Global

The financial community increasingly understands and accepts that the global climate and biodiversity crises are a systemic and financial risk. This has spurred action. Similar efforts to address the global…

How the world produces and consumes food accounts for up to a third of annual greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, climate change is radically changing food systems, with…

There is no blueprint for systems change. Social change is a messy, unpredictable and chaotic process that is often surprising and sometimes uncomfortable. Civil society organisations and NGOs play an…

The Arctic is no stranger to loss. As the region warms nearly four times faster than the rest of the world, glaciers collapse, wildlife suffers and habitats continue to disappear…

I’m standing at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, mesmerized by a mind-blowing scene of natural destruction. A milewide section of glacier front has fractured and is collapsing into…

As the nature of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, a number of socio-economic and public health vulnerabilities have been exposed. These vulnerabilities range from student equity and job uncertainty…

On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is for high heat, and there is an “excessive heat watch” for later in the week. You were hoping the weather…

People who were more distressed—showing signs of anxiety or depression—during the COVID-19 pandemic were less likely to follow distancing guidelines, but more likely to get vaccinated, a new study shows.…

As part of its celebration of International Day of the Girl, the United Nations Foundation is working with partners to spotlight issues affecting the world’s girls, and what girls want…

New research sheds light on how climate change will impact the distribution of great whales in New Zealand waters. An international collaborative study between Massey University, the University of Zurich,…