between sixth form and university? Portsmouth may have the answer.
Bridgewater Builds Schools For The Future
30 Nov 2007
Innovative new schools from the UK and the Netherlands are theinspiration for Somerset County Council's Building Schools for theFuture programme, which sets out to transform secondary schools in theBridgewater area.