
UN warns that humans will lose their war against nature
Fiction writing students learn about the handful of archetypal plots, including man versus nature. Usually that...

UN releases World Water Development Report 2020
Climate change further challenges the world’s overstretched water resources, ultimately threatening all aspects...

IPCC landmark report warns about the state of the oceans, polar ice content and the climate crisis
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which is, in fact, the UN body responsible...

United Nations report finds climate change is a major threat to global food supply
Humanity is having a hard time feeding itself, and it is only expected to get worse thanks to the climate crisis....

TREDJE NATUR proposes angled timber housing that meets UN’s sustainability goals
Copenhagen-based architectural firm TREDJE NATUR has unveiled an urban housing proposal that ticks all the right...

1 million species are at risk of extinction, says new UN report
A new study released Monday by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reports...

BIG unveils a sustainable floating city in response to rising sea levels
BIG and a coalition of partners have unveiled Oceanix City, a visionary proposal for the world’s first resilient...

UN predicts dire future for planet unless people change their ways NOW
The United Nations’ newest Global Environmental Outlook reinforces the worries of everyone concerned about the...

Women are essential to climate resilience in the Caribbean — here’s why
The impacts of climate change are felt most intimately by poor and rural women. Many women rely directly on nature...

Ecovillage in Copenhagen strives to meet all 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Danish architecture firm Lendager Group has won an international competition for its design of the UN17 Village,...

The ozone is finally healing and could be completely repaired by 2060
Finally, some good news about the environment. Earlier this week, the United Nations announced in a report that...

Even scientists are shocked by the latest UN report on climate change
According to a Monday report on climate change from the United Nations, maintaining the Earth's temperature rise...

New study finds food waste will increase to 66 tons per second if left unchecked
A new analysis from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found that global food waste will increase by more than...

United Nations recognizes first-ever carbon-neutral soccer club
The Forest Green Rovers, a Gloucestershire-based team in the English Football League that prides itself as "the...

Only 13% of Earth's oceans remain untouched by humans — for now
Only 13 percent of the planet's oceans are unaffected by human activities, such as fishing and pollution, according...