This 100% Natural Material is Being Used to Mop Up Ocean Pollution
Written by: Alex Thornton
What happens to hair after it’s been trimmed? Usually, the piles of clippings are simply swept off the floor and discarded.
But if you’re at a salon or barbershop in France, there’s a chance your hair will end up cleaning the ocean....
Victoria Lichet Leads the Charge for the Recognition of Our Environmental Rights
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and global community. Today, we are thrilled to introduce you to the Executive Director of the Global Pact Coalition, Victoria Lichet.
You...
International Women’s Month Spotlight: Maria Antonia Tigre
International Women’s Month Q&A series
Please tell us a little about yourself and your work with the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment.
I am, first and foremost, an environmental lawyer and an academic. However, my career as an environmental lawyer developed in a...
Conservationists and Farmers Work Together to Restore the Colorado River Delta
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 delta. Combined with the effects...
Using the Tool of Law to Reclaim the Right to a Healthy Environment
Interview with Lionel Chami, Special Advisor at the Global Pact Coalition
https://youtu.be/uTCu9qdXBYQ
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to Common Home Conversations. Today we're joined by Lionel Chami, Special Advisor at the Global Pact Coalition. Thank you so much for joining us, Lionel!
Lionel ChamiThank...
Jeff Bezos Launches Bezos Earth Fund, Pledges $10 Billion to Fight Climate Crisis
Written by: Kimberly White
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has announced that he is committing $10 billion to help tackle the climate crisis through the launch of the Bezos Earth Fund.
“Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others both...
An Inside Look at the World’s Most Crucial Climate Conference
The world’s most important climate conference has officially begun. World leaders, NGOs, corporations, and activists are gathering in Glasgow to discuss the impacts of the climate emergency and how we can best tackle humanity’s greatest challenge.
We Don’t Have Time has launched the COP26 Backdoor...
Maria Espinosa and Izabella Teixeira: We Need a New Relationship Between Humankind and Nature
https://youtu.be/n80OB_qJmdU
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to Common Home Conversations. Today we're joined by María Espinosa, President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly and former Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of the United Nations...
Why Education Systems Should Build Environmental Ethics Into Every Subject
Written by: Bellarmine Nneji
One of the goals most of the world has agreed on is education for sustainable development. This means development that considers present concerns without compromising the interests of future generations. Nations develop through education that takes care of the present and the future.
As...
America’s Farmers are Getting Older, and Young People aren’t Rushing to Join Them
Written by: David R. Buys, John J. Green, & Mary Nelson Robertson
On Oct. 12, National Farmers’ Day, Americans honor the hardworking people who keep the world fed and clothed.
But the farming labor force has a problem: It’s aging rapidly.
The average American farmer is 57 and...
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From São Paulo to Venice: 15 cities with ambitious zero-carbon projects
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Cities play a critical role in decarbonization efforts, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions to net zero.
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New U.S. agroforestry project will pay farmers to expand ‘climate-smart’ acres
Written by: Sarah Derouin
American agroforestry initiatives got a big boost of funding in 2022 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which allocated $60 million to...
The First Whole-Earth Cultural Movement: Human Redemption and the Earth System Treaty
Written by: Geoffrey Holland
"The Earth is what we all have in common."
Wendell Berry, American Cultural Critic
Humanity, all of humanity, has arrived at a daunting...