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Remittances exceed aid but costs limit their development impact
Migrant money supports education, healthcare and enterprise, while transfer costs and financial exclusion reduce its reach

Editorial Team SDG10
3 days ago4 min read


Hamburg pupils discover urban forests through outdoor learning and TREEPOLY
SDW Hamburg combines a nature day with a board game to explore city trees, climate adaptation and everyday environmental decisions

Editorial Team SDG11
5 days ago4 min read


Green steel tests the economics of industrial transformation
Hydrogen and recycled scrap can cut steel emissions, but clean electricity, investment and buyers determine the pace of change

Editorial Team SDG9
6 days ago5 min read


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
Sep 195 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
Sep 164 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
Sep 155 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


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


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


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


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


African Library Project expands school libraries through locally managed book partnerships
The US-based non-profit links North American book drives with schools and community organisations in seven African countries

Editorial Team SDG4
Aug 315 min read


Splash International tests a citywide model for school water and hygiene
Independent evidence from Addis Ababa shows both measurable gains and the limits of a school WASH intervention

Editorial Team SDG6
Aug 305 min read


Long-duration energy storage gains importance in renewable-rich grids
Wind- and solar-rich grids are testing storage that can shift electricity across hours, nights and calm weather.

Editorial Team SDG7
Aug 295 min read


Rewilding benefits and conflicts in shared landscapes
Restoring ecological processes can revive habitats, but land, livelihoods and consent shape whether projects endure

Editorial Team SDG15
Aug 275 min read


Former fossil-fuel sites gain a second life in clean energy
Reusing mines and power sites can unlock grids and land, but jobs, pollution and local consent remain decisive

Editorial Team SDG7
Aug 265 min read


Global Society Delegation in Kenya
A delegation of civil society leaders advances regional cooperation, launches two Global Society Hubs and joins women’s and youth initiatives in Kenya

Editorial Team SDG17
Aug 254 min read


Reforesting Iceland – The greening of shattered stone
How biological infrastructure is reversing a millennium of ecological collapse in Europe's least forested country

Till Heumann
Aug 225 min read


Pratham’s learning model tests what children can actually do
Simple assessments and level-based teaching have reshaped the debate over foundational learning and how programmes scale

Editorial Team SDG4
Aug 204 min read


MareCet maps marine mammal habitats
Long-term field research in Malaysia is turning sightings of dolphins, dugongs and whales into evidence for marine planning

Editorial Team SDG14
Aug 184 min read


Built to last: repairing, adapting and reusing before building new
Designing buildings for repair, adaptation and disassembly could keep materials in use and reduce demand for new construction

Editorial Team SDG12
Aug 175 min read
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