More: Environment
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...
Rummaging through trash to find clean energy
Landfills around the world are filling up. In 2016, humanity generated
over 2 billion tonnes of waste. In the next 30 years, that figure is...
Why legal principles on war and environment matter
Oh, the army tried some fancy stuff to bring them to their knees.
Like Agent Orange defoliants, to kill the
brush and trees.
We’d hike all day...
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...
BELA as a Symbol of Courage for promoting Environmental Justice in Ne’er-do-well Bangladesh
BELA (Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers
Association) is an NGO of lawyers, which was formed in 1992 in response to a
global movement to protect and conserve natural...