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Towards a “Great Food Transformation”

Unsustainable food systems are threatening human health and environmental sustainability. We need to change the way we farm—and our diets. There are more of us, we’re getting wealthier, and we’re demanding more protein-rich…

18 Feb 2019 Story
RASAI: the car-sharing tool seeking to breathe life into Pakistan’s congested cities

When Hassam Ud-din started studying in Islamabad in Pakistan, he had a three-hour round-trip commute from his home in Rawalpindi. He hated sitting in traffic jams, breathing dirty air and burning up fuel and money.…

15 Feb 2019 Story
Zimbabwe pangolin project working to save world’s most trafficked animal

World Pangolin Day on 16 February reminds us of the damage illegal wildlife trade is doing to the world’s only scaly mammal, but also that there is still a chance to save endangered species if we act wisely now. A…

12 Feb 2019 Story
Pakistani innovators design cheap and climate-friendly flat-pack homes for refugees

Three years ago, Mohammed Saquib and his fellow students Yaseen Khalid and Nabeel Siddiqui were seeking inspiration for their final year university project. The Syrian crisis was at its peak and with the plight of refugees…

11 Feb 2019 Story
Taming the sputtering tuk tuk: Sri Lankan innovator develops affordable electric conversion kit

For Sasiranga De Silva, the battle to save the planet must begin at home. Dismayed by traffic pollution in his native city of Colombo in Sri Lanka, the 33-year-old engineer and electric-vehicle fanatic set about finding the…

11 Feb 2019 Story
Inspiring women and girls: onwards and up in science

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke to four inspirational women—from Young Champions of the Earth to the Chief Executive Office of Future Tech Lab.  We asked these women blazing a trail in science…

08 Feb 2019 Story
A colourful solution to flower waste

In India, Shiva is the god of destruction. His job is to destroy the universe to re-create it. Every morning, Hindu temple bells ring out across the mist. The sound mingles with chanting, as groups of people gather to offer…

06 Feb 2019 Story
Surfers ride the wave of ocean action in Myanmar blue forest

Ocean lovers are often left out of the bigger environmental discussions and so struggle to see how they can do their part to stop climate change. But one organization, Sustainable Surf, is committed to changing all that by…

04 Feb 2019 Story
Indian architect turns to bees and terracotta to design innovative cooling system

Monish Siripurapu’s air cooling system may be based on the design of a beehive but the Indian innovator’s inspiration did not come while he was striding through fields of flowers. He was actually in a stifling hot factory…

01 Feb 2019 Story
Air pollution is choking Bangkok, but a solution is in reach

A recent spell of especially soupy air has Bangkok scrambling to disperse dangerous pollutants and protect residents against dire health impacts. The government has reacted quickly, clamping down on heavily polluting…

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