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Surf Therapy Connects People to Water – Ocean Health Depends on This ‘Blue Attunement’
Written by: Easkey Britton
As a lifelong surfer, born to pioneering surfing parents and named after a wave, the ocean has shaped my identity and sense...
Power of Storytelling to Inspire Effective Communication and Cooperation on Planetary Challenges
The Decker Professor in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University, William Egginton, is the author of 13 books, including "The Man Who Invented Fiction."...
Co-creating Cities Through Indigenous Knowledge and Nature-based Solutions
Written by: Saidia Ali, Policy Options
In a time of rapid urbanization, cities and nature are often seen as incompatible: either biodiversity suffers as cities...
Empowering Women and Girls for a Sustainable, Peaceful World
After becoming active in the feminist movement, Kathy Spillar quickly rose as a leader, serving four terms as President of the Los Angeles chapter...
Amazon Deforestation Cut by 83% in Places Protected by Indigenous Communities – New Research
Written by: Johan Oldekop, Bowy den Braber, and Marina Schmoeller
Although deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have halved, it is still losing more than 5,000km²...
A New ‘Twisters’ Movie is Coming – Two Tornado Scientists Take Us Inside the...
Written by: Yvette Richardson and Paul Markowski
Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential...
Reducing Ecological Pressure Through the Empowerment of Women and Girls
As Chairman of the American Geographical Society, Chris Tucker launched a multi-year strategic dialogue known as Geography 2050, which is focused on the vital...
The World’s Largest Family Tree: Connecting Humanity to Avoid Environmental Collapse
A.J. Jacobs has authored 11 books and four best-sellers, including his latest, "The Year of Living Constitutionally." He has long been an Editor-at-Large for...
Power of Common Purpose: Embracing Nature-Based Values
Joan Diamond’s career has spanned public education, corporate leadership, and, for the last 30 years, as executive director in civil society organizations covering nuclear...
Alternative Planetary Futures: A Transformative Journey to Collective Consciousness
Victor Vahidi Motti, based in Washington, D.C., is a distinguished Foresight Scholar. His contributions extend across various mediums, notably his 2019 publication, "A Transformation...
Motivating Collective Climate Action: Reaching People and Shifting Mindsets
Rosie Bell once earned her living on the opera stage. Now a writer working primarily in public climate narrative and inner-outer transformation for sustainability,...
The Human Future: Engineering Transformative Change in Humanity’s Relationship with Nature
Bob Douglas is a retired Australian Medical Public Health Academic. He has spent much of the past 24 years, since his retirement, contemplating the...
Beyond 2030: Achieving Humanity’s Sustainability Goals
Robyn Alders is a veterinarian and an Honorary Professor with the ANU Development Policy Centre, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Department...
Advancing the Rights of Girls and Women Promotes Justice and is Also Effective Climate...
Written by: Grace M. Jaramillo
Across the world, climate change disproportionately impacts the lives of girls, yet children are often forgotten in climate policy. I recently...
An Era Beyond Knowledge: The Need for Global Consciousness to Tackle Planetary Problems
William Halal is an emeritus Professor at George Washington University. He was co-founder of the university’s Institute of Knowledge and Innovation. More recently, Halal...
Civilizational Crossroads: Saving Ourselves by Reframing Our Relationship with Nature
Professor of Conservation Biology and Environmental Futures at the University of Washington and Research Associate on climate and biodiversity vulnerability at the University of...
The Earth System Treaty: A Necessary Framework to Repair our Planet
A best-selling author and journalist based in Canberra, Australia, Julian Cribb has been reporting on science and agriculture for decades. He has become increasingly...
High Schoolers Helped Develop Tuscon’s Climate Action Plan
Written by: YCC Team
In the past few years, young people have made headlines with their fight against climate change.
The Arizona Youth Climate Coalition was created in...
It Will Take Hope, Inspiration and Action to Save the Earth
Written by: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE
I travel around the world 300 days a year, and everywhere, I meet young people who have lost hope....
Cocopah Tribe Works to Restore Vital Colorado River Habitat and Preserve Cultural Traditions for...
