Sustainability & Degrowth

A groundbreaking peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Research found that switching to an organic diet significantly reduced

"A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery -- trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes.

Most of us wish we could eat with the confidence that everything on our plate has a story we can feel good about, a story about taking care of both people and the environment. In the food system (as elsewhere) these twin issues, justice and sustainability, have often been talked about as if they wer

If you’ve decided to go vegan because you think it’s better for the planet, that might be true—but only to an extent.

The WWF’s report avoids the C-word – here’s why that matters.

In the United States, more people were employed in solar power than traditional coal, gas and oil energy combined last year.

Reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, yet 25% of fish species spend some part of their lives in them, making corals essential to ocean health. Estimates of the overall economic value of reefs suggest they contribute between $30 billion and more than $375 billion to the world economy annually.

The Ocean Cleanup is developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We aim to remove 90% by 2040 with ocean cleanup systems and river interception technologies.

Intensively farmed meat and dairy are a blight, but so are fields of soya and maize. There is another way, says the farmer Isabella Tree

Company’s own records revealed damning truth of glyphosate-based herbicides’ link to cancer, says investigative journalist Carey Gillam

The oceans cover 72 percent of the planet - but are all but ignored in discussions about reducing levels of atmospheric carbon to preindustrial levels. In this interview with NICK BREEZE, ocean ecologist Russ George explains how ocean restoration will lower greenhouse gases and bring back fish stocks to levels not seen for generations

It’s hard to measure the value of a tree, but scientists equipped with lasers have come one step closer.

Unesco removes the Belize Barrier Reef from its list of endangered sites, praising government action.

Climate think tank says Ottawa is ‘really missing in action’ when it comes to support for clean energy

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Nature-based preschool education, where children have plenty of opportunities to explore the outdoors, is trending across the United States.

The pro-and anti-GMO positions will remain polarized until larger questions about the future of food production are addressed.

See-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger, bulkier rooftop solar units.

Google is officially off-setting 100% of its energy usage with either wind or solar power. The company signed contracts on...

A new study of 11,000 former and current vegans and vegetarians over the age of 17 in the US has found that, while people are generally eating less meat, those who choose to give it up altogether struggle to keep up the habit.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) students in Taiwan tackle water issues with AQUAIR, a portable fog-harvesting device that pulls potable water out of the air.

There’s a colorless, odorless, and largely benign gas that humanity just can’t get enough of. We produce 40 trillion kg of carbon dioxide each year, and we’re on track to cross a crucial emissions threshold that will cause global temperature rise to pass the dangerous 2°C limit set by the Paris climate agreement.

It’s often said that of all the published scientific research on climate change, 97% of the papers conclude that global warming is real, problematic for the planet, and has been exacerbated by human activity.