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Droga5's Once Upon a Future campaign for the UN to engage the youth

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

By Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

By Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

What is sustainability accounting? What does ESG mean? We have answers

Leanne Keddie 3 Feb 2021

Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Emma Batha 2 Feb 2021

How Covid-19 could transform non-profit organisations

How Covid-19 could transform non-profit organisations

Brent McKnight and Julie Gouweloos 1 Feb 2021

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

Peter S. Ross 1 Feb 2021

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Zachary Fagenson 29 Jan 2021

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

18 Jan 2021

NPO exerts pressure on FMCG and retail giants to cut plastic usage

NPO exerts pressure on FMCG and retail giants to cut plastic usage

15 Jan 2021

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation

Alexander Richard Braczkowski et al. 12 Jan 2021

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Norman Day 4 Jan 2021

A teacher holds a child as young women learn business skills at Centre D'Apprentissage Feminin (C.A.FE.) in Bamako, Mali, Africa in June 2018. The school is funded by the Canadian NGO Education internationale, a co-operative offering exchange and development services in education. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Kilpatrick

Covid-19 is stifling NGO efforts to promote gender equality when it's most needed

Andrea Paras 11 Dec 2020

Credit: Eat Just

Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

3 Dec 2020

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

2 Dec 2020

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'Grady 12 Nov 2020

Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C - but we can act now to stop it

Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C - but we can act now to stop it

John Lynch 9 Nov 2020

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

3 Nov 2020

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

26 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

9 Oct 2020

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

9 Oct 2020

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Deirdre McKay 29 Sep 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

2 Sep 2020

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020

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Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Want a stronger world after Covid-19? Choose more women leaders

Emma Batha 2 Feb 2021

How Covid-19 could transform non-profit organisations

How Covid-19 could transform non-profit organisations

Brent McKnight and Julie Gouweloos 1 Feb 2021

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

They're everywhere: New study finds polyester fibres throughout the Arctic Ocean

Peter S. Ross 1 Feb 2021

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Product design to racial justice: Global plan to promote ethical AI

Zachary Fagenson 29 Jan 2021

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

18 Jan 2021

NPO exerts pressure on FMCG and retail giants to cut plastic usage

NPO exerts pressure on FMCG and retail giants to cut plastic usage

15 Jan 2021

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation

Alexander Richard Braczkowski et al. 12 Jan 2021

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Norman Day 4 Jan 2021

A teacher holds a child as young women learn business skills at Centre D'Apprentissage Feminin (C.A.FE.) in Bamako, Mali, Africa in June 2018. The school is funded by the Canadian NGO Education internationale, a co-operative offering exchange and development services in education. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Kilpatrick

Covid-19 is stifling NGO efforts to promote gender equality when it's most needed

Andrea Paras 11 Dec 2020

Credit: Eat Just

Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

World Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize

3 Dec 2020

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

How digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets

2 Dec 2020

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%

Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'Grady 12 Nov 2020

Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C - but we can act now to stop it

Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C - but we can act now to stop it

John Lynch 9 Nov 2020

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

Vans donates $1m to charities focused on mental health

3 Nov 2020

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

Sustainable urbanisation the focus this World Cities Day

30 Oct 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

Covid-19 will not change cities in long term - Norman Foster

26 Oct 2020

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

L'Oréal announces winners of Beauty Tech for Good Challenge

14 Oct 2020

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

Prince William launches Earthshot Prize, 5 challenges unveiled

9 Oct 2020

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

Global forest sector: Providing solutions for pandemic recovery

9 Oct 2020

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Deirdre McKay 29 Sep 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

Converse strengthens commitment to youth mentorship and empowerment

23 Sep 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

2 Sep 2020

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions

Brant Walkley 31 Aug 2020

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Tom Pugh 31 Jul 2020

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Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

30 Jul 2020

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists

27 Jul 2020

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

23 Jul 2020

C40 Cities launches Mayors Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery post-Covid-19

C40 Cities launches Mayors Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery post-Covid-19

23 Jul 2020

UN Young Champions of the Earth regional shortlist announced

UN Young Champions of the Earth regional shortlist announced

21 Jul 2020

New UN report: Tens of millions more going hungry globally

New UN report: Tens of millions more going hungry globally

16 Jul 2020

Biodiversity in the balance - degradation threatens economic prosperity

Biodiversity in the balance - degradation threatens economic prosperity

Ashim Paun 14 Jul 2020

New partnership to fight impact of climate change in vulnerable communities

New partnership to fight impact of climate change in vulnerable communities

6 Jul 2020

3 ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis

3 ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis

Bernhard Reinsberg 12 Jun 2020