This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study finds that protection of the northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest led to as many as 32,000 timber job losses, compared to the 130,000 jobs the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lake Mead, which provides water for 25 million people in the American West, has shrunk to 36 percent of its capacity. One rural California community has run out of water entirely after its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid the global decarbonisation effort, nature-based climate solutions such as habitat conservation, reforestation, avoided deforestation and improved landscape management have been gaining momentum as credible mitigation options. The past year saw…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Typically, the word “philanthropy” doesn’t conjure images of hair nets and grubby clothes. Then again, if you’re working for the Walton Family Foundation in its ocean initiative, that’s expected attire…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, scientists have been warning that higher temperatures will reduce the bounty of farms around the globe: The National Climate Assessment forecasts smaller harvests in the United States. One model suggests that world…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One may not initially make the connection between equity, environmental justice, and single-use bag bans. However, when drafting bag bans, it’s critical to consider the impacts that the policies may have…
Evidence of the climate crisis can be seen across the globe with record breaking temperatures, extreme weather events, increased hurricanes, wildfires, and melting glaciers and ice sheets. The latest signs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tackling the global climate crisis is a daunting challenge—but no matter the obstacles, the members of the GlobalGiving Climate Action Fund are building a brighter future for the entire planet.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past 75 years, the United States has tapped investment and innovation to lead the world out of myriad crises. America’s rise as a global leader after World War…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Within the field of ocean conservation, as in many areas of social and environmental change work, we are witnessing a call to authentically advance equity issues, particularly within the context of the global pandemic and the social and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid a push from the Biden administration for U.S. agriculture to help slow climate change, a new study shows farmers in the Corn Belt are dropping the ball on adopting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is how California’s water crisis is going these days: The only functioning well in the rural community of Teviston broke in early June, leaving more than 700 residents without…