EcoWaste promotes alternative strategy vs. solid waste

Ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic is too weak

A decade after the Arctic Council first identified oil spills as Arctic shipping’s greatest risk, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) finally agreed to a ban on...

‘Failure is not an option’: after a lost decade on climate action, the 2020s offer one last chance

In May 2011, almost precisely a decade ago, the government-appointed Climate Commission released its inaugural report. Titled The Critical Decade, the report’s final section warned that...

Sustainability rankings don’t always identify sustainable companies

British American Tobacco (famous for cigarettes), Coca-Cola (world-renowned for its sugary soft drinks) and Glencore (a British/Swiss mining company) were recently ranked in the top five...

Regenerative Agriculture Is Our Most Powerful Relationship With the Earth

Says Savory Institute Co-Founder Daniela Ibarra-Howell Regenerative agriculture is a nature-based solution that can help heal the planet in the face of climate change, says Daniela...

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new...

Ant invasion: How pets become pests

When I was a teenager, I volunteered in the rainforest exhibit at an aquarium. A few times a week, we’d get a phone call from someone...

The overlooked role of secretariats in the success of environmental treaties

After losing 2020 to the pandemic, environmental negotiations are expected to have a hyper year in 2021. Several high-profile meetings on climate, biodiversity, desertification, wetlands, mercury,...

Pinoys urged to join Earth Hour to ease effects of climate change

MANILA – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu is once again calling on all Filipinos to participate in the global Earth Hour...

Why some songbirds make migratory pit-stops to replace worn and ragged feathers

As we pass the spring equinox, lengthening days promise the return of warmth and with it, the return of migratory songbirds. In Canada, we welcome back...