Climate & Sustainability
Towards a sustainable Blue economy: A Plan to restore the health of our oceans
Samba Lahy recalls the time when, as a young man, he used to go fishing
with his parents off the coast of Tampolove, one of...
Hurricanes, Melting Ice Sheets, Rising Sea Levels and A 16-Year Old’s Courage
When the Duke of Windsor, the former Edward
VIII, was made governor of the Bahamas in 1940, he and his wife Wallis Simpson
arrived to peaceful...
Extreme heating: Are we hot enough to act now on climate?
The cautionary tale of the boiling frog describes how a frog that jumps
into boiling water will save itself by jumping straight out, but the...
The transformers: UN Champions who dared to reimagine their worlds
A corporate titan with an unconventional agenda; the food specialists
who looked outside the (takeaway) box; the ocean explorer whose name has become
synonymous with conservation:...
Disaster risk resilience: Key to protecting vulnerable communities
The past five years have been the hottest on
record in Asia and the Pacific. Unprecedented heatwaves have swept across our
region, cascading into slow onset...
What would it really take to plant a trillion trees?
Tree planting is capturing the minds of those who look
for fast climate action. Earlier this month, the Ethiopian Government announced
a new world record: thousands...
‘Child Actorvism’ and the Extinction Agenda of Neoliberal Racists
There is no shortage of
social justice causes trumpeted by the West† with a revolving
medley of “child actorvists” at the forefront. The logical observer may...
The Invisible Water Crisis
The world faces an
invisible crisis of water quality. Its impacts are wider, deeper, and more
uncertain than previously thought and require urgent attention.
While much attention...
The Threat to Life from Ocean Microplastics
Authors: Meena Miriam Yust and Arshad Khan
When
Chelsea Rochman at the University of Toronto and colleagues began their study on medakas (small Japanese
rice paddy fish), they did...
A small island with big plans: The Kingdom of Bahrain commits to environmental sustainability
In June 2019, the Kingdom of Bahrain revealed its plans to ban plastic
bags. The move took many by surprise. Ahmed Rajab, a photographer in...