Browse the publishing and editorial archive.
Lands managed by Afro-descendant peoples in the Amazon experience dramatically lower deforestation and house some of the planet’s richest ecosystems—showing how centuries-old stewardship can guide global conservation.
As AI adoption accelerates, its soaring energy demands and carbon footprint raise urgent concerns about sustainability, highlighting the need for greener technologies and policies to mitigate its environmental impact.
Forests are essential for life on Earth. Because they produce oxygen and help regulate the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere, forests are known as the “lungs of the…
The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and…
In April 2024, extreme heat hit South and Southeast Asia, affecting nations like India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. These heat waves severely impacted some of the world’s most densely…
“Technological change, while it helps hu- manity meet the challenges nature impos- es upon us, leads to a paradigm shift: It leaves us lesscapable, not more, of using our intellectual capacities. It…
Those advocating for artificial intelligence tout the huge benefits of using this technology. For instance, an article in CNN points out how AI is helping Princeton scientists solve “a key problem” with…
The transition to renewable energy is inevitable given the current climate crisis and the fact that fossil fuels are a finite resource. To make the shift, a detailed plan is required to…
The sperm whale is extreme. They have the largest brains and the largest noses on Earth. The sperm whale’s nose is a huge and sophisticated sonar device that produces the most powerful…
Photo Courtesy of Siddharth Kara Siddarth Kara’s book exposes the exploitation behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 24 Jan 2024 – “Unspeakable riches have brought the people of the Congo little other than…
What reading Georges Bataille could teach you about the birth of art—and of humanity. Why should we explore caves and excavate fossils? Why should we seek more information about our origins? And…
Tags: Africa, Africa Climate Summit 2023, Climate Change, Environment, Global warming, Solutions Africa Climate Summit 2023: Driving Green Growth & Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World 7 Sep 2023 – Despite statements of intent, western…
Our planet is imploding: when will we act to save ourselves?By Julian Cribb While much of humanity was glued to the unfolding drama over one tiny submarine, the Earth we all…
The recent racist western media coverage of the monkeypox virus outbreak has tragically taken us centuries back in history, as we are painfully reminded of the times when black people have derogatively…
The recent failure of experimental HIV vaccine produced by American Multinational drugmaker Johnson & Johnson in Sub-Saharan African countries raises major concerns. According to claims by the company, the decision to withdraw…
Like frogs in water that keeps getting hotter and hotter, we are nearing the boiling point. A plague of “vaccine mandates” and “vaccine passports” is rapidly spreading across the globe. There has…
Watch last Saturday’s fantastic program with Haiti’s former First Lady Mildred Aristide speaking about UNIFA with the Mt. View School District https://youtu.be/oGRFizDNxFo
The latest round of Egyptian-Ethiopian negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), brokered by former African Union (AU) president Cyril Ramaphosa, ended without agreement, adding another episode to the chain of…
Optimism emerged last week following a vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech companies for Covid-19 fight. However, some governments are scrambling to lay claim to the vaccine doses, which may delay…
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service World Citizens Call for Renewed Efforts to Resolve Asian Maritime Delimitations Dispute 8 June has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the International…
Helen Yaffe— COVID-19 surged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019, and by January 2020 it had hit Hubei province like a tidal wave, swirling over China and rippling…
Jan 2020 – Climate change is one of the most pressing political, economic and environmental issues of our time. It demands honest and timely collective global actions. Despite the ever-rising environmental catastrophes that…
Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco: “The presence of Angolan youth and youth from other parts of the continent as well as the Diaspora in the Biennale will result in various innovative…
Currently 30 square kilometres of Lake Victoria, which stretches to approximately 375 kilometres and links Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, is covered with the evasive water hyacinth that has paralysed transport in the…
The United States generates most of the wars and does most of the fighting, but Europe gets the majority of the terrorist blowback. What kind of a deal is that for Europe?…
