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Female referees gain same salary as male after strikes
Referees in Spain went on strike for a week, forcing the league opener to be postponed. They demanded better conditions. With success....

Editorial Team SDG5
Jan 6, 20233 min read


Planting against hunger in favelas
Fernanda da Silva, like with millions of other Brazilians, was famished not too long ago. The mother of three, 40, was out of work and...

Editorial Team SDG2
Jan 4, 20233 min read


Food for Future: Protein from CO2
A soy plant needs three basic ingredients from which it produces a protein that we can eat: Carbon as a building material, which usually...

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Historic agreement reached to protect nature
The Kunming-Montreal agreement unites over 190 nations to protect 30% of Earth’s land and seas by 2030, marking a historic pact for biodiversity.

Editorial Team SDG17
Jan 2, 20234 min read


App invented to connect people to collect plastic on mountains
Global 2000's app Dreckspotz aims to bring the data on plastic waste in the mountains up to date and raise public awareness. Plastic...

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 1, 20232 min read


Resistance movement against submission to the work and consumerism fetish
What was formerly referred to as "the big quit" in the USA and "tang ping" in China is now being referred to as the "laying flat"...

Editorial Team SDG8
Dec 31, 20223 min read


Oyster project against water pollution
At the World Nature Summit in Montreal, there is a lot of talk about species conservation. Not far away, researchers and indigenous...

Editorial Team SDG9
Dec 31, 20223 min read


Researchers develop battery that doesn't lose capacity
An Australian-Japanese team tested a new electrode material with "unprecedented stability" in a solid-state battery One problem, even...

Editorial Team SDG9
Dec 30, 20222 min read


Sustainable architecture: paper houses
Paper and cardboard are increasingly becoming a building material. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is a pioneer of the material and is...

Editorial Team SDG11
Dec 27, 20222 min read


Comment: Charity - the key to a sustainable future
Two thousand years ago, a new, literally ground breaking concept came into our world: charity, the love of neighbour and fellowmen. With...

G. Wieland
Dec 24, 20222 min read


Guiness World Record has been broken by planting as many trees as possible within 24hs
A 23-year-old tree planter from Quebec has set a new world record by planting 23,060 trees in 24 hours. Antoine Moses from Gaspé says he...

Editorial Team SDG13
Dec 23, 20223 min read


Collecting plastic for food
Exchange ten collected plastic bottles for a lunch: not only the people of Nicaragua win, but also nature. The idea and funding came from...

Editorial Team SDG12
Dec 23, 20224 min read


Train driver jobs for everyone
More than 28,000 women have applied for 30 locomotive driver jobs in Saudi Arabia. The Spanish rail company Renfe recently advertised 30...

Editorial Team SDG5
Dec 22, 20222 min read


Scientists invented a quick solution to remove plastic from water
Researchers at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) developed a magnetic powder, which removes microplastics from water in just...

Editorial Team SDG14
Dec 20, 20222 min read


Giving books a new life
While avoiding the environmental impact of republishing new copies of books it was the beginning of „El Club de los Raros“, an online...

Editorial Team SDG12
Dec 19, 20222 min read


Environmental education in schools worldwide
More and more institutions are including environmental awareness and education in the educational programs of schools and institutes, as...

Editorial Team SDG4
Dec 16, 20223 min read


A ship sets out on a world tour against plastic pollution
The Plastic Odyssey project seeks to reduce marine plastic waste while establishing a global network of regional recycling programs....

Editorial Team SDG17
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Comment: Effective altruism and an optimistic vision - the creation of a “Good News Network
The significance of the media in structuring the narrative around climate change cannot be underestimated.

D. K. Blaire
Dec 15, 20226 min read


Women leaders’ day to reduce inequality
The second edition of the Female Founders Day conference has arrived after the success of the previous year. The Female Startup Leaders...

Editorial Team SDG4
Dec 13, 20223 min read


Call to Action: Activists and the Sustainable Development Goals
At the 77th United Nations General Assembly on the 13th of September 2022, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a stark warning...

D. K. Blaire
Dec 12, 20225 min read


An artificial intelligence buoy that comes to protect whales
Since October 13, the artificial intelligence buoy that aims, through the conservation of cetaceans, to advance in the mitigation of...

Editorial Team SDG14
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Network established for skills sponsorship
France’s Citizens project boosts solidarity by connecting companies and associations through skill-sharing, advancing SDGs and local civic engagement.

Editorial Team SDG17
Dec 7, 20223 min read


A village is defending the rights of children
Village Pilote is the only association for the protection of children in Senegal. It has teams in France, Switzerland and Belgium in...

Editorial Team SDG1
Dec 6, 20222 min read


Abandoned bikes get a second life
In Sweden, the company Umeå Wheels gives a second life to abandoned bikes. Umeå Wheels is a start-up that collects, repairs and offers...

Editorial Team SDG12
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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