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Opium Production Ceases as Communities in Mexico’s Golden Triangle Turn to Forestry
An area famous for cropping narcotics and cannabis has changed its moniker from the Golden Triangle of Opium to the Golden Triangle of Sustainable...
Video Gamers Doing a World of Good: Fortnite Raised $144 Million for Ukraine Relief
Who says video games are a waste of time?
Game developers are raising money for Ukrainians both inside and outside of the besieged company, with...
These Solar Panels Also Pull in Water Vapor to Grow Crops in the Desert
Using a unique hydrogel, scientists in Saudi Arabia have successfully drawn water out of the dry air for growing spinach—while producing electricity from the...
Chemists Discover New Way to Harness Clean Energy From Ammonia
A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could...
Government Saves Rare Old-Growth Trees From Further Logging on 10,000 Sq-Miles of BC Forest
British Columbia's provincial government has recognized that its old-growth forests are irreplaceable, vital ecosystems, and has spared 10,000 square miles, or 2.6 million hectares...
How This Bouncy Castle Cleans the Air and Gobbles CO2 While You Jump
While nations announced pledges to do more to prevent climate change, one announcement at COP26 was rather more playful.
An inflatable bouncy castle, or what...
Refugees in Cameroon Have Turned a Treeless Desert Camp Into a Thriving Forest – LOOK
What once was brown now has turned green, thanks to a special collaboration between the Dutch Lottery, the UN, and a group of humanitarian...
Here’s All the Good News From the COP26 Global Climate Summit Thus Far
At COP26, many of the parties to the Paris Climate Agreement have doubled-down on their commitments to reducing forest-loss and emissions.
Three days into the...
Jane Goodall Enlists Fans to Help Plant a Trillion Trees Around the World by 2030
World Renown primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall launched a grassroots movement this week, during the United Nations Climate Week to support their ecosystem restoration project...
Bezos Earth Fund Pledges $1B to Conserve Land and Sea in Critical Areas ‘We can and must reverse this’
Jeff Bezos has placed an additional $1 billion into the Bezos Earth Fund to be spent on creating, expanding, managing, and monitoring protected and...
Nutrient-Rich Human Waste is Poised to Sustain Agriculture and Improve Economies, Say Researchers
The future connection between human waste, sanitation technology, and sustainable agriculture is becoming more evident. According to new research, countries could be moving closer...
Farmers Now Use Floating Gardens To Keep Crops Alive When it Floods — A Climate Crisis Lesson
Bangladesh's floating gardens, built to grow food during flood seasons, could offer a sustainable solution for parts of the world prone to flooding because...
World’s First Fully-Recyclable Electronic Transistor Produced By 3D Printers at Duke University
Engineers at Duke University have developed the world’s first fully recyclable printed electronics. Their recycling process recovers nearly 100% of the materials used—and preserves...
To Fortify With Iron, Ingenious Metal Fish Soaked in Soup Provides Nutrition And is Much Cheaper Than Pills
Many people have an iron deficiency—especially vegetarians. In fact, it’s the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world.
To address this problem, especially...
$14 Billion Raised For Great Green Wall to Continue Planting Trees Across Africa, Keeping Sahara From Destroying Villages
Efforts to finish the Great Green Wall in Africa, which has been halting the desertification of villages near the Sahara, received a multi-billion dollar...
As the U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis, Landmark Study Shows CBD Does Not Impair Driving
The United Nations this week reclassified cannabis by removing it from the category of most dangerous and addictive drugs, which includes heroin.
Meanwhile, a landmark...
The Red Cross Reports Massive Surge in Volunteer Numbers Worldwide in Response to COVID-19
The world’s largest humanitarian network has reported that hundreds of thousands of new volunteers have stepped up to work for free this year during...
On Its 75th Birthday UN Ratifies Treaty Which Bans Ownership, Creation, and Use of Nuclear Weapons For Signatories
Parts of this article have been reprinted with permission from World at Large news.
A treaty that bans the use, manufacturing, sale, and maintenance of...
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Goes To The World’s Largest Hunger Program
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the world’s largest humanitarian organization that feeds the hungry.
The World Food Program (WFP) won the...
In Rare Bipartisan Agreement on Climate, U.S. Senators Forge Plan to Phase Out Use of a Potent Greenhouse Gas
A group of U.S. Senate Republicans have authored an amendment to an energy and manufacturing bill that would launch a transition away from hydrofluorocarbons,...