Journalism Matters
500 news organizations mark World News Day by demonstrating the power of journalism to make a difference. Take a look at the following reports and features that are making an impact in an increasingly complex and uncertain world:
Itaipu Binacional e o compromisso com a sustentabilidade
Conheça algumas das ações sustentáveis da Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu, que visam a preservação ambiental
Digging deep to understand rising sea levels
About 10,000 years ago, sea levels in Singapore were at least 20m lower than today. But with the ice age coming to an end, melting land ice fuelled the oceans and sea levels rose over the next three millennia.
Effects of climate change in Ghana
Year after year, the discussions on climate change seem not to be yielding the needed results. Climate change in Ghana is one of the defining environmental challenges of our time as recurrent extreme weather issues such as droughts and floods are having a devastating effect on most economic, social and environmental systems.
Global warming solutions that can save our planet
Global warming solutions are the top-notch question for all countries on the Earth. Humankind has to learn how to use natural resources more efficiently. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the lowest level will help humanity to prevent great catastrophe in the future! Read the article to find out 12 easy steps to a healthy environment!
The generation that can make peace with nature
It is the air we breathe, the soil we plant our food in, the water we drink; it is the single most important thing for our survival – it is planet earth and we are killing it.
Preserving Indonesia’s mangroves crucial for climate change mitigation
Indonesia, which is home to one of the world’s largest mangrove forests, has set a target of rehabilitating 150 thousand hectares of its area under mangroves in 2021. Based on data recorded in 2011, about three million hectares of mangrove forests can be found along 95 thousand kilometers of Indonesia’s coastal areas, constituting 23 percent of the world’s mangrove ecosystem.
Sali Kecil, a shining exemplar of preserving nature amid limitations
At first glance, a small island of Sali Kecil, located between Bacan Island on the west side and Halmahera Island in the east, does not look any different from the other coastal villages. However, once we first set foot on a wooden pier that is also the main gate of Sali Kecil Village in North Maluku Province, its beauty and uniqueness will be revealed.
Too Hot to Handle
A hotter planet is now likely a certainty for us, warns the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. Here’s what Malaysian scientists say is in store for us.
Surviving sea-level rise
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that is triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans, and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world.
Words of Comfort For The Eco-Anxious
Eco-anxiety is unlike ordinary anxiety, like worrying about finances or an exam, because this particular problem is not going away.
The Philippines lags in global push for renewables
The Philippines has been slow to action and way behind its commitments to global initiatives on reducing harmful emissions, despite the existence of many laws seeking to promote the use of renewable energy sources.
Glaciares. El Adiós de los hielos.
Ningún paisaje es eterno. Hubo inmensos tiempos geológicos sin un gramo de hielo sobre la Tierra, después ocupada por glaciares. Hoy, los centinelas del cambio climático se funden.