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The Year that COVID Built: a Look Back on 2020
What will you remember about 2020? Many of us suffered loss of loved ones from the pandemic; even more of us have seen our livelihoods put in peril. But there are some memories we will all share – captured in…
Scotland Plans To Protect 30 percent Of Its Land To Boost Biodiversity
Scotland is famous for whiskey, haggis and stunning scenery; rolling hills, snow-capped mountains and more than 30,000 freshwater lochs. It is also home to around 90,000 species of animals, microbes and plants. Now, plans are being proposed to protect as…
This Is What’s Happening With Single-Use Plastics Around the World
Canada will ban a range of single-use plastic products by the end of next year. The ban will focus on six items that are often found in the environment, are often not recycled and that have readily available alternatives, the…
The Duke of Cambridge Has Just Launched the Earthshot Prize
The Duke of Cambridge launched a multi-million-pound environmental prize on Thursday, teaming up with celebrities including footballer Dani Alves and Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch a prize aimed at tackling the world’s climate problems. With the high-profile project, The…
What Are the Biggest Risks to Business? New Data Shows Climate Concerns Are Rising
An overly simplistic view of global economics has fuelled climate denial and skepticism for decades. Some opponents of climate change mitigation policies argue that achieving any progress would require an impossible retrofitting of our economy and result in lower profits…
Why the World Needs a ‘Circular Bioeconomy’ – for Jobs, Biodiversity and Prosperity
There is no future for business as usual. Our current economic system, which arguably has succeeded in creating unprecedented economic output, wealth and human welfare over the past 70 years, has led to exacerbated social inequalities and loss of nature…
How Investing In Nature Can Help Tackle The Biodiversity And Climate Crises
This month, world leaders and experts convened for the UN General Assembly which is culminating in the UN Summit on Biodiversity today. The Summit will emphasise the need to safeguard nature and drive momentum towards the post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. Last…