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Naples wanted tourists. Now it has to work out how to remain a city for the people who live there
As tourism reshapes Naples, the challenge is no longer attracting visitors but ensuring that the city remains liveable for the communities that made it desirable

Valeria Russo
2 days ago5 min read


HRDAG uses statistics to reveal gaps in human rights records
Human rights data analysis separates documented cases from estimates of violence missing from the record

Editorial Team SDG16
3 days ago4 min read


The global race to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Carbon removal is attracting investment, but costs, storage risks and limited capacity complicate its role alongside emissions cuts

Editorial Team SDG13
4 days ago5 min read


Groundwater depletion drains the hidden reserve beneath cities and farms
Falling water tables threaten supplies and infrastructure, while local projects show how pumping and recharge can change

Editorial Team SDG6
5 days ago4 min read


Who owns the scientific data needed to protect the planet?
Satellite records, climate observations and genetic databases expose tensions over access, profit and public funding

Editorial Team SDG13
6 days ago5 min read


Hamburg forest education project connects young people across continents
Wälder ohne Grenzen links outdoor learning and youth filmmaking with international exchange as its next phase develops

Editorial Team SDG4
7 days ago4 min read


Busubi founding Power of Communities Hub
In Busubi, a farming parish in central Uganda, twenty-three people have founded the first community hub of the Global Society to complete its founding - with reusable sanitary pads, hand-bound notebooks and a room where eleven people showed up.

Editorial
Sep 125 min read


Climate change is pushing the global water cycle towards sharper extremes
Rising heat is disrupting rainfall, river flows and water supplies as adaptation expands from reservoirs to allocation reform

Editorial Team SDG6
Sep 125 min read


The opportunities and ecological risks of floating solar power
Solar arrays on artificial water bodies can spare land and limit evaporation, but ecological effects remain site-specific

Editorial Team SDG7
Sep 115 min read


Planned obsolescence is real, but the Centennial Light proves less than the myth claims
A 125-year-old bulb exposes genuine durability questions, while repair barriers offer stronger evidence of modern product limits

Editorial Team SDG12
Sep 105 min read


Peatland restoration protects ancient carbon stores and threatened habitats
Rewetting degraded peat can curb emissions and fire, but durable recovery depends on land use and local livelihoods

Editorial Team SDG15
Sep 94 min read


Worldreader tests whether mobile reading can turn screen time into early learning
BookSmart gives families free digital books, but access, sustained use and evidence remain central questions

Editorial Team SDG4
Sep 84 min read


The Engine Room tests a community-led model for safer civil society technology
The non-profit combines digital security, responsible data and research as civic groups face expanding technological risks

Editorial Team SDG16
Sep 75 min read


Wildlife corridors and species survival in fragmented landscapes
Connected habitats allow wildlife to move, breed and respond as roads, farms and warming climates reshape ecosystems

Editorial Team SDG15
Sep 65 min read


Regenerative agriculture can deliver results, but not every claim survives scrutiny
Soil-focused farming can improve measurable outcomes, although costs, yields and benefits vary sharply by place and practice

Editorial Team SDG2
Sep 55 min read


Wildlife captivity debate tests Born Free's conservation model
The foundation links anti-captivity campaigning with rescue, habitat protection and community-based species conservation

Editorial Team SDG15
Sep 45 min read


Camara Education’s digital classrooms test the promise of offline learning
The charity combines reused computers, teacher training and local hubs in Africa, while evidence on education technology remains mixed

Editorial Team SDG4
Sep 35 min read


WildAid’s dual strategy targets wildlife demand and gaps in marine enforcement
The conservation group combines mass communications with practical support for protected seas and fisheries

Editorial Team SDG15
Sep 24 min read


How cities can protect people from extreme heat
Heat plans combine public warnings and emergency relief with long-term changes to streets, homes and workplaces

Editorial Team SDG11
Sep 15 min read
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