Spotlight on SDG Labs: Indigenous knowledge for healthy islandsA new project in Fiji is working to better integrate Indigenous knowledge into efforts to improve human and environmental health in this Pacific island nation.
Spotlight on SDG Labs: Trees grow in KanoA new initiative in Nigeria’s second largest city taps the city’s young people to plant native tree species that many residents no longer recognise.
Zeroing in on the carbon cycleIn a Q&A, Fortunat Joos talks about the upcoming 10th International Carbon Dioxide Conference, which will examine the latest science on the fluxes of carbon in and out of the atmosphere – and how human activities will disrupt that cycle for centuries.
Getting to Drawdown: Q&A with Paul HawkenIn an interview with Future Earth, the writer and activist talks about his newest project, which maps, measures and models the top 100 solutions to climate change. They range from restoring tropical forests to educating girls.
Why we need to value biodiversity in the AnthropoceneIn this Q&A, Nathalie Seddon, from the University of Oxford, and Rachel Cavanagh, from the British Antarctic Survey, discuss the need to bring biodiversity to the centre of sustainable development.
What does the Anthropocene mean for environmental justice? In this Q&A, Dimitris Stevis and Stacia Ryder talk about the evolution of the concept of environmental justice and how it can help to foster just transitions from fossil fuel power to renewable energy.
New dataset provides the most complete look yet at the climate of the last 2000 yearsScientists have assembled a comprehensive database of Earth’s past temperatures, drawing on records from tree rings, corals, ocean sediment and more. This archive will provide new opportunities to explore how humans are rewiring the planet’s climate.
Future Earth interviews: The evolving role of Future Earth in global sustainability (video)In these interviews, Jakob Rhyner of United Nations University and Charles Ebikeme of the International Council for Science talk about Future Earth and the role of science in sustainability.
To increase ocean literacy, narratives hold promiseIn a new Q&A, Amelia Greiner Safi of Cornell University talks about how the scientific community can help the public to care about, and act on, the problems facing the world’s seas.
Want to protect the oceans? Time to consider the wider world of developmentA new report from the International Council for Science (ICSU), released ahead of this week's UN Ocean Conference, examines the links among global targets for sustainability.
