Written by: Kimberly White
The Australian Government has announced that the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit will take place in Sydney. The Summit aims to mobilize billions of dollars of funding to repair nature.
Co-hosted by the Australian Government and the...
Written by: Pearl Marvell
One hundred years ago, the Colorado River Delta in northwestern Mexico was an area rich in wildlife and vegetation. But for decades, U.S. states have consumed most of the river’s water, leaving little to reach the...
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: Kimberly White
The Biden-Harris administration has announced a new funding initiative to support disadvantaged and underserved communities on the frontlines of environmental injustice.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the Community Change Grants program, providing up to...
Written by: Achim Steiner and Tatiana Rosito
Human life on Earth is currently at odds with the survival of the planet itself. Human activity – from conflict to commerce and construction to farming and fossil fuel use – is depleting...
Written by: Elizabeth Claire Alberts
Palau has become the first nation to ratify the high seas treaty, a legally binding international agreement that seeks to protect and manage ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction. Other countries, including Chile and the Maldives,...
Written by: Gim Huay Neo and Daniel Pacthod
The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2024 again underscores the significance and severity of nature-related risks in the next ten years, ranking them as the most critical challenges we face globally. These risks...
Written by: Gary Pickering and Kerrie Pickering
The current global food and beverage system is unsustainable.
In 2023, world leaders issued a declaration at the UN climate change conference COP28 acknowledging the role that more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems can and must play...
Written by: Evan Bourtis
In the southwesternmost corner of Arizona, the Colorado River weaves in between Mexico and the lands of the Native American Cocopah Tribe.
Many spots along the river’s shore are lined with dense thickets of invasive reeds called...
Written by: Daniel Cohan
Tens of millions of Americans, including many Texans like me, live in counties that will soon be violating air pollution particle standards for the first time. It’s not that our air is getting dirtier – it’s because the...
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