Global

john a. powell, head of OBI and UC Berkeley law professor, swiftly traces the history of (in)equality and equity in this installment of AskOBI. In doing so, he points us…

To be capable of surveilling, preventing, and managing disease outbreaks, public health systems require trustworthy, community-embedded public health workers who are empowered to undertake their tasks as professionals. The world…

Investments in nature-based solutions must triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2050, a new report urges, warning of irreversible damage to economies, the planet and humanity if the status quo…

One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been…

Hurricanes and tropical storms are estimated to cost the U.S. economy more than US$50 billion yearly in damage from winds and flooding. And as these storms travel across the Atlantic,…

Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion people worldwide. Most of these people live in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and…

Plant disease surveillance, improved detection systems, and global predictive disease modeling are necessary to mitigate future disease outbreaks and protect the global food supply, according to a team of researchers.…

The Gulf of California – a sea near the western border of the U.S. and Mexico – is home to some of the world’s most incredible underwater landscapes. It generates…

Kill every human on the planet. This is the first assignment I give students in my public health classes, filled with do-gooders passionate about saving the world. Their homework is…

Since the 2015 refugee and migrant crisis, there has been pressure on the European Commission and the most affected European Union member states to find ways to effectively manage (and deter)…

Seven of the United Kingdom’s 10 wettest years on record have occurred since 1998. Its wettest winter in history came in 2013, and the next wettest in 2015. In a…

In a recent Food Tank interview, Seventh Generation’s Martin Wolf argues that a systems change is needed to make the private sector more sustainable. Founded in 1988, Seventh Generation is…