Singapore has had a long history as a green city – but a tri-sector partnership could help developing Asian countries kickstart a journey into climate change resilience. [This is a feature story published in the Tri-Sector ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2018
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Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan have discovered a gene in plants that helps protect them from excessive heat. Published in the scientific journal Plant Cell, the study shows that ...
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2018
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Many marine protected areas are often unnecessarily expensive and located in the wrong places, an international study has shown.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2018
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Last Friday, the Australian government released its first report on our progress towards meeting the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Environment
Jun 19, 2018
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The Human Development Index, published each year by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), is the world's most famous indicator of the level of development of societies. It shows for almost all countries in the world ...
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2018
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Countries with high levels of human well-being are more likely to show increasing forest growth. That's the finding of a new study by a group of Finnish scientists, published in PLOS ONE. Their work shows that countries exhibiting ...
Environment
May 15, 2018
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Plastic pollution in the oceans is a major problem that is finally getting the attention it deserves, thanks to Blue Planet II. It makes headline news almost every week – and famous figures such as the Pope, Prince Charles, ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2018
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Scientists warned Monday that land degradation imperils the health and well-being of billions of people, threatening food and water supplies while fuelling conflict, mass migration and disease spread.
Environment
Mar 26, 2018
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To reduce wealth inequality without diminishing the economic performance of a country, a policy package of bequest taxes and land value taxes could be the optimal solution. Such a policy package would, in fact, have a strong ...
Economics & Business
Mar 23, 2018
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Sustainable marine fisheries seem to tick all the boxes. They can fill your belly, fill your wallet, and do it all for a fraction of the carbon emissions generated by conventional agriculture. They are the last major source ...
Ecology
Jan 29, 2018
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