Mark carwardine

In December 2025, Storm Bram battered Britain, bringing 90mph winds and severe flooding. The River Ouse swept through the historic city of York, and water spewed out of culverts and submerged streets

THE money that we deposit into our bank accounts doesn’t just sit in a safe until we need to withdraw it. Banks use our money to fund their other profit-making activities – from loans to investments.

DOOMSCROLLING WON’T HELP US FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE WORLD, BUT CONNECTING WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE AND PUSHING FOR CHANGE TOGETHER JUST MIGHT. ELLE MEETS SOME OF THE COLLECTIVES FIGHTING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE

For many years the musician and ecologist Bernie Krause has lived in the Sonoma Valley in California, a base from which he travelled the globe to record natural soundscapes, creating the largest priva

Some years ago I filmed a report for Countryfile about a remarkable project to save wild Atlantic salmon. Backing it was a wealthy, charismatic Icelander called Orri Vigfússon who warned: “If we don’t

Despite recent efforts, we’re losing forests at an unsustainable rate. This is disastrous for not only the species who live in them, but the entire planet