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Wanjira Mathai Sees Green in Africaâs Future
Environmental Activist Says Opening Hearts Is Key
Economics & Policy
World Peace Education Center Events Open New Era of Global âŠ
This article highlights the various significant events that commemorated the opening of the Cheon Won Gung (World Peace Education Center) in April 2025, in South Korea. The events included World Summit 2025, with a session that had the theme âClimate Change, Environmental Crises and the Future of the Earth,â organized by the Hyo Jeong International Foundation for Environmental Peace (HJIFEP).
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Pollen is in the Air: Itâs Hay Fever Season
Itâs that time of year when flowers bloom and pollen fills the air, causing many to suffer from hay fever (allergic rhinitis).
News
Falling Birth Rates Threaten Economic, Climate Goals
A recent report by global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, highlights a concerning demographic trend: Falling fertility rates worldwide are steering major economies toward a potential population decline.
Economics & Policy
UNESCO Ambassador Mauro Colagreco Links Food Choices to Biodiversity
World-renowned chef Mauro Colagreco is passionate about two things: great food and the environment. And he doesnât see why anyone should be forced to choose one over the other. As he puts it, it is all about âeating without eating the planet.â
Climate
Climate Change, Environmental Crises and the International Communityâs Response
Trendlines Show Climate Change Is an Urgent ThreatâNDCs and International Cooperation Are Key to a Turnaround  ...
Forward Thinkers
Advances in Science and Technology: The Demand for a New âŠ
Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Are at Crisis PointsâAdopting a New Worldview Is Essential to Resolving...
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State of the Global Climate Report 2024
In March, the World Meteorological Organization released the 2025 edition of the State of the Global Climate Report for the 2023/2024 year. The report highlights key indicatorsâsuch as atmospheric carbon dioxide, ocean heat content, and global mean sea levelâpertaining to global climate. Below are some key findings from the report.
News
Europeâs Wild Wolves Are Back
Europeâs natural landscapes are undergoing a significant transformation, with large carnivores like wolves and brown bears making a striking comeback. This resurgence is a result of decades of conservation efforts aimed at reversing the damage caused by habitat destruction, hunting, and human expansion.
Waste Management
Space JammedâWhat Goes Up Must Come Down ⊠or Does âŠ
For decades, dozens of nations have been launching satellites into Earthâs orbit for everything from communication and navigation to weather forecasting and scientific research.
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The Light-Years Search for Life-Sustaining Planets
We only have one planetâEarthâcalled home, though itâs easy to take for granted the alignment of factors that make sustaining life here possible. As the search for extrasolar planets (exoplanets) advances, below are some facts of potentially habitable exoplanets and how they compare with Earth.
Natural Resources
Africaâs Fishers Band Together to Grow Sustainable Fishing
World hunger and malnutrition could be defeated with an abundant supply of protein-rich fish, which means there should be an explosion in fish farming around the globe.
News
Koreans Recover from Record-Breaking Wildfires
South Korea is grappling with the aftermath of its most devastating wildfires on record. CNN reported that 30 people were killed, with over 3,100 evacuated to 114 shelters, while  AP News reported that more than 37,800 fled their homes.
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2025 Space Environment Report
The European Space Agency (ESA) released its annual Space Environment Report in March with its Space Debris Office.
Human Health
Sleep Like Your Heart Depends on It
Science has shown that sleep disordersâdeficiencies in the quantity, timing, and quality of sleepâare risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This is important as CVD remains the leading cause of death globally, as well as in the United States.
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State of the Birds Report 2025
The North American Bird Conservation Initiative, a forum of government agencies, private organizations, and bird initiatives in the US, Canada, and Mexico, published the 2025 edition of the State of the Birds Report in March.
Energy
Setting Sail to Clean Shipping
As the fight against global warming intensifies, more industries are joining the fray. In the shipping industry, this means adopting any number of innovations, including wind-aided technologies.
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Global Energy Review 2025
In March, the International Energy Agency published its Global Energy Review 2025. The report covers energy trends in 2024, including those from non-renewable and renewable energy sources and resulting carbon dioxide emissions. Below are some key findings from the report.
Natural Resources
Mighty Phytoplankton Fills the Earth with Oxygen
Aside from a miraculous case of how an Italian teenager survived for 42 minutes underwater without oxygen in 2015 or StĂ©phane Mifsudâs static apnea (holding oneâs breath without moving) underwater world record of 11 minutes and 35 seconds in 2009, airârather, oxygenâis something human beings canât literally live without.
Economics & Policy
Bike-Friendly Cities Are on a Roll
It is early evening in Copenhagen. At the intersection where traffic crossing the Queen Louise Bridge meets Frederiksborggade Street, special traffic lights for the bike lane have just turned green, and a constant stream of bikes safely navigates the junction.
