Monthly Archives: August 2011

“We use arrows to kill outsiders who threaten us” — Really?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

If anything is sure to entrench ideas that the West is best — and that our materialistic civilisation represents the pinnacle of progress — it is a prime time TV show that portrays people who live in rainforests as mean and sex-mad and savage./em> Continue reading →

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One Year Under the Banyan

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Under the Banyan is one year old today. Thanks to everyone who has visited these pages and especially to those of you who have left comments on the posts here. Continue reading →

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Postcard from Qatar: A rainbow of rabbits and soft fluffy chicks

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

We don’t need to paint our way to paradise — it is outside, waiting to be found or forgotten. Continue reading →

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25 tips for climate change journalists

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

This collection is based on training presentations to journalists from around the world, and especially the global South, that I have given in recent years. Continue reading →

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