How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planet
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Written by: Alessandro R Demaio, Jessica Fanzo, and Mario Herrero
If we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet, we need to get used to a new style of eating. This includes cutting our Western meat and...
Million Dollar Vegan: Campaign Calls on Pope to Go Vegan for Lent
Written by: Kimberly White
A global campaign calls on Pope Francis to “help fight climate change with diet change” by going vegan for Lent. In exchange for his pledge, Million Dollar Vegan is offering $1 million to a charity of his choice.
The goal of the campaign is...
Why reality TV might be the answer to mass market uptake of sustainable housing
Written by: James McGregor
Popular home makeover TV shows like “This Old House”, “Grand Designs”, and the “Property Brothers” are highly influential in setting new trends which ultimately shape consumer decisions and consumption patterns. What we as sustainability innovators have been missing is that these...
Former US Vice President Al Gore Honors Florida Climate Activist
Written by: Kimberly White
More than 2,000 activists gathered in Atlanta last week to be trained as Climate Reality Leaders by former US Vice President Al Gore, world-class scientists, climate communicators, and grassroots organizers.
Bringing together everyone from middle-schoolers to business executives to celebrities, the...
The Nature Conservancy Launches #WinForEarth
Written by: Kimberly White
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has launched an environmental contest in honor of Earth Month. The Win for Earth contest aims to celebrate the everyday actions people can take to help the earth and lead more sustainable lives.
To enter the...
Silk Works to Make Plogging an Olympic Event
Written by: Kimberly White
The popular plant-based beverage brand Silk is working to introduce a new Olympic event: plogging. Plogging, a combination of jogging and picking up litter, is not only good for your personal health but also the health of the planet.
Originating in...
2019 Green Difference Awards: Highlighting Heroes of Green Education
Written by: Kimberly White
Project Green Schools has announced the honorees for the 2019 Green Difference Awards.
Project Green Schools is an award-winning organization focused on greening schools and developing the next generation of environmental leaders. They have been recognized by the US Department of...
In Ghana, one man plants a future with 20 million new trees
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Written by: Hugh Biggar
Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa is helping Ghana see the forest for the trees.
His country has experienced drastic deforestation in recent decades due to cocoa production, logging, clearing of trees for agriculture, fuel wood extraction and gold mining, known locally...
New Reality TV Concept Seeks to Take Sustainable Housing to the Masses
Written by: James McGregor
What do you get when you mix in a Government policy objective, some reality TV celebrities, the latest in behavioural science insights, and a mission to transform the sustainability performance of the entire housing industry?
You get our new TV show concept,...
Indigenous peoples’ work in world’s protected areas is ignored and untapped
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Written by: Sandra Cordon
This topic will be explored at the Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019 on 22–23 June. Register to attend or tune-in digitally here.
Indigenous peoples own or manage at least one-quarter of the world’s land surface – vast areas that overlap...
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