This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Louv explains how doctors are prescribing nature for mental health and billing insurance companies for park visits. • How can funders help to support improved mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The Mitchell Foundation explains how Hurricane Harvey showed the devastation that can come from natural disasters and why we need to better prepare for these events as…
Giving Compass’ Take: · Rice University has found a way to scale salt water purification by concentrating sunlight with the addition of inexpensive plastic lenses that bring in more light.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new report from Tulane University, a single daily substitution of poultry for beef in the average American’s diet can reduce their carbon footprint from food by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Futurity reports that a research plant in Zurich has created a solar refinery that can transform sunlight and air into liquid hydrocarbon fuels by extracting and splitting CO2…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian reports on a UK-funded program that is working with Colombian researchers on removing the contaminants from coffee bean wastewater and generating electricity in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Karl Greenberg at NYU writes for Futurity on new research discovering a remarkable way to make organic solar cells more robust, including conferring resistance to oxygen,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • AVPN is acting as an accelerator for climate action by increasing capital for climate change issues and investing in collective efforts to address global warming. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Children & Nature Network post explores Attention Restoration Theory, which contends that people can acquire better focus after spending time in nature (or even looking…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Causeartist, Ian Lewis explains how the fashion industry is working to help reduce plastic waste by using recycled plastic to create textiles for clothing. ·…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · To ensure equity in health for people everywhere and provide Universal Health Coverage, the United Nations Foundation proposes focusing on gender equality and climate change. · How are health,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND Corporation shares how research shaped the plan to help coastal Louisiana prepare for climate change. • Are these learnings applicable to your community? What unique…