Written by: Michael Beck and Pelayo Menéndez
Hurricanes and tropical storms are estimated to cost the U.S. economy more than US$50 billion yearly in damage from winds and flooding. And as...
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Environmental watchdogs have welcomed a zero-deforestation pledge by South Korean trading giant POSCO International with regard to its palm oil operations in Indonesia’s Papua province, following years of...
Written by: Kimberly White
Air pollution from burning fossil fuels is costing the world approximately $2.9 trillion each year, according to new research. Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Centre for Research on Energy and...
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Written by: Monica Evans
Humanity just gained a dubious new accolade. In the last year, for the first time ever, we consumed 100 billion tons of...
Courtesy of Yale Climate Connections
Written by: Stephanie Manuzak
Instead of trucking vegetables across the country, one company wants to help food service providers grow food right where they are,...
Written by: Maria Salazar
Under the sea, jutting into the Pacific from the southern Peruvian department of Ica, rises a mountain range called Dorsal de Nasca. The 93 submarine mountains harbor more than...
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Written by: Julie Mollins
Unless land management strategies are overhauled to reduce the gap between forestry and agriculture, it will be impossible to feed and nourish...
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...
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.
Written by: Kimberly White
China has announced a new plan to tackle plastic pollution. On January 19th, the National Development and Reform Commission unveiled the plan to begin rapidly phasing out single-use plastics.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Helps Raise $2 Million to Support Mountain Gorilla Conservation
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Leonardo DiCaprio has joined forces with Emerson Collective, Global Wildlife Conservation, and the European Commission...
BNP Paribas Accelerates Coal Phase Out for OECD Countries
Written by: Kimberly White
BNP Paribas is accelerating its timeline for a complete coal phase-out.
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Kelanimulla is one of the last remaining wetlands in Sri Lanka’s western district of Colombo, and...