Alarming level of reprisals against activists, human rights defenders, and victims
An alarming and “shameful” level of harsh reprisals and intimidation against those who cooperate with the United Nations in an effort to uphold human...
UN’s highest environmental honour recognizes seven world-changing ideas
Seven environmental trailblazers between the ages of 18 and 30 will be taking home the coveted Young Champions of the Earth Prize, the UN’s...
Party vs Faith: China drafts restrictions for all religions
China intends to extend aspects of its crackdown on Islam in the north-western province of Xinjiang to all religions as is evident from the...
The Revival of Etz Hayyim Synagogue
On the Greek island of Crete, a longstanding Jewish community had its presence since the first century b.c. The community had been flourishing throughout...
Air pollution: Know your enemy
Sometimes you can’t even see it, but air pollution is everywhere.
Perhaps you think that air pollution doesn’t affect you because you don’t live in...
Flood, drought and satellites: online tools boost climate cooperation
Online data is helping water authorities collaborate across borders to fight the impacts of climate change
It’s a cycle that is becoming all too common...
Why Treaty Protection is Needed for Migratory Pollinators
Imagine a state of laws where murder is illegal if the victim is clad in a blue shirt, but legal if the victim is...
Culture and Behavior May Clue Climate Change Response
Behavior acculturated to ancestral norms, originally necessitated by occupation, is the focus of a new study in China with interesting ramifications for climate change. ...
Seven reasons to embrace nature-based disaster risk reduction
The southern Indian State of Kerala is famous for its various tourist attractions such as wildlife which includes endangered species like the Nilgiri Tahr...
Will Constantinople ask other Local Orthodox Churches for help?
The hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople from all over the world are to meet at the Synaxis (meeting) in Istanbul from September...