GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - January / February 2021

Because we have used the natural world so badly, we are taking away so much of its variety and damaging ourselves at the same time. This edition's big story is about some of the concerns of people who live closest to nature. What can we do to stop the terrible loss of biodiversity? In the words of author Lucy Jones, we can no longer see nature as 'a luxury.'

Conservation work is very difficult - read about these 4 projects:

• Conservation projects around the world

Ancient desert foods in Mexico are helping with the economic shock of Covid-19

• Back to wild food in Mexico

We are losing biodiversity and destroying nature. Why and what can we do?

• The case for nature

In Gedeo in southern Ethiopia, the farmers use the old system of agroforestry and the families always have enough food.

• Very old forest gardens are stopping hunger in Ethiopia

Modern agriculture is the reason we have Covid-19. Read and find out why.

• Planet farm

The big online company, Amazon, said it will have net zero carbon emissions by 2040. But how will we know?

• Can Amazon really have a low-carbon future?

Since 2018 there has been a big increase in communal violence in India. Read about the victims of ethnic violence in the 1990s and their fears about India and the future.

• Riots in India

In Africa journalism is a dangerous job.

• The attack on journalists is an attack on democracy

Finland is voted the happiest country in the world. Why?

• Finland and Utopia