Written by: Chris D. Thomas, Jack Hatfield, & Katie Noble
Here’s the basic problem for conservation at a global level: food production, biodiversity and carbon storage in ecosystems are competing for the same land. As humans demand more food, so more forests...
Interview with Fergus Watt, Coordinator for the Coalition for the UN We Need
https://youtu.be/HZLaBMc0DSE
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to Common Home Conversations. Today we're joined by Fergus Watt, Coordinator for the Coalition for the UN We Need....
Written by: Gavin Naylor
Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on sailors as early as the eighth century B.C.E.
Relayed back to land, stories about shark encounters have been embellished...
Written by: Sarah J. Morath
Microplastics seem to be everywhere – in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat. They have turned up in human organs, blood, testicles, placentas and even brains.
While the full health consequences of that exposure are...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is calling for solutions to tackle some of the biggest problems facing the world’s oceans. The UNDP has launched a new challenge to accelerate momentum on ocean protection and restoration.
Designed to hasten progress...
Written by: Kimberly White
Greenpeace UK has teamed up with the creators of Wallace and Gromit to shed some light on the threats the world’s oceans are facing.
Award-winning studio Aardman created Turtle Journey, a short film sharing the story of...
Written by: Johnny Wood
Think about how many products you buy each week. Now, how many of them come in containers made of single-use plastic, glass or other materials?
What if this packaging could be reused? Not recycled, but collected, cleaned...
Written by: Mark Sumner
With many shops closed due to pandemic restrictions, Black Friday 2020 might have looked different from the frantic buying sprees of years past. But one thing remained the same: the relentless pace of fast fashion. Environmentalists criticised one...
Written by: David Elliott
Dive beneath the brilliant blue waters surrounding Thailand’s Koh Tao island and you might come face to face with a giant sculpture of the sea goddess Mazu.
But a closer look reveals an even bigger surprise –...
Written by: Stella Muzin
Healing Coral doesn't want to save the planet, they want to heal with it. This initiative, officially launched in April of 2022, is not just talking about what they plan to do but actually taking action.
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