This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After two intense weeks in Glasgow, Scotland, Indigenous leaders attending the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference are finally returning home. As the dust settles, many of them have begun…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Duiren Wagua is a member of the Gunadule nation, an Indigenous archipelago off the coast of Panama. For the past century, the tribe has had full sovereignty and autonomy over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Biden administration prepares to make the biggest investment in U.S. infrastructure in more than a decade, there’s much discussion about how systems like roads, bridges and electric power…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In September, New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Food Policy released a report titled, “Citywide Goals & Strategy for the Implementation of Good Food Purchasing.” That it wasn’t loudly, roundly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research indicates that more than 1,200 species across our world could possibly go extinct due to threatened habitats from human intervention such as agriculture, urbanization, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The world’s forests face a dire threat. Each year, 15 million to 22 million acres of forests are permanently cleared and many millions more are degraded. But many decisions affecting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What do we see at the village level?” asked Jagveer Singh, of GVMNL, an NGO in Rajasthan, in India. “Encroachment is increasing, and regulatory authorities aren’t doing much. People tell…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the province of Batangas in the Philippines, marine protected areas (MPAs) and seasonal fishery closures have been implemented since 2014 to combat indiscriminate and illegal fishing, which took a heavy toll on fish…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A study published last month in Nature Climate Change concluded that at least 85% of the world’s population has already been affected by climate change. While we’re all in it together, not everything is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Katie Robinson and her team at Mosaic are determined to solve our most pressing environmental issues. Robinson is the director of Mosaic, a national grantmaking initiative focused on strengthening the infrastructure…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smart trash cans promise a range of benefits to the cities and facilities that use them—from better asset tracking and management to cleaner public spaces and a reduction in illegal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the heels of President Joe Biden’s proclamation formally marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a coalition of Indigenous and environmental leaders on Sunday delivered a blunt message to the White House:…