Kokova Magazine

Little choices can add up to make for a big change, so this Christmas the Soil Association has come up with ten ways for you to enjoy a festive period that is better for people, animals and the planet. The choices we make over the festive season - about what goes on our plates, the presents we buy, what we wear and what we put on our skin - have far reaching consequences for our health, the health of our countryside, and the development of countries across the world.

With World Mental Health Day on October 10th we are looking at a variety of issues which affect nearly every one of us at one time or another during our lives. The first stop - Phobias...

Why investing in forests is 'win - win' for communities, climate and orangutan conservation - a new UNEP report spells out some green economy benefits for Indonesia's people and biodiversit.

Save the date 24th - 28th October, as it's the fifteenth Energy Saving Week and this year the Energy Saving Trust is looking at how you can "Take back control of your energy bills". Energy Saving Week is a unique annual event led by the Energy Saving Trust and this year's theme draws on how consumers can take back control of their spiralling energy bills at home.

Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement and patron of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has died in Nairobi. She was 71 years old.

What Car? the UK's biggest car-buying brand has named the Vauxhall Ampera as its Green Car of the Year 2011. As well as winning this prestigious title it also claimed the title for the top alternative-fuel car.