Written by: Evan Bourtis
In the southwesternmost corner of Arizona, the Colorado River weaves in between Mexico and the lands of the Native American Cocopah...
The ‘Climate Action Handbook’ is a Guide to Protecting the Climate
Written by: YCC Team
Many everyday choices — like washing your clothes in cold instead of hot water — are an opportunity to help reduce...
Bezos Earth Fund Announces New $57 Million Grant Program to Tackle Climate Change and...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Bezos Earth Fund has announced a new funding initiative aimed at transforming the world’s food systems and tackling climate change...
New Perspectives: Empowering Creative Thinking for a Sustainable Future
Written by: The Amaranthine Foundation
As societies advance, so do our visions of the future. Inevitably, through the industrial revolution, these visions have become increasingly...
Historic Victory: Ecuador’s Siekopai Nation Wins Fight to Reclaim Ancestral Lands
Written by: Kimberly White
The Amazonian Siekopai Nation has been granted ownership of their ancestral homeland in a landmark decision by an Ecuadorian appeals court.
After...
We Don’t Have Time: Challenges and Solutions to Combating Climate Chaos
After months of anticipation, the time is here. The world’s foremost climate conference is kicking off in Dubai.
COP28 brings together world leaders, businesses, organizations,...
U.S. EPA Announces $2 Billion in Funding to Support Environmental Justice Communities
Written by: Kimberly White
The Biden-Harris administration has announced a new funding initiative to support disadvantaged and underserved communities on the frontlines of environmental injustice.
The...
College Campuses Launch New ‘Climate Studies’ Majors
Written by: Bob Henson
When Teagan Connelly was in high school in Connecticut, climate change grabbed her attention — and promptly threw her into despair. “While some...
‘Reuse’ Needs to be the New ‘Recycle’ When it Comes to Packaging, Says TerraCycle...
Written by: Johnny Wood
Think about how many products you buy each week. Now, how many of them come in containers made of single-use plastic,...
America’s Farmers are Getting Older, and Young People aren’t Rushing to Join Them
Written by: David R. Buys, John J. Green, & Mary Nelson Robertson
On Oct. 12, National Farmers’ Day, Americans honor the hardworking people who keep...
Conservationists and Farmers Work Together to Restore the Colorado River Delta
Written by: Pearl Marvell
One hundred years ago, the Colorado River Delta in northwestern Mexico was an area rich in wildlife and vegetation. But for...
Why Corporations, Governments, NGOs and Educators Must All Help Deliver Sustainability Education
Written by: Julie Linn Teigland
The world is grappling with the pressing issue of climate change and our younger generations will bear the brunt of...
Portuguese Youths Sue 33 European Governments at EU Court in Largest Climate Case Ever
Written by: Marta Torre-Schaub
A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 33 European governments to the...
We Don’t Have Time: Climate Solutions and the Road to COP28
Climate Week NYC 2023 has officially kicked off. The largest annual climate event, hundreds of events and activities take place across The Big Apple,...
Climate Democracy: Ecuador to Halt Oil Drilling in Northern Amazon Rainforest in Historic Vote
Written by: Kimberly White
Millions of Ecuadorians have voted in a landmark referendum to halt oil exploration and development in the Yasuni National Park in...
Indonesian Court Sides with Women Farmers in Victory Against Controversial Chinese-Backed Zinc Mine
Written by: Rabul Sawal
In June, Dormaida Sihotang and dozens of other women from Dairi district in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province arrived in Jakarta to...
5 Ways Indigenous People are Protecting the Planet
Written by: Douglas Broom
One-third of the Earth’s surface is in the care of Indigenous peoples and local communities – and it’s in better environmental...
13 Tips for Lobbying Your Elected Officials About Climate Change
Written by: Daisy Simmons
Climate policy is an important tool in tackling climate change. And you don’t need to be an elected official to get...
Fort Liberty Installs Floating Solar Panels
Written by: YCC Team
Fort Liberty — the North Carolina Army installation formerly known as Fort Bragg — is going solar in an unconventional way.
The...
