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Together with a Norwegian team of scientists, coastal researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht have developed a statistical procedure that will help predict future cod stocks in the Barents Sea. This new method could sustainably improve...
New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, accusing the oil giant of systematically and repeatedly deceiving investors about the risks that climate change posed to its business. If you ask...
In the latest Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) Policy Brief, authors Esther Meininghaus and Katja Mielke introduce the concept of Situated Sustainability. It comprises local practices, understandings and imaginations of resource use across...
91 per cent of people fail to recognize that how we eat, produce and waste food is the single biggest threat to our planet, warns WWF in new research. The food system consumes natural...
The amount of plastic washing up on the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research from the British Antarctic Survey. Plastic...
Machine learning methods could more than double the number of environmental violations detected, says new research. The finding could prevent some of the worst effects of hurricanes. When Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, it...
Microplastics have been found deep in the sand on beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs. Such pollution could eventually affect turtle breeding and even the ratio of male to female hatchlings. An average...
Major multinationals such as Unilever, Coca-Cola and Volvo pledged to reduce marine plastic week when they signed the G7 Ocean Plastics Charter at a meeting of G7 environment ministers, businesses and NGOs in Halifax,...
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals aim to halve food loss and waste by 2030, but a new study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that this ambitious goal is becoming increasingly distant. However,...
A new report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development shows how our thirst for green technologies could be fuelling conflicts around the world. Cobalt, which is a key mineral in smartphones, is even...
Many investors are still not embracing sustainable goals, according to the Institutional Investor Study 2018 by the global investment manager Schroders. Around a third of investors said sustainability was less important than strategic asset...
Sustainable cosmetics, waste management and eco-tourism have sprung up across Latin America, reversing a history of human, economic and environmental exploitation. John Dyer reports. Cosmetics are not usually considered a sustainable business: petrochemicals are...
Governments are being urged to act now to protect younger generations from the immediate and long-term impacts of extreme weather events. The devastating floods in southern India, wildfires in the western United States and...
Recycling brings environmental benefits while also helping manufacturers develop strategic sources of raw materials, such as rare and precious metals. The new research also highlighted the consequent competitive and economic advantages. The financial impact...
Scientists and conservationists have blamed publishing locations of rare species for helping poachers drive them to extinction. However, new research has shown that it could rather help many animals. Scientists and conservationists have continually...
The UK’s largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin Entertainments, has teamed up with Coca-Cola to offer half-price entry to theme parks including Legoland and Thorpe Park in exchange for used plastic bottles. Visitors to some...
An analysis by GreenBiz has found that among 35 large development and commercial banks, most were unable to convey their overall climate progress. The transparency of their ‘brown’ investments was in most cases not...
Indigenous peoples own or manage at least a quarter of the world’s land surface, a new study has found. The 38 million square kilometers are spread across 87 countries or politically distinct areas and overlap...
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, an industry watchdog trying to shift companies towards certified sustainable palm oil, has suspended Swiss food group Nestlé after it failed to deliver a report explaining how it...
Belize Barrier Reef has been removed from UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. One of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, the reef has received critical government protection. UNESCO has declared one of the...
