Planet

A burgeoning movement in nature conservation, rewilding can restore degraded ecosystems and reshape landscapes by fostering biodiversity.

Rather than the garden menaces we treat them as, weeds can be a great teacher and improver of our gardens. Consulting gardener Kate Wall breaks the stigma and shares her wisdom on weeds.

In some instances, imprisonment is a tool of punishment that serves neither an offender nor society. Around the world more productive ways are being sought as ways to deal with perpetrators of crime.

Is the future going to look like it does at the present? Or might there be unexpected challenges? The answer is that challenges are likely and if not now, then soon. The real question becomes how we will respond to that disruption and achieve sustainable positive outcomes as a result.

Mining our ocean depths for minerals to power a clean energy economy is being touted as a more sustainable method than land-based mining. Yet there are also critics of the marine method, so what is the truth about deep-sea mining?

Doughnut Economics is an alternative model with sustainability and social parameters at its centre, so it could hold the key to the future.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are known as PFAS, also dubbed “forever chemicals”, and they have effects that may negatively impact humans and the planet we live on.

Gaze up at the sky on a regular basis: you’ll likely glimpse them every once in a while. Long, wispy cloud-like lines that span the horizon. Captured across Earth in scores of videos and photos, the white trails, too straight to be natural and increasingly sighted by the public, have become fodder for debate. Significant […]

An emerging backyard hobby, keeping Meliponini (native stingless social bees) is growing in popularity, supports sustainability and adds diversity to your garden.

Homesteading is experiencing a resurgence and increasingly a necessity in a time of product shortages and spiralling costs. Here’s how to get started according to mentors in the lifestyle.

Rooftop gardens have the potential to revolutionise urban environments into the future as they boost biodiversity, clean polluted air, fight climate change and offer a pleasing aesthetic.

Want to learn how to make a difference to the planet with your diet? We take a look at plant protein for an eco-friendly diet and the links between climate change and ageing.