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The impact of underwater noise pollution on marine life
Shipping, construction, sonar and seismic surveys are crowding the ocean soundscape, but quieter methods are available
Editorial Team SDG14
8 hours ago5 min read
Environmental information turns pollution data into democratic accountability
Public records allow communities to test official promises against permits, emissions and environmental conditions
Editorial Team SDG16
1 day ago5 min read
Debt-for-nature swaps face a test of lasting conservation
Debt relief can fund forests and oceans, but durable results depend on transparent finance and public consent
Editorial Team SDG14
2 days ago5 min read
Shark Trust links citizen science with pressure for stronger fisheries controls
The UK charity combines public data collection, education and policy work as shark and ray populations face sustained fishing pressure
Editorial Team SDG14
3 days ago5 min read
Environmental cooperation turns shared resources into channels for dialogue
Shared ecosystems can open contact across conflict lines, but cooperation depends on rights, power and durable local institutions
Editorial Team SDG6
4 days ago5 min read
Debt repayments squeeze climate resilience investment in lower-income countries
Rising debt costs narrow budgets for flood protection, health systems, clean energy and disaster readiness
Editorial Team SDG17
5 days ago4 min read
Satellite alerts expose deforestation but enforcement determines their impact
AI can detect forest loss rapidly, but data access, local verification and state action decide whether trees are protected
Editorial Team SDG15
Jul 306 min read
The science and politics of vaccine hesitancy
Declining vaccination rates in some countries are creating new public health risks, driven by distrust, misinformation and political polarisation
Editorial Team SDG3
Jul 176 min read
Libraries as democratic infrastructure for education and public life
Libraries protect equal access to knowledge, digital services and lifelong learning amid widening social and information divides
Editorial Team SDG4
Jul 167 min read
Microbiome, the invisible world inside us shapes health, disease and medicine
Science is redefining the human body as a complex ecosystem in which trillions of microorganisms influence immunity, metabolism and brain function
Editorial Team SDG3
Jul 156 min read
Grassroots partnerships at the heart of global women's rights
MADRE supports women-led organisations through long-term partnerships that connect human rights, peacebuilding and climate justice
Editorial Team SDG5
Jul 145 min read
Digital Defenders Partnership strengthens digital security for civil society under threat
The programme funds emergency responses and long-term protection for activists, journalists and human rights organisations
Editorial Team SDG16
Jul 126 min read
When tourism becomes a local burden
Tourism can support cities, but unmanaged growth can displace residents, strain resources and turn communities into visitor economies
Editorial Team SDG11
Jul 127 min read
The forgotten right to sanitation
Safe toilets and wastewater systems protect health, education, equality and dignity, yet remain neglected in public policy
Editorial Team SDG6
Jul 107 min read
ARTICLE 19 defends freedom of expression in an increasingly restrictive information environment
The organisation combines legal expertise, advocacy and training to protect the rights to speak, know and participate
Editorial Team SDG16
Jul 96 min read
Library For All and the case for culturally relevant children's books
Library For All works to expand early literacy by creating books that reflect the languages and lives of underserved children
Editorial Team SDG4
Jul 87 min read
International Rivers challenges the dam-first model reshaping vulnerable waterways
Large dams, water stress and climate risks are forcing a rethink of river governance and community rights
Editorial Team SDG6
Jul 65 min read
Manta rays expose the weak links in ocean protection
The Manta Trust shows how research, tourism and policy can help protect threatened rays and marine ecosystems
Editorial Team SDG14
Jul 54 min read
Climate communication becomes a test of public trust
Climate Outreach highlights why public engagement now matters as much as policy design in climate action
Editorial Team SDG13
Jul 45 min read
Lake Sevan clean-up pledge draws attention to a wider water crisis
A foundation linked to Cape Town’s WeCare Foundation says it will fund shoreline waste removal in Armenia while urging stronger action on sewage, runoff and water withdrawals.
Editorial Team SDG6
Jul 34 min read
EarthRights International puts corporate abuse in extractive industries under scrutiny
Communities facing mining, oil and gas harms are pushing for stronger human rights and environmental accountability
Editorial Team SDG16
Jul 25 min read
Civic technology only matters when it gives people usable power
Digital tools can support participation and accountability, but only when they solve real civic problems
Editorial Team SDG16
Jul 16 min read
Fauna & Flora shows why conservation now depends on local power
Protecting threatened species increasingly means supporting the communities living closest to biodiversity loss
Editorial Team SDG15
Jun 306 min read
When sustainability begins in the classroom
GSI workshops in Tarifa helped primary school pupils turn the Sustainable Development Goals into practical school action
Editorial Team SDG4
Jun 283 min read
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