top of page
News timeline
Explore our news timeline by selecting any category from the sub-menu.


European green capital award sets out blueprint for sustainable city leadership
EU-backed recognition scheme highlights city policies that lift quality of life, and builds networks to spread workable sustainability practice

Editorial Team SDG11
1 day ago4 min read


Southeast Asia’s landmine survivors cannot wait for perfect politics
Prosthetics, rehabilitation and long-term support remain the clearest measure of real progress for survivors

Editorial Team SDG16
2 days ago8 min read


Energy poverty in tourist areas is hiding in plain sight
Bright resorts, dark homes: how tourism growth can deepen unequal energy access for workers and host communities

Editorial Team SDG10
4 days ago8 min read


Energy transition powers top spot in latest global environmental index
Estonia’s 40% emissions cut and tougher protection for forests and wetlands underpin its rise in the 2024-2025 EPI

Editorial Team SDG7
Mar 42 min read


School meal networks, local procurement and traceability, what is changing?
From farm to school to traceability rules, districts want shorter supply chains, but funding and logistics are tightening in USA

Editorial Team SDG3
Mar 37 min read


Waste Warriors Society scales up waste management work across the Indian Himalayan region
A volunteer clean-up group has grown into a regional operator running collection, sorting and community programmes across Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Editorial Team SDG15
Feb 273 min read


Global Brigades brings mobile dental care to remote villages
A volunteer-led mobile unit treated more than 200 children in Honduras, where the nearest hospital can be over three hours away on foot

Editorial Team SDG3
Feb 202 min read


The world is changing, global civil society is the glue holding long term progress together
The UN SDGs offer a common blueprint, but it is civil society that turns goals into lasting projects on the ground

Editorial Team SDG17
Feb 205 min read


Locally controlled forest restoration programme targets market access for community-led management
A LoCoFoRest initiative aims to link SDG 15 ambitions with land rights, livelihoods and governance ahead of a planned shift to digital monitoring

Editorial Team SDG15
Feb 153 min read


Global 6K for Water highlights fragility of health and sanitation services under climate pressure
World Vision says climate shocks can halt routine services in unstable regions, raising disease risks and child mortality

Editorial Team SDG6
Feb 142 min read


Fundación Aquae centres 2026 strategy on water sustainability through ecosystem recovery and industrial water cycle efficiency
Reforestation, wastewater reuse and youth-led research sit at the heart of the foundation’s water agenda for 2026.

Editorial Team SDG6
Feb 132 min read


Housing forum in Riyadh sets out tools to scale affordable, low-carbon homes
A February 2026 meeting in Saudi Arabia brought government, industry and civil society together around modular building, green standards and PropTech

Editorial Team SDG11
Feb 124 min read


Solar Cookers International sets out a 2026 strategy for clean cooking at scale
A sharper focus on performance, hybrid designs and local leadership signals a shift from pilot projects to durable clean cooking systems

Editorial Team SDG7
Feb 83 min read


Digital documentation drive aims to protect Syrian housing and property rights
Digital archiving projects in Aleppo and Homs are being used to preserve claims for displaced Syrians amid a documentation vacuum

Editorial Team SDG10
Feb 73 min read


Global conservation gains mark a new phase for forest protection and community leadership
Late 2025 and early 2026 highlight renewed commitments to forest preservation, wildlife recovery and locally driven stewardship under SDG 15

Editorial Team SDG15
Jan 313 min read


FAO tightens transparency standards for hunger indicators
2025-26 move strengthens data validation for PoU and FIES, aiming to steer funding and policy with greater precision

Editorial Team SDG2
Jan 293 min read


Pacific Institute unveils strategic plan through 2026
The Oakland-based think tank drives scientific, equitable and sustainable solutions to the world’s water challenges

Editorial Team SDG6
Jan 262 min read


Hospice Buen Samaritano, the quiet revolution of dignified palliative care
A community based model in Argentina shows how compassionate end of life care can advance social equity and human dignity

Editorial Team SDG3
Jan 233 min read


Farm to classroom feeding proves local food systems can deliver fair growth
Local school feeding in Timor Leste links farmers and students, improving nutrition, attendance and rural incomes through community based supply chains

Editorial Team SDG2
Jan 202 min read


Adopta Un Abuelo builds lasting intergenerational bonds to reduce loneliness among older people
A Spanish social innovation model combines volunteering, technology and companionship to address ageing and isolation at scale

Editorial Team SDG3
Jan 192 min read


Migrant Workers Centre advances workplace justice for migrant labour
Community based education and advocacy protecting migrant workers from exploitation in Victoria

Editorial Team SDG8
Jan 182 min read


When old age is left alone
When family support fails, too many older people slip into isolation, poverty and practical hardship.

Joan Ubide
Jan 176 min read


Hyperscale data centres and water stress in arid regions
Digital growth meets physical limits in the silicon desert

Editorial Team SDG12
Jan 163 min read


The Ayrton Senna Institute and the long view of education reform
Systemic education reform at scale shows how policy driven innovation can reduce inequality and strengthen public schooling in Brazil

Editorial Team SDG4
Jan 143 min read
bottom of page
