Norway’s wealth fund is making sure companies it invests in will no longer be clearing forests for palm oil plantations; after supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles banned single-use plastic...
Methane gas captured from garbage will help the Rio de Janeiro reduce its emissions, Norway recycles 97% of all its plastic bottles, and anti-trafficking nonprofit AnnieCannons is training survivors...
After Greta Thunberg’s speech in Brussels, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledges billions of euros to fight climate change; anti-poaching efforts decrease rhino deaths in South Africa; and public...
Australia’s National Forest Industries Plan will help Australia meet its Paris climate agreement targets by planting one billion trees; removing asphalt from public spaces allows urban dwellers to reconnect...
A startup wants to help Ugandan motorbike cabs go green; sharing a border of over 1,850 km, India and Nepal work together in trying to protect species like the...
In a uniquely bipartisan effort, the US Senate passes a bill to enlarge existing national parks and open new ones throughout California, Utah, Montana, and Oregon, a woman is...
Researchers have found a new membrane that could harvest wave energy, a new mobile app interprets movies into American Sign Language, and Rwanda launches a new initiative in order...
Within a year, 76% of restaurants recoup their formal food waste reduction investment, thanks to an increase in solar, wind, and hydro power, Eurostat’s data indicates that the EU...
A new study shows that in Latin America, higher inequality leads to more deforestation, with lower inequality resulting in higher forest protections, UK sandwich chain Pret a Manger’s charitable...
By mandating a minimum refund, Oregon has managed to see bottles returned at a rate of 90%, informal settlers in Tanzania are now able to secure land titles and...
A new method can clean up the soil after oil spills and return it to a healthy, fertile state; a new personal care company ditches single-use plastic for refillable...
From reducing energy use to eliminating plastic waste, hotels in the Caribbean are finding that being environmentally friendly is popular with tourists; a Mayan town was able to use...
A new way of planting rice increases production by up to 200% while cutting water usage in half; a recent study indicates that e-cigarettes are twice as effective as...
At the cost of less than 2% of the city’s budget, Belo Horizonte cut its infant death rate – widely used as evidence of hunger – by more than...
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