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. 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. Giving Compass’ Take: • The increasing amount of noise from industrial engines and seismic air guns in our oceans threatens marine animals’ livelihood and the complex ecosystems that they live…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. East Coast has been experiencing hurricane-like flooding in recent days, with Georgia and the Carolinas getting the latest round. High tides are part of the problem, but there’s…
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. Giving Compass’ Take: • Madeline Ostrander discusses the Mortenson family, who are forefront farmers and ranchers and their work may be the first step toward a better model of animal agriculture for the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Strawberries at Christmas: an image that epitomizes consumer fantasies from the global food supply chain. Hidden behind the haze of food supply “magic” is the reality of increasingly pressured resources…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Net-zero emissions pledges to protect the climate are coming fast and furious from companies, cities and countries. But declaring a net-zero target doesn’t mean they plan to stop their greenhouse…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Headlining the climate finance discussions next week at COP26 may be the shortfall in advanced economies’ $100 billion annual pledge to help low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) adapt and further…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After three consecutive years of lower-than-expected rainfall, Cape Town, South Africa, found itself in a water crisis in 2017 and 2018. Amid dire warnings of reaching “Day Zero,” when the water supply…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The grow room at Second Chances Farm in Wilmington, Delaware, feels like the future. Tucked away inside a low-rise industrial building on the city’s economically disadvantaged East Side, across from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our coastal communities are uniquely special and different. However, the one thing all coastal communities have in common is being economic drivers. Our coastal counties produce over 40% of the nation’s…