An image from Plastic Nightmare.
Jim Lavery
We’ve developed two comics – one which we hope will help young people with diabetes, and another which we hope will raise awareness about the issue of plastic waste.
Young people in Indonesia participate in the 2019 Jakarta Climate Strike.
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Young Muslim activists in Indonesia turn to faith to undertake the sacred task of protecting the natural world. This echoes the growing popularity of ‘green Islam’ as an important global youth agenda.
Heavy rainfall and degrading peatland are putting archaeological artefacts at increased risk of decay.
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Increasing rainfall and degrading peatland are threatening archaeological artefacts buried in UK land.
Sustainable development should be embedded in all school subjects.
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Learning about sustainable development and consumption should not be limited to particular disciplines like those in the sciences and technologies.
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We depend on the oceans yet they have no dedicated place in democratic discussion.
A woman and children who were stranded by high water due to flooding are rescued by a volunteer operating a boat in Abbotsford, B.C., in November 2021. The Insurance Institute of Canada forecasts that annual insured losses from natural disasters could increase to $5 billion within the next 10 years.
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Although insurance is important in natural disaster recovery, government and property owners also play an important role in protecting Canadians against the impact of catastrophic weather events.
Enjoy the environment in 2022 and find ways to help nature and communities thrive.
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An environmental health scholar shares four resolutions to improve your relationship with the environment – and its prospects for the future.
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Our surroundings will be very different over the duration of a typical mortgage.
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There are some important issues to consider to best help marine species such as Atlantic puffins, bottlenose dolphins and orcas.
Campaigners against ecocide are calling for it to become an international crime.
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Criminalising ecocide means its victims will be able to receive reparations, helping to rebuild destroyed ecosystems and communities.
Cape York.
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How can we improve the management of Queensland’s heritage sites? Can farming and the conservation of Aboriginal heritage co-exist?
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To combat global warming we need to use atmospheric greenhouse gas observations to keep track of emissions.
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New technologies known as vehicle to grid may allow us to power our houses and save money at the same time.
Boris Johnson and Joe Biden greet each other at the COP26 UN climate conference.
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Politicians have more incentive to react to current climate disasters, but more investment is needed in preparing for future problems.
Environmental, social and governance problems in a company’s supply chain can be hard for investors to track.
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Two supply chain experts see a major flaw in how ratings agencies measure companies’ environmental, social and governance performance.
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The scientists who discovered that a giant panda’s distinctive markings provide camouflage from predators tell us about their latest work
Reintroducing the natural world into populated spaces could help the UK stave off the worst climate change effects.
Alison Smith
Nature-based solutions can help us sustainably tackle climate disasters - but to do that, they urgently need policy support.
Done deal?
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Global leaders at COP26 need to understand what is at stake for each nation and build trust to achieve a successful outcome.
Scientist Michelle Murphy says we should ‘value wastelands …and injured life.’ Here, collected plastic from the shoreline of Hamilton, Ontario is sorted by colour.
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In this episode, two Indigenous scientists running collaborative labs to address our climate crisis offer some ideas for environmental justice, including a redefinition of pollution.
In this episode, two Indigenous scientists offer a different theory of pollution — one that includes colonialism at its root. This understanding may help us make a better future. Here, logging activities in Australia.
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Colonialism is manifested by the way pollution impacts the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Two Indigenous environmental scientists discuss how they’ve overcome obstacles in their research.