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The Future of Coral
Jan 03, 2020
Written by
Callum Roberts
Callum Roberts is a professor of marine conservation at the University of York and author of Reef Life: An Underwater Memoir, out now from Profile Books. He is also the chief scientific advisor to BLUE Marine Foundation
Why a lack of transparency and trust is hindering the recycling efforts of 39 per cent of the UK
Dec 17, 2019
Written by
Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO of TIPA
Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and co-founder of TIPA, argues that clearer messages in regards to waste disposal are vital in getting the country’s recycling rates to rise
The challenges faced by stateless communities at the UN
Dec 02, 2019
Written by
Fiona McConnell
Stateless communities are facing numerous challenges at the UN, not least of which is just being heard in the first place
The science against fracking
Nov 15, 2019
Written by
Gary Fuller
The UK’s new moratorium on shale gas extracted by fracking came as a surprise to many given the government’s steadfast support for the industry in the face of fierce local opposition. The moratorium is based on evidence of local micro-earthquakes…
Why a tree-planting surge is vital in 2020 - the ‘super year’ for nature
Nov 15, 2019
Written by
Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle is a broadcaster, writer, adventurer, UN Patron of the Wilderness, and chair of Nature 2030
WHO shines a light on the global vision crisis
Oct 14, 2019
Written by
James Chen
More than two billion people globally have uncorrected poor vision, something that can be corrected with a simple pair of glasses. As the WHO releases the first ever global analysis of the state of poor vision, James Chen, founder of…
Within decades, economic growth must cease – Chris Cunningham
Oct 09, 2019
Written by
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham, author of Climate Change and the Cargo Cult, argues that economic growth as we currently define it, is disastrous for the climate
Climate science: an intricate web of unknown outcomes
Oct 02, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
As the Amazon burns, Marco Magrini feels that it’s time to start looking at the fundamental interconnectedness of all things
Super grass: Building the future with bamboo
Sep 09, 2019
Written by
Charlotte King, International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation
A new training course in Bali is hoping to change the way we think about construction
Is planting trees the best use of land?
Sep 04, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
Trees have many uses when it comes to better planetary health, but Marco Magrini asks if planting saplings is the only way we can best utilise our available land
The dangerous state of the world’s large river basins
Aug 29, 2019
Written by
Jim Best
Appreciation of anthropogenic changes in the world’s great rivers needs to rise to the surface of geographical concern and political thought
Computer says no – Why UK visa applicants are at the mercy of algorithms
Aug 14, 2019
Written by
Joanne Starkie
The reliance on outsourcing for processing UK immigration cases is a major cause for concern: users report a multitude of problems spanning from a lack of appointments, dispersed and minimal accessible sites, contradictory correspondence, a ‘maze of misinformation’ and ‘Kafkaesque’…
Western appetites are the new threat to global food security
Aug 09, 2019
Written by
André Laperrière
Why avocados, coffee and citrus fruit are driving a need for a greater cooperative integration of agricultural practices around the world
Why Apollo 11’s giant leap gives us hope for climate change today
Jul 25, 2019
Written by
Simon Kelly
What lessons can we learn from the build up and ramifications of one of mankind’s greatest expedition into the unknown?
When a natural disaster strikes, it’s too late to start making maps
Jul 08, 2019
Written by
Doug Specht
Since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti the way in which data has been collected during a humanitarian crisis has changed. But we still aren’t using it to maximum effect. New research sheds light on what’s going wrong, and how we…
Women’s skills are undervalued in the global value chain
Jul 03, 2019
Written by
Stephanie Barrientos
Professor Stephanie Barrientos is a researcher at the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester
Refugees can be at the heart of a change in British food culture
Jun 20, 2019
Written by
Andrea Rasca
Andrea Rasca is the founder of Mercato Metropolitano, a vibrant food market in Elephant & Castle, London which hosts a cookery class run by refugees. It is also a wider movement, calling for an improvement to the global food culture
Young leaders are our best chance to fight terrorism
Jun 13, 2019
Written by
Kate Robertson
Kate Robertson is the co-founder of One Young World, an NGO that identifies, promotes and connects the world’s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership
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