This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A team of five students from Ghana, Costa Rica, and the United States recently won a US$5,000 prize for developing a model to turn waste into sustainable fertilizer for rural…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Local leaders say it’ll take a lot more than a vaccine to solve the coronavirus crisis. Thanks to COVID-19, an economic recession is devastating state and city budgets across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change has joined racism, sexism, and related aggressions in creating a new dynamic demanding redress of America’s inequalities and defining its divisions. But it isn’t just limited to climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This week, David Attenborough’s new Netflix documentary Our Planet has created another of these symbols: a walrus falling off a cliff, a behaviour the animal has learned in response to the pressures of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I work for Compassion in World Farming and I run the Friendly Food Alliance, which is focused on reducing the numbers of animals in companies’ supply chains. One strategy that we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At Community Wealth Partners, we’ve seen both national and local organizations strategically forge new, cross-sector relationships that have truly transformed the way they work. This approach has made a difference…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2015, are current consumers, future business leaders and the future of this world. Yet, Gen Z is unlike any other generation to date.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest, felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans, researchers say: pandemic diseases. Changes in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not realize just how close fracking wells can be to homes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Global climate patterns have changed over the last century, triggering more extreme weather events including hurricanes, heat waves, and droughts. Looking forward, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Zheng Chen, University of California San Diego and Darren H. S. Tan, University of California San Diego As concern mounts over the impacts of climate change, many experts are calling…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s not just about planting trees. At least that’s how sustainability expert Peter Vos sees it, when talking about nature-based solutions. And he should know. Currently, Vos is helping to…