Climate
No country should have veto in climate talks
Joydeep Gupta It’ll take a global system change if this wish of former UK energy minister Claire O’Neill, who will head the next United […]
Category: Sustainable Development
Data & Reports
Lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections
Declining private investment and lack of innovation in the development of new antibiotics are undermining efforts to combat drug-resistant infections, says the World Health […]
Education
5 billion people around the world lack basic access to justice. These organizations are out to change that
Alessandra Bergamin By sharing the knowledge and skills needed to exercise basic rights, legal empowerment advocates are helping disenfranchised people fight pollution, gain access […]
Climate
Australia not to hit its 5% 2020 emissions reduction target till 2030
Stephen Howes A report released last month by the Department of the Environment and Energy shows that Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 are estimated to […]
Biodiversity
Wings of Chance: The Accidental Discovery of the Apatani Glory Moth
Samrat In remote Pange, near the Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, an “unintentional” photograph by a local sparked a series of scientific […]
Cities
London and NYC Mayors Call on Every Major City in the World to Divest From Climate-Destroying Fossil Fuels
Jessica Corbett Ahead of a forum for local leaders from across the globe scheduled for March, Mayors Bill de Blasio of New York and […]
Biodiversity
The long goodbye: Study declares ancient Chinese paddlefish extinct
Shreya Dasgupta The Chinese paddlefish is, or rather was, a unique species. It was one of only two living species of paddlefish, part of an […]
Health
Watch: Behind The Troubling Rise Of Uninsured American Kids
Sarah Varney & Jason Kane More than a million fewer children receive public health insurance now than in December 2017. In some cases, their […]
Biodiversity
As the planet warms, unusual crops could become climate saviors — but only if we’re willing to eat them
Jenny Morber What role can lesser-known crops that thrive under adversity play in efforts to make our global food supply more resilient to climate […]
Biodiversity
Full speed ahead: 2020 is a pivotal year for the ocean
Tony Long Global Fishing Watch CEO Tony Long looks back at 2019 and sets a course for 2020 From five or ten years out, […]
Biodiversity
Maldives Atoll needs sustainable management: A School Student's Perspective
Mohamed Jaush Fuvahmulah is a single island atoll in the Maldives, unique for its shape, the lakes and the beaches as well as the […]
Sustainable Business
Indian government looks to acquire land in Kashmir
India’s central government identified 15,000 acres in Kashmir – mostly next to rivers, streams and wetlands – for investors from outside the region Following […]