Returning Home: The Siekopai Nation’s Fight to Reclaim Ancestral Lands and Future of Survival...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Amazonian Siekopai Nation are fighting to reclaim their ancestral lands in an ongoing legal battle with the Ecuadorian government.
Throughout the...
These Are the World’s Top Universities Driving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Written by: Phil Baty
“Yes, we educate. Yes, we do research. But if we are not making an impact and making a difference then we...
Ending World Hunger: Amplifying Local Voices for Sustainable Food Practices
The Planetary Press is proud to publish this interview in partnership with World Hunger Day and The Hunger Project UK and encourages our readers...
Turkish Teens Create Innovative Device to Treat and Reuse 90% of Laundry Wastewater, Win...
The Earth Prize has announced the winner of its $200,000 environmental sustainability competition.
The Earth Prize named Team Delavo victorious in its 2023 edition of...
We Don’t Have Time: Ambitious Climate Solutions to Combat the World’s Greatest Challenge
Climate change is a topic on the minds of countless global citizens.
The IPCC’s most recent installment, deemed a “final warning” by some, outlines how...
Transfarmation: Leah Garcés Takes on Factory Farms, Empowers Farmers to Shift to Plant-Based Agriculture
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
Arctic Angels and Ice Defenders: Inge Relph Leads the Intergenerational Charge on Arctic Protection
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
From Anti-Apartheid Activist to Head of International Climate Powerhouse: Tasneem Essop is Leading the...
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
Robin Sidman-Buchanan is Empowering and Developing the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders in the...
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
Lina Carvajal Bridges Art, Technology, and Wellbeing to Regenerate and Restore Coral in Mesoamerica...
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
Victoria Lichet Leads the Charge for the Recognition of Our Environmental Rights
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
SHE Changes Climate: Bianca Pitt is Leading the Fight for Gender Parity in Climate...
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
Earth Prize Names Youth Finalists in Global $200,000 Sustainability Competition
Finalists have been selected for the 2023 Earth Prize competition.
An initiative of the Geneva-based Earth Foundation, the Earth Prize is an environmental sustainability competition...
Rebel Girls: How Jes Wolfe is Working to Empower and Inspire Girls through Storytelling
In honor of International Women’s Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
From Reviving Traditional Crops to Climate-Proofing Infrastructure: How 5 Indian Communities are Adapting to...
Written by: Pooja Chhabria and Milan Jacob
At the global level, India is at the forefront of driving action on climate change. Its pledge to...
Solving the Climate Crisis: How Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is Breaking Down Stereotypes of Women...
In honor of International Women's Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
Mother of Sharks: The Adventures of Marine Biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez
In honor of International Women's Month, The Planetary Press is highlighting women around the globe who are driving positive change for our planet and...
Century-Old Church in Norfolk, Virginia, Saves Money by Going Solar
Written by: YCC Team
A small, century-old church in a historically Black neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia, has lowered its energy costs and carbon pollution by...
The Earth Prize Announces 2023 Scholars
The Earth Prize competition has announced its 2023 scholars.
An environmental sustainability competition for teenagers across the globe, The Earth Prize recognizes students and schools...
Wake Up World: A Curriculum on the Climate Crisis for Faith and Community Groups
Please tell us more about yourselves and your backgrounds. How did you first get involved in the climate space?
Bob is a retired United Methodist...
Dr. Will Steffen Tribute
With great sadness, we share the news of the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Will Steffen. A leading thinker and steadfast advocate...
Green Jobs are Booming, But Too Few Employees Have Sustainability Skills to Fill Them...
Written by: Christopher Boone & Karen C. Seto
To meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs more than a few chief sustainability officers...
Birth of a New Blog: “Green Diplomacy”
Written by: Green Diplomacy Staff
2023 ambitiously starts with the launch in January of the new blog "Green Diplomacy": a forum for diplomatic action in...
Chicago Entrepreneur Uses Clean Energy to Create Opportunities in Disinvested Communities
Written by: Audrey Henderson
On a chilly October morning, Arthur Burton stood in the parking lot of the Chicago Urban League. Since its establishment in...
We Don’t Have Time: Climate Solutions for the Here and Now
The reality of climate change is becoming more apparent every day as temperatures rise and extreme weather events plague communities across the globe. The...
