Oceans under greatest threat in history, warns Sir David Attenborough
The world’s oceans are under the greatest threat in history, according to Sir David Attenborough. The seas are a vital part of the global...
World gathers at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle global menace of pollution
Over 4,000 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives gathered today at the third UN...
Where Corn Is King, the Stirrings of a Renaissance in Small Grains
To the untrained eye, Jeremy Gustafson’s 1,600-acre farm looks like all the others spread out across Iowa. Gazing at his conventional...
Sadiq Khan plans network of London water fountains to reduce plastic waste
London’s mayor Sadiq Khan wants to roll out a new network of water fountains and bottle-refill stations across the capital to help reduce...
It's December. America is virtually snow-free.
In a season traditionally devoted to snow, a rash of unseasonably warm weather means that, right now in the United States, there's hardly...
Cutting Down on Cow Burps to Ease Climate Change
In a cream-colored metal barn two hours north of Wellington, New Zealand, a black-and-white dairy cow stands in what looks like an...
Rural Rwanda is home to a pioneering new solar power idea
Fidel Mberabagabo lives down a dirt path in a modest, hand-built mud and concrete home surrounded on either side by hazy, gently cresting...
Indigenous crops and smallscale farms: Ruth Oniang’o on Africa’s agricultural future
When Ruth Oniang’o was working as a nutrition researcher in 1980s Kenya, she noticed an ominous change in the country’s agricultural...
Young Nigerien water expert wins top UN Environmental prize
UN Environment today made Niger’s Mariama Mamane a Young Champion of the Earth for her work on a three-in-one solution to some of...
Supporting wildlife species in the face of climate change
Shifting weather patterns have complex impacts on natural systems, many of which are the cornerstone of Africa’s economic developments as...