Issue 491 of New Internationalist

John F Schumaker asks how we can treat our sick culture and make ourselves well.

Jan Rocha on the challenges and paradoxes in one of the world's most unequal countries.

Forest communities are under siege in Cambodia, says Fran Lambrick.

Sustainable forestry may be an oxymoron. Chris Lang finds some holes in the system.

Facts and figures about trees and forests, from carbon control to biodiversity.

Escaping the pressures of modern life in Japan. By Tina Burrett and Christopher Simons.

Hawkish Hillary is a friend of bankers and warmongers, despite her Democratic credentials.

Dominik Sipiński reports on the rise of a nationalist Poland.

Nithin Coca reports from Indonesia on the expansion of oil palm plantations in the rainforests of Sumatra.

The world’s last great woodlands are fast disappearing – with untold consequences for the environment and for us. Time to stop the destruction, argues Wayne Ellwood.