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Youth power and SDG reinvention
A new cohort hints at institutional change, but real influence depends on funding, mandates and shared accountability

Editorial Team SDG17
Nov 33 min read


Europe’s regulatory retreat risks leaving developing nations exposed
Simplifying EU environmental and chemical rules could erode the global standards that protect the world’s poorest economies

Editorial Team SDG10
Oct 313 min read


Green metals, grey rights: can the clean-energy transition escape old injustices
Civil society pushes for global mineral governance as demand for lithium, cobalt and copper exposes deep human-rights and equity gaps

Editorial Team SDG12
Oct 293 min read


Global plan to quadruple use of sustainable fuels by 2034
Brazil leads initiative to boost biofuels, biogas, hydrogen and synthetic e-fuels for hard-to-abate sectors

Editorial Team SDG7
Oct 293 min read


Rethinking climate finance to scale global flows to USD 1.3 trillion
As Brazil leads a coalition from Baku to Belém, a bold roadmap seeks to reshape global climate finance, yet debt, fairness and access remain unresolved tensions

Editorial Team SDG13
Oct 273 min read


Small island takes on rising seas in landmark climate lawsuit
Bonaire’s legal challenge against the Netherlands could redefine how vulnerable territories seek justice and protection from climate change

Editorial Team SDG13
Oct 263 min read


Global food waste crisis deepens as billions of meals are discarded daily
More than a billion tonnes of food are wasted worldwide, exposing vast inefficiencies from farm to fork

Editorial Team SDG2
Oct 253 min read


How immunology is redefining its frontiers after the 2025 Nobel Prize
The discovery of regulatory T cells and the FOXP3 gene opens a new era in precision therapies, autoimmunity, and cancer research

Editorial Team SDG3
Oct 243 min read


Mercury crisis in the Atrato River exposes deep human and environmental costs
A growing humanitarian emergency in Colombia reveals how illegal mining, pollution and neglect threaten one of its most vital rivers

Editorial Team SDG6
Oct 233 min read


The origins of modern activism in the fight against slavery
How Granville Sharp and Thomas Clarkson shaped the blueprint for social justice and reform movements

Editorial Team SDG16
Oct 223 min read


Financing the mining rethink for a just clean energy shift
Towards more transparent, equitable and sustainable mineral value chains

Editorial Team SDG12
Oct 204 min read


Peace Connect global gathering brings local peacebuilders to the forefront
Five-day conference in Nairobi amplifies Global South voices amid rising militarism and shrinking peacebuilding funds

Editorial Team SDG16
Oct 192 min read


The taste of convenience undermines global health
Packaged drinks promise vitality but deliver addiction, waste, and a rising global health burden

Editorial Team SDG12
Oct 185 min read


Rivers on trial as citizens take water pollution to court
Nearly 4,000 residents challenge major companies over alleged contamination of the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers in a landmark environmental case

Editorial Team SDG6
Oct 173 min read


Call to ban wild-caught primate imports amid welfare and health concerns
In Canada, animal welfare advocates warn that the growing macaque trade undermines conservation and public health

Editorial Team SDG15
Oct 163 min read


Pratham’s quiet education revolution transforming learning for children
How a grassroots approach and evidence-based innovation are redefining access to quality education across India

Editorial Team SDG4
Oct 153 min read


The 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine reveals the immune system’s brakes
Three scientists uncovered regulatory T cells and FOXP3 to explain immune self-control

Editorial Team SDG3
Oct 143 min read


Scaling algae, not oil: rethinking industrial sustainability from the laboratory outwards
A student-led algae biorefinery project challenges universities to move from symbolic sustainability to scalable solutions

Editorial Team SDG7
Oct 133 min read


Mountains and glaciers are the world’s fragile water towers
Main sub-headline: why cryosphere decline is turning steady rivers into seasonal gambles for communities from the Andes to the Himalaya

Editorial Team SDG6
Oct 114 min read


SDG moment 2025: performance or pivot?
As the clock ticks toward 2030, are world leaders walking the talk, or just talking the walk?

Editorial Team SDG17
Oct 113 min read
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