Taiwan is reducing single-use plastics everywhere, except traditional markets
The Homemakers United Foundation, one of Taiwan’s largest environmental NGOs, has implemented a reward program at a local market to encourage market patrons to...
Small farmers not ready as Indonesia looks to impose its palm...
The Indonesian government plans to make its sustainable palm oil certification scheme, the ISPO, mandatory for small farmers by 2020. These farmers account for...
It’s a long road ahead to COP15 in China, but we...
Monday, 4 April22: Last week Wednesday marked the closing of two and half weeks of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland....
In the Shadows of Extinction: Orangutans and their Battle for Survival
In the lush rainforests of Southeast Asia, a remarkable creature swings through the treetops, capturing our hearts with its intelligence and charisma - the...
As Indonesia mulls moving the capital, indigenous groups fear another land...
Indigenous rights advocates...
We need to reconfigure plastic usage with ingenuity
Reducing plastic waste requires thoughtful, yet bold steps. Where to start?
Conscious consumers and governments are sending a consistent and resounding message to businesses: ditch...
WWF, BUND and Deutscher Naturschutzring Call for a Stop to the...
The canal would mean the end of these last large and still relatively near-natural river and floodplain landscapes.
The planned Danube-Oder-Elbe Canal has met with...
Save intact forests for humanity’s sake, urge experts
The world’s largest forests can help solve some of the biggest problems facing humanity, but only if we move to safeguard them, argues a...
How a rare Colombian flower cultivated with Indigenous know-how is changing...
The Inírida flower, known as flor de Inírida, grows in a small area along the Colombian-Venezuelan border.An indigenous leader and botanist successfully worked together...
Sustainable LED lighting can boost safety in cities
Sustainable lighting is a better choice overall, and neighborhoods will see the difference after making the switch.
Safety is a primary concern for most people,...
Humanitarian experts report ‘cascading crises’ as climate, health emergencies soar
Globally, humanitarian aid workers are facing complex climate and health crises that require urgent adaptations within a shrinking humanitarian space, according to a recent...
