First Person: Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society
Citizens recycling in Osaki, Japan Ms. Fujita moved to Osaki in 2021 to work with the municipality, business sector and local community to help prepare the town for a more…
Indonesia leads the way in taming forest fires
When volunteer firefighter Marlizar noticed smoke billowing over a quarter-hectare of peatland while on a routine patrol in 2019, he dispatched his colleague to their base in Riau province’s Teluk…
Lack of sleep leads to anxiety and depression, research
Montana: Research based on 50 years of data has revealed that those with severe sleep difficulties are at increased risk of depression and anxiety. Cara Palma, lead author of the…
Guterres leads call to make Africa ‘a renewable energy superpower’
Secretary-General António Guterres was addressing the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, noting that despite “extreme heat, ferocious floods, and tens of thousands dead from devastating droughts”, the continent was…