Climate

Written by: Ghislaine Llewellyn In Japan, it is traditionally believed that “the forest calls the fish”. This is a more romantic way of explaining how coastal and riparian forests prevent erosion and keep agricultural run-off from reaching waterways, protecting the...

Written by: Kimberly White  Local governments in South Korea have declared a climate emergency. Representing 98 percent of South Korean governments, 226 local governments have joined together in the largest climate emergency declaration to date.  Announced during the Korean National Assembly,...

Common Home Conversations Beyond UN75 will return on January 13th. Until then, be sure to catch up on this year's episodes! Episodes are available now on Pandora, iHeart, Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and YouTube. Please subscribe and share! Episode 11:...

Written by: Alex Kirby For many football fans − British ones, at least − no match day is complete without its traditional fuel: a (meat) pie and a pint (of beer, naturally). Good luck, you may think, to the team...

Written by: Rishika Pardikar Wildlife and open-canopy ecosystems like grasslands are rarely a part of discussions surrounding climate change mitigation. Now, a new review points to interactions between wild herbivores and vegetation to show how restoration efforts could be optimized by aligning...

The countdown begins for what is shaping up to the be the biggest climate conference of 2020. From April 20th through 25th, around 100 of the world's key experts' meet' to fast forward the creative solutions needed to build...

Written by: Kimberly White  Mexico City has been recognized for its work to combat the climate crisis. WWF has announced that Mexico City is the Global Winner of its 2020 One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). Created in 2011, the OPCC aims...

After months of anticipation, the time is here. The world’s foremost climate conference is kicking off in Dubai.  COP28 brings together world leaders, businesses, organizations, community decision-makers, academics, and activists for nearly two weeks of discussions centered around climate action...

Written by: Sacha Mooney, Hannah Victoria Cooper, and Sofie Sjogersten Perhaps because there are no chimney stacks belching smoke, the contribution of the world’s farms to climate change seems somehow remote. But agriculture accounts for a staggering 26 percent of all...

Written by: James Dunk Last week, one of the world’s leading medical journals declared the medical community must act now to limit the health effects of climate change. In a stark editorial, readers of the New England Journal of Medicine were reminded that...