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A leading proponent of vertical farming discusses how urban areas (DesPardes Editor’s note: like Karachi, Lahore, Dhaka, Mumbai, etc.) should adapt to a perilous environmental future. Jon Michaud at The
Continue readingFeeding the World in 21st Century: ‘Cities Like Forests’
World’s lost 8th continent is about 1.6 times larger than United Kingdom Scientists have discovered evidence of a long-lost continent off the northern coast of Australia that supported 500,000 people
Continue readingWorld’s Lost 8th Continent Finally Found After 70,000 Years
Nanoplastics pose a greater threat to human health than microplastics because they’re small enough to penetrate human cells, enter the bloodstream and impact organs. A typical one-liter (33-ounce) bottle of
Continue readingA 1-Litre Bottle Of Water Contains Some 240,000 Plastic Fragments: Study
Eddie Rich CEO of the International Hydropower Association signs off the year with a gift blog for the sustainable hydropower community. As we look back on a year that has
Continue reading10 Moments that Shaped the Future of Hydropower in 2022
Editor’s Pick on Climate Change; Climate Reparations; Work From Home, Flu, RSV & Covid…
A fraught UN summit wrapped up on Sunday with a landmark deal on funding to help vulnerable countries cope with devastating climate impacts—but also anger boiled over a failure to
Continue readingRich nations agree to pay climate loss and damage
What if the 10 countries that grow 69% of the world’s wheat collaborated to impose floors and ceilings on this vital cereal? As the climate warms, the lessons of sanctions and
Continue readingAn Environmental Arms Race Might Further Encourage an Actual Arms Race
From Ted Lasso to TED Talks, the theory of the “wood-wide web” is everywhere, and some scientists argue that it is overblown and unproven. However, because the wood-wide net has
Continue readingAre Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s in Dispute.
Ahead of midterm elections in the US that are expected to tip the balance of power in Congress, this is an analysis from both sides of the Atlantic. The gridlock
Excerpts from Jesse Russell’s book review at The Hedgehog Review: In his recent work Birds and Us, British ornithologist Tim Birkhead provides a genealogical retrospective of human relationships with birds.
The study contradicts the idea that we should use less groundwater Written by Rezwan at GlobalVoices.org: Being a riverine country, Bangladesh is prone to floods every year, and a large
Continue readingIs ‘Water Machine’ Preventing More Flood Disasters in Bangladesh?
Perhaps the clearest role the U.S. can play in halting and reversing global nature loss by 2030 is in the assistance it provides to those countries where biodiversity is richest
Continue readingNature is Disappearing: Here’s Why it Matters and What to Do About it