This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Global Citizen, Megan Rowling reports that according to former Chief of the United Nations Development Programme, Helen Clark, the world is not doing enough to achieve the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On a broiling February afternoon in Mazamari, Peru, Brenton Ladd waited inside the one-story airport for a Bombardier Dash 8 from Lima. Aboard the plane, Lukas Van Zwieten and Ruy Anaya…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers in Venezuela are struggling to save and preserve the scientific legacy of their once extensive glaciers whose unique organisms are threatened by climate change. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a major rollback of federal water protections which would undo one of the most significant environmental regulations that protects America’s…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on a new study by a team of biologists that highlights how many different animals benefit from the kills of big cats. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen profiles Australian environmentalist Tony Rinaudo, who is using farmer-managed natural regeneration to restore forests in West Africa and guard against food insecurity. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · This report from The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides details on the current state of our environment and the damage caused by climate change. · What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian discusses how the current government shut down has left many national parks without most of the rangers and others who staff campgrounds, enforce rules and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Impact Hub looks back on a year of strategic partnerships with three accelerators in particular that are all doing their part of creating a cleaner ocean. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michele Sullivan explains how the Caterpillar Foundation works to prioritize healthy rivers around the world to improve community health and boost economic development. • How can other funders learn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Urban Institute explores the issue of financing projects that benefit the environment, emphasizing that results are needed for the investments to be truly “green.” • Will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Futurity reports on how palm oil demand has surged in the past decade and deforestation is rising in major oil palm-producing countries — most notably in areas…