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Philanthropy is grappling with the role it must play in responding to what is called the polycrisis – climate and environmental crises, entrenched economic inequalities, and social injustices.The material role that philanthropy can play ……

The toll on wildlife from illegal fishing, bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear is likely underestimated, because it doesn’t account for ‘dark’ fishing vessels, a new study finds.

2021 was one of the hottest years on record, and extreme weather events are increasing in frequency around the world, from dangerous winter storms to devastating hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. Climate…

As the Arctic warms, its mighty rivers are changing in ways that could have vast consequences – not only for the Arctic region but for the world. Rivers represent the…

In London, youth activists threw soup at Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers,” asking, “Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?” In Melbourne, Australia, two protesters superglued themselves…

Discussion of climate change typically involves natural phenomena: raging wildfires, record flooding, ruinous drought. Less frequently examined, but equally important, is the effect of our warming planet on a child’s right to education.

Climate change is a planetary phenomenon that will impact all people in all countries with heat waves, droughts, rising sea levels, and extreme storms. But the effects of this climate…

Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more women in rural and urban areas hold leadership positions with…

Brazil is a complex place. It is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world.The Amazon Rainforest alone is home to 10 percent of all wildlife on earth, including plants and animals that ……

The enormous funding gap needed to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals stands at around $3.9 trillion each year. However, there is around $100 trillion of unused private and institutional money seeking returns every year.

While fossil fuels were powering wealthy nations’ economic growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, many countries across the Global South remained largely impoverished. Today, all that burning of oil,…

Bangladesh, situated in South Asia, confronts a multitude of challenges regarding disasters. Natural calamities impact approximately 6% of its population annually, with the country serving as a hotspot for tropical…