1.0 What is Alt-Terre
ALT-TERRE seeks to both reveal the destructive effects of human activities on the Earth and explore how we can act together to heal that damage…
1.0 What is Alt-Terre
ALT-TERRE seeks to both reveal the destructive effects of human activities on the Earth and explore how we can act together to heal that damage…
2.0 Sleepwalking to Extinction
Biologists suggest that a sixth mass extinction may now be under way mostly due to human activities. We need to act quickly to conserve biodiversity…
3.0 This dying Earth
Humanity edging ever closer to wiping out the great apes. We need to enhance our efforts to protect the future of life on Earth…
4.0 Bees – or not bees?
Across the UK bees have been dying at an alarming rate. Banning insecticides combined with improved habitat and foraging could save this “keystone” species…
5.0 On the brink
Over 50% of Britain’s plant and animal species are on the brink of extinction and will be lost soon unless we take urgent action…
6.0 Woods for the trees
Global deforestation continues as forests vanish under the chainsaw forever. A new greening would be possible if we all simply planted and cared for trees…
7.0 Exiles from the earth
Living artificial lives, we have lost our connection with the Earth. We need to rediscover Nature and our kinship with all things…
8.0 Going home
Modern civilization threatens the survival of life on the planet. To avoid disaster, we need to abandon our mechanistic thoughts and actions and return home…
9.0 Shadow of death?
Humanity is sleepwalking towards self-inflicted doom. But acting as individuals and together we can make the Earth a “green and pleasant land” once again…
10.0 Earth Song
The Earth is a living planet. But human activities are destroying whole ecosystems and driving many species to extinction. We need to stop the ecocide…
11.0 Puffins in peril
Human activities are threatening the existence of once common garden birds. Everything we do has an impact– everyone has a role to play in conservation…
12.0 Help the birds
Everyone who has a garden can play a crucial role in a collective effort to help birds and preserve the biodiversity of Britain…
13.0 Another one bites the dust
Since 2007 poaching of rhinos for their horns has increased. Action is required to stop the illegal trade before this charismatic mammal is lost forever…
14.0 Emperor’s New Clothes
If it continues at the current rate global warming may soon reach 1.5°C. In 2018, a Swedish teenager, Greta Thunberg, protested against international inaction…
15.0 Imagine
The destructive activity of humanity defines the “Anthropocene Age” We all must use our imaginations and become active participants and creators of a better world…
16.0 Clean energy revolution
Burning fossil fuels is a major cause of climate change. Photovoltaics harness the suns energy and have the potential to meet global energy requirements…
17.0 Transformative changes
Humanity is slowly killing the rich biodiversity that sustains life on the Earth. We need actions for transformative change to secure a sustainable future…
18.0 A call to action
We can still prevent this biodiversity crisis. We can start the process of restoring life by establish enormous natural preserves and replanting forests and meadows…
19.0 Insectageddon
Insect populations have seen a shocking collapse. The main causes are pesticides and the destruction of habitat. Preserving insect abundance should be conservation priority…
20.0 Klimataktion
This is a climate change emergency. Activists demonstrate to preserve the environment for future generations. They believe a few individuals can make a difference…
21.0 Wildlife apocalypse – Now
Lewis the koala became the symbol of the plight of Australian wildlife as a billion animals were estimated to have died in the 2019-20 bushfires.
22.0 Gardening for insects
Britain has witnessed dramatic declines of wildlife. Perhaps the best way to encourage greater biodiversity is simply growing wildlife friendly plants in our gardens…
23.0 Free wildflower seeds
Free wildflower seeds 23.1 November 2020 Did you know that Britain is among the most nature-depleted countries in the world? Populations of many wild animal…
24.0 Give’em shelter
Holey habitat 24.1 December 2020 “Rarely a week goes by without more news of the large-scale decline of insects. The threats of habitat loss, climate…
25.0 Our new wildlife garden
Gardening for wildlife 25.1 January 2021 “When it comes to gardening for wildlife, it’s up to you: you can do a little or you can…
26.0 One world
Only when we begin to see the Earth as a living organism and all things, including ourselves, as part of its community – will we begin to care for it.
27.0 A Great Transition
Human greenhouse gas emissions of are disrupting the Earth’s Climate. We need to make a “Great Transition” to a more sustainable future – and quickly.