Loss of Biodiversity Puts Current and Future Generations at Risk A. D. McKenzie An alarming report about the massive loss of biodiversity around the world warns that future generations will be at risk if urgent action isn’t taken to protect the more than one million species of plants and animals threatened with extinction. Such extinction could happen “within decades” and … MORE > > |
Building a More Energy-Efficient Neighbourhood in Dubai Karishma Asarpota Dubai is an Emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a population of about 3 million. The discovery of oil in the 1960’s transformed Dubai from a sleepy port town to a global metropolis. The recent shift to address environmental sustainability in Dubai draws attention to energy issues in the … MORE > > |
Sustainable Development Goals: One of the Greatest Fun Things in the World!? Inge Kaul This year’s annual “SDG Global Festival of Action” was held in Bonn, Germany, from May 2-4, 2019. The festival’s overall aim is to gather campaigners and multiple stakeholders from around the world at one place for interaction with each other; furthermore, it seeks to inspire them to scale up … MORE > > |
Rural Education: Moving Past “Poor Solutions for Poor People” Sachin Sachdeva Communities are treated as passive recipients, giving them no say in the functioning of their schools. Here’s why this needs to change. During our work with people living around the Ranthambhor National Park on issues of conservation, livelihoods, and eco-development, a constant question we were … MORE > > |
Future of Our Planet Requires Deeper Cooperation, Long-term Thinking Liu Zhenmin For most of the 7 billion people on the planet, global institutions are remote, far removed from their day to day existence. Yet, our global institutions matter. They shape the global systems – such as international trade rules – that will enable the more than 3 billion poor people worldwide, … MORE > > |