Cities
A Cape Town lesson for Chennai and other Indian cities facing Day Zero
Day Zero is not necessarily the day when water availability will be zero. In reality, the kind of water crisis our cities are already […]
Category: Environment
Sustainable Business
61% of the world’s new oil and gas set to come from US
The sheer scale of this new production dwarfs that of every other country in the world and would spell disaster for the world’s ambitions […]
Biodiversity
From the frontlines: Fighting Bolivia’s forest fires
Monica Evans A firefighter’s account of the country’s burning dry forests When firefighter Daniela Azero and her team first saw the extent of the […]
Biodiversity
Amazon fires: Solutions lie beyond nationalist politics, a new green vision must be global in scope
The world is suffering from a crisis of politics. The old ideas have collapsed and the new ideas enjoying an unchallenged run almost everywhere […]
Biodiversity
You have stolen our forest.” Baka “Pygmies”’ heartfelt plea to European Commission
Hundreds of Baka “Pygmies” from the Congo rainforest have written to the European Commission, pleading with officials to visit them and ask their “advice and guidance” before providing […]
Environment
WHO calls for a crackdown on plastic pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following […]
Sustainable Business
Is 2019 the year flying became uncool?
Catherine Early Campaigner Greta Thunberg and activists Extinction Rebellion have focused attention on aviation’s climate impacts, and a small but growing trend is taking […]
Biodiversity
Ancient Amazonian societies managed the forest intensively but sustainably — here’s what we can learn from them
Kate Evans The Amazon’s trees, soils and mysterious earthworks tell the story of the millions who lived there before European arrival When loggers and […]
Climate
Eat green to save the environment, says IPCC – how to tell if that really means you
Morten Fibieger Byskov, University of Warwick In its new special report on climate change and land, the IPCC calls for more effective and sustainable […]
Cities
VERTICAL FARMING – PROVIDING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO URBAN CITY CHALLENGES
Ratan Deep Some estimates state that in 50 yrs 70% of the world population will be in “cities”, around 7 billion mouths to feed […]
Biodiversity
The wolf of Bangladesh: A true story
Jeremy Hance The last wolf in Bangladesh was seen in 1949 – until this year. The wolf, an adult male, was killed by local villagers […]
Biodiversity
Should China build the world’s longest undersea tunnel?
Zhang Chun The biodiversity by opening of the Bohai Sea, dotted with rich island ecosystems, would be impacted In the waters off Penglai, Shandong […]