Environmental problems are accelerating far more quickly than sustainable solutions but to design sustainable future ways of living, a shift in economic priorities is needed.

Joanna Boehnert · The Conversation 17 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This chart shows the fall in coal-power plants being planned around the world

The amount of planned coal capacity in the world fell by over a third last year, and is down 84% on 2015. But some countries are letting go of coal more slowly than others.

Douglas Broom 16 Apr 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

Three charts that explain - and could help solve - our global debt problem

Amid slowing economic growth and high public debt across the world, demographic changes and technological advances are reshaping the global economy.

Vitor Gaspar, Elif Ture, and John Ralyea · IMF Blog 16 Apr 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

How digital remittances can help drive sustainable development

Remittances are an essential source of income for millions of families around the world, many of whom are on low incomes - but traditional remittance methods can be slow and expensive. He...

Marco Nicoli and Usman Ahmed 15 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Meet the man who drove from the Netherlands to Australia without visiting a gas station

Three years and 31 countries later, Wiebe Wakker wants his trip to showcase the possibilities of sustainable transport.

Emma Charlton 15 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This is why mountains matter more than you think

Mountain regions are home to a vast array of people and forests, and provide food, resources and energy for billions.

Charlotte Edmond 11 Apr 2019

Sustainable Development

4 key ways countries can finance their SDG ambitions

Instead of using government sources or aid, nations must bring in a range of public, private, domestic and international sources of capital to build a high-impact pipeline of projects.

Gavin E.R. Wilson 11 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This is what a planet-wide network of ocean sanctuaries could look like

By dividing the world's oceans into thousands of sections, researchers hope to be able to turn 30% of them into protected areas for wildlife.

Emma Charlton 10 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Climate change threatens one-in-three Bangladeshi children

Worsening storms, sea level rise and other threats could drive worsening poverty, hunger, early marriage and child labour.

Naimul Karim · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 09 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Hong Kong plans to house 1 million people on artificial islands

Faced with an acute land shortage, Hong Kong plans to build artificial islands to house more people.

Rosamond Hutt 08 Apr 2019

Future of Food

5 steps to changing the way we grow our food

A new FAO publication offers 20 actions to implement the 2030 Agenda with case studies highlighting how these are being practised in countries around the world. Here are just 5 examples.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · FAO 08 Apr 2019

Global Health

4 radical shifts required to achieve universal health coverage worldwide

From drug price transparency to an emphasis on equity, here are the changes that need to take place if we're to meet the UN's demanding aim of healthcare for all.

Heather Wipfli 04 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Emissions inequality: there is a gulf between global rich and poor

Across the world, fossil fuel use is not consistent. The richest 10% of the globe are responsible for almost half of all lifestyle consumption emissions.

Nicholas Beuret · The Conversation 04 Apr 2019

Sustainable Development

How the United States is falling in love with secondhand clothes

The resale market for secondhand fashion is growing 21 times faster than retail, with everyone from luxury brands to young shoppers getting in on the act.

Sean Fleming 03 Apr 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Climate change and conflicts are set to plunge millions into food crisis

War, extreme weather and economic woes in 2018 left more than 113 million in dire need of help.

Thin Lei Win · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 03 Apr 2019

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