This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sexual harassment and gender bias in the animal welfare movement have been talked about for years, mostly but not entirely in private. Now the problems are bursting into public view,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After decades of bitter struggle, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge seems on the verge of being opened to the oil industry. The consensus tax bill Republicans are trying to pass retains…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This month’s tragic mudslides in Montecito, California are a reminder that natural hazards lurk on the doorsteps of many U.S. homes, even in affluent communities. Similar events occur every year around the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Much news about the environment in 2017 focused on controversies over Trump administration actions, such as proposals to promote more use of coal and budget cuts at relevant federal agencies.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is increasing the frequency and strength of some types of extreme weather in the United States, particularly heat waves. Last summer the U.S. Southwest experienced life-threatening heat waves, which are especially…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. China plays an outsized – and growing – role in world affairs. This is certainly the case when it comes to the blue economy, in which China is the dominant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant company, has announced two new goals focused on packaging and recycling that it plans to meet by 2025 in each of its 37,000 restaurants. First,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The goals of ending poverty and delivering shared prosperity mean that “frontline” countries – those with the largest deprivations – must be at the center of expanding service delivery. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Q: The LUI Che Woo Welfare Betterment Prize provides recognition from the private sector on the importance of land rights in development — how is this helping with wider communication and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A report issued this morning by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) suggests that the planting of trees is far more than a good deed, and in fact, has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While 2017 produced new challenges for global climate action with the U.S. announcement of planned withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, 2018 provides opportunities for exciting new players to step…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ACE takes the promotion of safe, equitable, and respectful environments within the animal advocacy movement to be of utmost importance. We are proud to be a charity that has women…