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Musings in a climate crisis, wrestling with the big ideas, ups and downs of a newbie activist

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My Week At Totleigh Barton

I discovered this writing course almost two years ago now. Charged with the mission: “we will explore how to listen to different voices (human a

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Unshackling conservation from its colonialist roots

I want to lead a more ethical lifestyle, I read a lot on the subject and can talk passionately about it over a pint. But what does that mean in practi

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Minimalism meets Nomadism

In many ways they’re natural friends; nomadism enforces a certain amount of minimalism. Strict baggage allowances mean hefty levies if you want

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Clear Conscience Shoe Shopping at Ecoalf

Shopping as an ethical consumer is a fraught affair – full of pitfalls and indecision – so much so that I rarely shop anymore. It takes me

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How ecologically intelligent are you?

Not your IQ, or even your EQ (emotional intelligence), have you heard of ecological intelligence? Neither had I until a few months ago after learning

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Seeking a solution on foot

For the next instalment in the inspiring activist series, we meet Angelo. We had the luck of meeting Angelo in the forests of West Kalimantan in the D

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#MeToo – resources for the curious

You’ll be hard pushed to find someone that hasn’t come into contact with the #metoo trend across social media this week. In light of the H

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You know you’ve been on the road for a while when…

4 July 2020 Six years ago today I incorporated my business. For months it sat there quietly as a few printed sheets of paper. It was, more than anythi

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