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Why Are Women More Vulnerable to Flooding in India?
Written by: Deepa Padmanaban
In India, floods are the most frequently occurring natural hazard, accounting for 47 percent of all natural...
How Colonialism’s Legacy Makes it Harder for Countries to Escape Poverty and Fossil Fuels...
Written by: Patrick Greiner
While fossil fuels were powering wealthy nations’ economic growth in...
Maria Espinosa and Izabella Teixeira: We Need a New Relationship Between Humankind and Nature
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Podcast: Princess Esméralda of Belgium, journalist, documentary‐maker, environmental activist, and President of the King...
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Podcast- John Hewson: These are the Top 10 Megarisks to Civilization
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Meet the Farmers Helping to Reforest Timor-Leste
Written by: Andrew Mahar
High in the mountains of Timor-Leste, a group of subsistence farmers earn an income by...
Podcast: Angela Pozzi, Founder and Artistic Director of the Washed Ashore Project
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Meet Coté Castañeda, the Recycling Expert that Connects People and Companies Contributing to the...
This profile is published in collaboration with Level Magazine
Coté Castañeda is an industrial and civil engineer, and...
Climate Campaigners Enlist Football Fans in Support
Written by: Alex Kirby
For many football fans − British ones, at least − no match day is complete...
Podcast: Kimberlee Centera, President and CEO of TerraPro Solutions
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Today's episode of The Planetary Podcast...
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...
High School Students Create Recyclable, Eco-Friendly Hydroponics Garden – and You Can Too!
Written by: Jasmine Wu
Why should you care about hydroponics?
If you’re looking for a...
Prince William Launches £50 Million Prize to Find Innovative Solutions to the World’s Greatest...
Written by: Kimberly White
Prince William has launched a new initiative to solve the world’s most significant environmental problems....
Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Lands Essential to Curb Biodiversity Loss, Says New Study
Written by: Kimberly White
A "first-of-its-kind" study from the University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society has found...
How are Farmers Responding to COVID-19?
Courtesy of Landscape News
Written by: Pavel Devyatkin
Forest and farm producer organizations, known as FFPOs,...
These Andean Communities are Helping Restore the World’s Highest Forests
Written by: Harry Kretchmer
On the misty slopes of the High Andes, villagers are at work planting trees.
Arsenal Footballer Pledges to Plant 3,000 Trees for Every Premier League Victory
Written by: Kimberly White
Victory has a new meaning for Arsenal footballer, Héctor Bellerín. The football star has teamed...
Leonardo DiCaprio Helps Raise $2 Million to Support Mountain Gorilla Conservation
Written by: Kimberly White
Leonardo DiCaprio has joined forces with Emerson Collective, Global Wildlife Conservation, and the European Commission...
These Entrepreneurs are Turning Discarded Fishing Nets into Surfboards and Swimwear
Written by: Ross Chainey
“Ghost nets” – fishing gear that has been lost or abandoned in our oceans –...
Global Coalition of Faith Institutions Divests More than £1 Billion from Fossil Fuels
Written by: Kimberly White
A global coalition of faith institutions has come together to combat the climate crisis.
Philippine Village Delivers Nearly 300 Critically Endangered Sea Turtle Hatchlings to Sea
Written by: Erwin M. Mascariñas
Villagers in the southern Philippines taking part in an initiative to protect turtle nesting...
A Leading Scientist’s Transition from Climate Science to Solutions
Written by: Dana Nuccitelli
Dr. Kim Cobb is an award-winning climate scientist at Georgia Tech and a lead author of the...
The Entrepreneurs Bringing Us One Step Closer to Solving the World’s Toughest Challenges
Written by: Louisa Montagu-Pollock
The world faces an unprecedented set of challenges, from a global pandemic and rampant income...
Project Green Schools Launches Race for the Planet: Virtual Home Edition
Written by: Kimberly White
Project Green Schools has officially launched the Race for the Planet: Virtual Home Edition. The...
Girl Scouts Bring Comfort and Familiarity to First Responders and Local Communities During COVID-19...
Written by: Kimberly White
The world is in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, thus far 182 countries have...
In Africa, Bamboo Bicycles are Shifting Gears for Women in the Workforce
Courtesy of Landscape News
Written by: Monica Evans
Bamboo might seem an unusual material...
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...
Prince William Announces Multimillion Pound Prize to Solve Earth’s Greatest Problems
Written by: Kimberly White
Prince William has announced a new initiative to solve the world’s greatest environmental problems. The...
YouTubers Surpass Goal to Plant 20 Million Trees in Viral Movement
Written by: Kimberly White
The social media campaign spearheaded by YouTubers Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson and Mark Rober has surpassed...
Paul McCartney on how his Meat Free Monday campaign can help protect the planet...
Written by: Paul McCartney
It is now widely known that animal agriculture creates harmful greenhouse gasses and depletes precious...
North Pole Walk for Climate Action: Endurance Athlete to Shine Light on Devastating Climate...
Written by: Kimberly White
Endurance athlete Michael Haddad has set out to highlight the devastating impacts of climate change...
Antarctica’s first zero emission research station shows that sustainable living is possible anywhere
Written by: Kate Winter
As a scientist investigating climate change, I’m embarrassed by the...
Snorkeling Grandmothers Uncover Large Venomous Sea Snake Population in New Caledonia
Written by: Shreya Dasgupta
A group of seven women in their 60s and 70s, who call themselves “the fantastic...
YouTubers and Social Media Influencers Unite to Plant 20 Million Trees
Written by: Kimberly White
YouTube stars and social media influencers are coming together to tackle climate change. YouTuber Jimmy...
Plant for the Planet: New Tree Planting App Targets 1 Trillion Trees
Written by: Kimberly White
A new mobile app that makes planting trees easier than ever before has made its...
Canadian Climate Scientist Named UN Champion of the Earth
Written by: Kimberly White
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named one of this year's winners of the...
How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting for
Written by: James Dunk
Last week, one of the world’s leading medical journals declared...
7 Indigenous technologies changing landscapes
Courtesy of Landscape News
Written by: Monica Evans
Indigenous ways of managing landscapes have often...
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Veloz Launch Kicking Gas Campaign
Written by: Kimberly White
Former California Governor and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger has teamed up with nonprofit Veloz to...
Seafood, Beer, and Plastic? New Study Suggests the Average Person Ingests a Credit Card’s...
Written by: Kimberly White
A new study from the University of Newcastle has found that that the average...
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Raises $21 Million to Combat Climate Change
Written by: Kimberly White
Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour has lent his voice and his guitar collection...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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....
The Nature Conservancy Launches #WinForEarth
Written by: Kimberly White
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has launched an environmental contest in honor of Earth Month....
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...
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”...
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...
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
Chasing the Sun: Alaska to Argentina
Two Australian adventurers are chasing the sun from Alaska to Argentina entirely on renewable energy. Together, Joel Gregory...