Victory: Indigenous Community Wins Decades-Long Battle to Safeguard Land
Written by: Maxwell Radwin
An Indigenous community in Ecuador has finally obtained national protections for part of its territory after decades of fighting off deforestation...
‘Enough is Enough’ – Vatican Calls for Immediate End to Fossil Fuels, Bold Action...
Written by: Kimberly White
The Vatican is calling for an immediate phase-out of fossil fuels. A top Vatican official has signaled support for an agreement...
Global Faith Institutions Announce Multimillion-Dollar Divestment from Fossil Fuel Companies
Written by: Kimberly White
Faith institutions from around the globe are taking a stance against fossil fuels.
Thirty-five faith institutions from seven countries have announced a...
Ex-Fossil Workers Convert Old Oilfields to Solar Farms After ‘Rapid Upskilling’ in Alberta
Written by: Mitchell Beer
A group of 15 trainees will be heading out into the field to begin converting two Alberta oilfield sites into...
From Desert to Forest: Indigenous Communities Restore 20,000 Hectares of Forest in Mexico
Written by: Juan Mayorga
In Tepejillo, on one of the many hills in the southern Mexican municipality of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca, extreme erosion has...
Protecting the Central Arctic Ocean: Why the Arctic Needs to Be Considered a Global...
Interview with Inge Relph, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Global Choices
https://youtu.be/PtBLdNTXe7k
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello, and welcome back to Common Home Conversations. Today...
How Children are Helping to Make Their Families More Eco-friendly – New Research
Written by: Shaheen Hosany, Hongwei He, and Sameer Hosany
The UN climate change panel IPCC has warned that 2030 is our deadline for halving global carbon emissions to prevent...
Indigenous Farmers Bring Back Crops Adapted to Hot, Dry Conditions
Written by: YCC Team
As the climate warms and the threat of water scarcity grows, a Native-governed nonprofit in Arizona is working to bring back...
Our Common Future: The Pathway to Stockholm+50
Interview with Daniel Perell, Representative to the United Nations for the Baha'i International Community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SNtzdBtQNU
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello, and welcome back to Common...
UN Human Rights Council Appoints First Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
Written by: Kimberly White
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) has appointed climate law and policy expert Dr. Ian Fry as the world's first...
Two Native Tribes are Helping Create an Electric Vehicle ‘Pipeline’
Written by: YCC Team
Members of the Red Lake Nation in Minnesota and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in North and South Dakota have long...
Indigenous Peoples Across the Globe are Uniquely Equipped to Deal with the Climate Crisis...
Written by: Janine Mohamed, Pat Anderson, and Veronica Matthews
The urgency of tackling climate change is even greater for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,...
International Women’s Month Spotlight: Kimberlee Centera
International Women’s Month Q&A series
Please tell us a little about yourself and your work with TerraPro Solutions.
As one of the only female CEOs of...
Pathway to Hope: The Stockholm+50 Declaration
Interview with Fergus Watt, Coordinator for the Coalition for the UN We Need
https://youtu.be/HZLaBMc0DSE
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to Common Home Conversations....
International Women’s Month Spotlight: Glenda Monge Alvarado
International Women’s Month Q&A series
Please tell us a little about yourself and your work.
I have always believed that regardless of the profession you have,...
Six Behavior Changes That Can Heal People and the Planet
Written by: Neha Pathak, MD
Here’s a prescription for improving the health of U.S. residents – and at the same time, helping to protect the...
International Women’s Month Spotlight: Wadia Samadi
International Women’s Month Q&A series
Please tell us a little about yourself and your work with Wadsam.
I am Wadia Samadi. I am from Afghanistan and...
International Women’s Month Spotlight: Diana Kapp
International Women’s Month Q&A series
Please tell us a little about yourself.
I am a journalist and author based in San Francisco. My work has taken...
International Women’s Month Spotlight: Maria Antonia Tigre
International Women’s Month Q&A series
Please tell us a little about yourself and your work with the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment.
I...
