One World – One Environment – One Network
The tiny South Pacific nation of Palau faced a huge environmental challenge a few years ago. Its people have now shown how even a small country can devise a big-impact strategy to cultivate sustainability....
On Friday, 18 January 2019, Lush will open the first plastic packaging-free cosmetics shop in the UK. The new shop in Manchester follows the success of Lush’s other ‘naked shops’ in Milan and Berlin....
A new study from the University of Cambridge has found that consumer goods companies and retailers need to be more upfront about where the palm oil in their products comes from. The University of...
Christmas trees on curbs symbolize the end of the season of giving, but they’re not quite done giving: pine trees have always been a treasure trove of sustainable, biodegradable materials. John Dyer reports. Some...
Seagrass beds are so effective at protecting tropical beaches from erosion that they can reduce the need for the expensive beach nourishments that are currently used regularly, says a new study of the Caribbean...
The beginning of the new year marks a time to look back and learn lessons for the future. John Dyer reports from Boston. In the world of sustainability, 2018 was a year of ominous...
With plastic pollution long having hit record highs, researchers and entrepreneurs around the world are making serious advances in developing resource-friendly bioplastics. John Dyer reports from Boston. When Ocean Cleanup’s 600-metre-long floating net left...
A new report by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction sees huge untapped potential to reduce emissions in the global buildings and construction sector. Emissions from buildings and construction may have already peaked...
New research shows that commonly held resources can be shared in a sustainable manner, overturning theoretical models that have dominated since the late 1960s. John Dyer reports. American ecologist Garrett Hardin painted a dismal...
If temperatures increase by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, there is a high probability of losing cod breeding grounds, according to a new study by experts at the Alfred Wegner Institute (AWI) Helmholtz Centre...
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference starting in Katowice this week, ways to use regulations for financial institutions and other businesses to support the transition to a climate-friendly and sustainable economy, will be...
On December 3, 2018, the UN Climate Change Conference began in Katowice, Poland. The results will also have a major impact on the future of tropical coral reefs. Global CO2 emissions pose a threat...
As much as 20 per cent of jet fuel burned in Norway in 2030 could be biofuel made from the country’s forest residues. This alone could cut greenhouse gas emissions from Norway’s aviation sector...
Building codes, urban transport and waste management must be ‘reimagined’ if the world is to put urbanization on a more environmentally sustainable and socially just path. For Martina Otto, head of the Cities Unit...
High carbon dioxide conditions can disrupt the pelagic food web, as discovered by an international group of scientists during a long-term experiment off the Canary Islands. If carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere and thereby in...
Around 15 per cent of the world’s land surface are now designated ‘protected areas’, as are over 7 per cent of the world’s oceans, putting the world squarely on track to meet its conservation...
The key to corporate social responsibility is to link executive compensation to sustainability goals. John Dyer reports from Boston. Shareholders are increasingly calling on managers to devote more time and energy to achieving sustainability....
Climate change is likely to alter the environmental conditions in many of the world’s regions within a short period of time. Plant species that can quickly adapt to changes are thus becoming increasingly important....
New research shows that the growing environmental and material footprints of consumption and production could prevent the world from achieving several of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability usually delivers knock-on benefits that make...
Building resilience to natural disasters and economic crises is the key to successfully coping with mass urban migration, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on the occasion of World Cities Day. The theme of this...
