This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Losses from poor fisheries management around the world results on foregone economic benefits of as much as $83 billion. Reversing those practices with sustainable use of ocean resources could generate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The press repeatedly emphasizes that over 80% of the people in Puerto Rico do not have electricity. However approximately 40% of people still do not have clean water to drink…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cities are always a hot topic of discussion for us working in development and they took center stage in Stockholm this year. The SDGs provide even more impetus for cities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of achieving clean and affordable water for everyone in the world by 2030 may seem fantastic. How can we get safe water to rural…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It’s a crisis because it only starts with water — but water affects everything in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Residents of Habu in Botswana can now enjoy reliable water supply thanks to a recently completed water project. The project serves about 1 500 people in north-west Botswana. JG Afrika’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently, water practitioners gathered in Stockholm for World Water Week. This is an annual meeting to discuss the world’s water issues, organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute. And if…
663 million people on our planet drink dirty and dangerous water. Actually, they don’t just drink it, they work for it. They invest hours every day. And not only does…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Producing up to 500 million pounds of oysters each year, the Gulf Coast region of the United States is a shellfish haven: The area accounts for 67% of the oysters…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Harvey’s havoc continued to pour down, three days after the storm rammed Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, unleashing a torrent of rain, turning streets into rivers, and leaving thousands…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On September 21, 2015, lifelong fisherman and best-selling author Paul Greenberg had his blood drawn, and then he started being a strict pescatarian. For a year following that date, Greenberg…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What’s essential to ocean funding when it’s geared toward saving a species on the brink of extinction? For the Marisla Foundation, a private foundation whose environmental giving focuses largely on…