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Environment and Natural Resource Security
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Climate Change
Can this billion-dollar initiative save the world’s tropical forests?
Businesses like Amazon and Airbnb are teaming up with the governments of Norway, the UK and the US in an attempt to stop deforestation. Here’s how.
Climate Change
Our homes are full of harmful microplastics. Here's how to minimize the risk
Microplastics carry carcinogenic or mutagenic chemicals, potentially causing cancer and DNA damage. Academics explain how we can minimise risk at home.
How to Save the Planet
What is the ‘Green List’ and how can it help protect the world’s natural wonders?
Hundreds of sites around the world aspire to join the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, which sets a global standard for nature conservation.
Climate Change
Melting glaciers drove ‘21% of sea level rise’ over past two decades
A study has found that global glacier melt has increased over the past 20 years with annual rates of glacier thinning 'nearly doubling' from 2000-2019.
South Africa
South Africa’s wildfires are putting important historical records at risk
Wildfires in South Africa have spread to the University of Cape Town (UCT) campus, a site that holds a number of significant and historical archives.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
5 sustainable farming methods assessed
Environmental journalist Lizzy Rosenberg explores whether agriculture can be sustainable by evaluating regenerative, organic, vertical, and vegan farming.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
This small change to farming could reduce agriculture’s climate impact by 30%
New research suggests that removing tilling from the farming process produces up to 30% lower emissions, helping to reduce agriculture's carbon footprint.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
8 quotes from the Agenda Dialogues on tackling the climate crisis
The latest World Economic Forum Agenda Dialogues brought together leaders from around the world to discuss advancing action to tackle climate change.
Water
From Superior to Eerie - how big are the Great Lakes?
Alex Varlamov has created a bathymetric visualization, helping to put the different sizes and volumes of the Great Lakes into perspective.
Panama
Panama's plan to go green and reforest 1 million hectares by 2050
Panama aims to reforest 1 million hectares by 2050 having suspending logging permits and incentivising businesses installing renewable power equipment.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Wild mammals have declined by 85%, but there is a possible future where they flourish
Since the rise of humans, wild land mammal biomass has declined by 85%, writes Hannah Ritchie for Our World in Data. But it is possible for them to flourish.
Canada
How to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030
55 UN member nations, including Canada, the EU, Japan and Mexico have pledged to protect 30% of their land and water 30 by 2030. An expert explains how.
Climate Change
3 ways CEOs can tackle climate change and build a net-zero economy
Mitigating climate change by 2030 requires public-private collaboration. Here are three ways companies can use their influence to achieve net-zero targets.
Forests
From bison to birds: How animals can help stop wildfires
2020, the hottest year on record, was also the worst year for wildfires around the world. A record 4.2 million hectares burned last year across the US.
Mining and Metals
Here’s a safer, cleaner way to recover rare-earth metals from our old phones and laptops
This research is a positive step towards increasing the sustainability of rare-earth metals, while helping the supply chain in the digital revolution.