The indomitable human spirit is a great reason for hope.The Jane Goodall Institute

A word with Jane Goodall

The renowned primatologist speaks to Sian Griffiths about hens, chimps and the indomitable human spirit.

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NI 454 - Co-operatives - July, 2012
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Is animal testing necessary to advance medical research?

Pro-testing activist Laurie Pycroft and Helen Marston, who heads an organization that campaigns against the use of animals, focus on the key issues. Join the debate!

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NI 443 - The far right gets respectable - June, 2011
Honeybees get a helping hand Photo by James Diedrick under a CC Licence

Honeybees get a helping hand

‘Barefoot beekeepers’ adopt an alternative approach to safeguarding the threatened bee population.

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NI 440 - Up in arms - March, 2011
Everything is a world market

Everything is a world market

Charlie Parker operates Charlie Bee Honey near Niagara Falls, Ontario. He reflects on his 50 years as a beekeeper.

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NI 425 - Where have all the Bees gone? - September, 2009
Destruction in the name of progress: hardwood rainforest logs being stacked for export near Abidjan, Ivory Coast.Photo by Ron Giling / Still Pictures.

Looting of a small planet

It won’t be easy but Philip Chandler argues that beekeepers themselves need to lead a revolution in sustainability.

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NI 425 - Where have all the Bees gone? - September, 2009
Vancouver’s apiary missionary Brian Campbell: ‘If you care about grizzly bears, help the bees.’Photo by Hadani Ditmars.

Backyard beehives

A walk on the wild side with Hadani Ditmars.

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NI 425 - Where have all the Bees gone? - September, 2009
The climb begins. When they reach the top of the ladder, it is pulled up behind them and then hooked on to next higher branch. The ladder is also placed sideways and like a trapeze artist with no net they walk across it 60-80 ft up in the air to cross from one branch to another. After this we have not been able to photograph. By now it is dark. Even if we could climb we are not sure how the bees would react to a flash!

Honey is life

Gathering wild honey is an age-old tradition in South India. Mari Marcel Thekaekara and her husband Stan see how it’s done.

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NI 425 - Where have all the Bees gone? - September, 2009
Varroa mite. Photo by: Biosphoto / Lecomte Jean / Still Pictures

The Bees' Knees - The Facts

Facts and figures on bees, honey & the food connection.

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NI 425 - Where have all the Bees gone? - September, 2009
Photo by Khaled Al Hariri / Reuters

Why are they dying?

Wayne Ellwood investigates the case of the missing bees.

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NI 425 - Where have all the Bees gone? - September, 2009
A polar bear distributes his weight so as not to fall through thin ice, Cape Churchill, Canada.Photo by: Bryan and Cherry Alexander

A vanishing world

Images of the unique landscapes and wildlife under threat.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009

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Article title From magazine Publication date
Co-operatives July, 2012
The far right gets respectable June, 2011
Up in arms March, 2011
Life beyond growth July, 2010
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
Where have all the Bees gone? September, 2009
Surviving change in the Arctic July, 2009
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