This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Rabiya Jaffery covers the trend of vertical farming that is starting to emerge in the Middle East and could be a solution to future food security…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Gabriel Popkin reports that tree-planting efforts could curb climate change – but more work is needed to do this impactfully. • How can funders work to effectively…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy reports how climate change is affecting rice crops and farmers, not only from the challenge to meet demand but also when the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Virginia Gewin discusses the companies with plant based products, from coffee to cosmetics, that are boosting biodiversity and sustainability. • These companies are recognizing that climate change…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ben Soltoff argues that blockchain technology could close the record-keeping gaps that are a significant barrier to tracking progress on the Paris Agreement. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Rockefeller Foundation explains how investing in clean and renewable power sourcing can help create new jobs and boosting the economy. · How can donors support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · With more than a third of the Earth’s plants dwindling to extinction, Tim Radford explains that this affects the future of food security. · What can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicolaas Mink explains that climate change has increased the temperature of the ocean, rendering formerly-sustainable fisheries unsustainable. • How can funders help to ensure long-term food security…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chris Winters reports how young activists are frustrated with a lack of process on curbing climate change and are taking matters into their own hands. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maria Gallucci at Grist reports that floating solar panel projects are a growing trend worldwide. • How can funders help to clarify the advantages and disadvantages…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Lloyd Alter takes a look at the benefits of timber construction, including storing carbon and supplying new jobs. · Is timber construction sustainable? What other benefits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some of the key outcomes from the latest climate talks in early December at the COP25, hosted in Madrid, Spain. • How can donors…