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World leaders at last year’s international climate change conference COP26 pledged $1.7 billion to support Indigenous people’s efforts to protect their rights and land. Led by the United States, United Kingdom, Norway,…

Protecting algae-eating fish may not be enough to save endangered coral reefs, a new study shows. Some researchers, resource managers, and conservationists have advocated restoring populations of algae-eating reef fish,…

Is there anyone who isn’t aware of breast cancer? Since 1985, cancer-related nonprofits, along with pharmaceutical firms and other businesses, have sponsored an international campaign to observe October as “Breast…

Highlighting the gap between real action and tokenism, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s visionary donation of his company to the climate cause lights the way for other progressive corporations—if they choose to follow.…

Every child has the right to a future. For children and families living in conflict or suffering as a result of poverty, persecution or lack of opportunity–the future is not…

When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, it was one of the United States’ most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world.…

The past few decades have been filled with a deep optimism about the role of cities and suburbs across the world. These engines of economic growth host a majority of…

In Brazil, two Yanomami children drowned after getting sucked into a dredging machine used by illegal gold miners. A 14-year-old Pataxó child was shot in the head during a conflict over land in…

The climate crisis is getting worse, impacts are intensifying and their effects are already being felt across communities, businesses and markets globally, resulting in starvation, poverty and increased financial risks.…