Kenyan Community Successfully Restores Half of Their Forest in Just Five Years
Written by: Jackson Okata
On a hot, sunny afternoon, Susan Aluoch is among a group of volunteers preparing a tree nursery in preparation for the upcoming...
Environmental Justice: Ecuador’s Indigenous Peoples Have Power to Protect Their Lands from Oil and...
Written by: Kimberly White
Ecuador’s highest court has recognized the right of Indigenous communities to have the final say when it comes to extractive projects...
Rihanna’s Foundation Pledges $15 Million to Support Climate Justice Movement
Written by: Kimberly White
Rihanna is stepping up to do her part to combat climate change. The musician and beauty mogul has pledged to donate...
Why Education Systems Should Build Environmental Ethics Into Every Subject
Written by: Bellarmine Nneji
One of the goals most of the world has agreed on is education for sustainable development. This means development that considers present concerns...
Using the Tool of Law to Reclaim the Right to a Healthy Environment
Interview with Lionel Chami, Special Advisor at the Global Pact Coalition
https://youtu.be/uTCu9qdXBYQ
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to Common Home Conversations. Today we're...
Alaska Native Villages Band Together to Keep the Yukon River’s Wild Salmon Afloat
Written by: Maia Wikler
It’s nearly 2 in the morning and the sun is just beginning to set as Ben Stevens navigates the braided channels...
How to Address the Climate Crisis? 5 Young People Share their Solutions
Written by: Sophia Simmons
As world leaders meet at the Conference of the Parties 26 (COP26) in Glasgow, how are young people addressing the many...
Pope Francis: World Leaders Must Show Political Will, Not Defer Action on Climate Change
Written by: Brian Roewe
Addressing the U.N. climate summit with his pen rather than in person, Pope Francis called on world leaders assembled here to...
An Inside Look at the World’s Most Crucial Climate Conference
The world’s most important climate conference has officially begun. World leaders, NGOs, corporations, and activists are gathering in Glasgow to discuss the impacts of...
Julian Cribb- Earth Detox: Charting the Path Toward a Safer, Cleaner World
https://www.youtube.com/embed/BRRk_kWl2Z8
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to The Planetary Podcast. Today we are joined by Julian Cribb, author, science communicator, and Co-Founder...
Stockholm+49: Make 2022 a Game Changer
It has been nearly fifty years since the historic UN Conference on the Environment in Stockholm. The 1972 conference was the first of its...
Nobel Prize: Why Climate Modellers Deserved the Physics Award – They’ve Been Proved Right...
Written by: Dr. Pushp Raj Tiwari
This year’s Nobel prize in physics has been split between Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi. While Parisi...
Hollywood Climate Summit: Entertainment Industry Joins Together to Address the Climate Crisis
The entertainment industry is coming together to address the climate emergency. The Hollywood Climate Summit has officially kicked off its four-day interactive conference.
Presented by...
Circularity and The Race to Zero: How a Circular Economy Could Help Combat the...
The countdown is on for the Exponential Climate Action Summit: Circularity and The Race to Zero, a global broadcast focused on the challenges, opportunities,...
Indigenous Groups Accuse Brazil’s Bolsonaro of Genocide, Call on the ICC to Investigate
Written by: Kimberly White
Indigenous groups in Brazil are calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate President Jair Bolsonaro for genocide and ecocide.
The...
Helena Lindemark: Climate Change- We’re In This Together and We Need To Solve It...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEBn_X6E5DE
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to Common Home Conversations. Today we're joined by Helena Lindemark, Founder of the 2022 Initiative Foundation....
Ingmar Rentzhog- Together We Are the Solution: How Social Media Can Help Us Solve...
https://youtu.be/O6qBlTQBwxw
Interview TranscriptTranscribed by Otter AI
Kimberly WhiteHello and welcome to The Planetary Podcast. Today we are joined by Ingmar Rentzhog, Founder of We Don't Have...
Will a Native-led Initiative Spur an Agricultural Revolution in Rural Alaska?
Written by: Max Graham
When Eva Dawn Burk first saw Calypso Farm and Ecology Center in 2019, she felt enchanted. Calypso is an educational farm...
