Is the United Nations achieving its sustainable development goals? 🔊
In 2015, the United Nations passed the sustainable development goals with targets for poverty reduction, economic development, environmental protection, and political empowerment. How were these goals chosen? Has the UN been achieving their goals? How is...
Are trackless trams the answer to our rail problems?
By Peter Newman Trackless trams v light rail? It’s not a contest as both can improve our cities says Peter Newman. A Greenpeace video of me plugging a trackless tram that went viral with 4 million hits has caused a few eyebrows to be raised over whether I think light...
Can New Zealand transition to a plant-based future?
By Grant Galbreath New Zealand needs to fall in love with plant-based foods. We’re already great at growing plants for food but it’s not plants we seem to get excited about. No self-respecting sausage-sizzle bothers with a veggie option, and eggs-bene just isn’t...
Could Auckland’s urban sprawl affect food security?
By Alexander Louis Wine growers are scrambling to breed drought proof grape varieties in California as the effects of climate change worsen. An aggressive disease decimates banana plantations in Costa Rica and destroys livelihoods, threatening over 80 percent of the...
Is climate change the cause of rising world hunger?
By Jessica Eise & Kenneth Foster World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual food security report. The total number of people who face chronic food deprivation has increased by 15 million since 2016. Some 821...
Do Chinese aid projects in Africa make corruption worse?
By Jetson Leder-Luis Development aid is a potentially powerful tool for promoting economic growth among the world’s poor. However, development aid is plagued by corruption as Jetson Leder-Luis explains. Development aid is a potentially powerful tool for promoting...
Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis?
By Jonas Gamso The developing world is in the midst of an environmental crisis. Simply breathing the air is a leading cause of death. One recent study found that pollution is to blame for a fifth of sub-Saharan Africa’s infant deaths. Another showed that exposure to...
What will be Kofi Annan’s legacy?
By Danny Bradlow Kofi Annan (80)Â was an important historical figure who played a critical role in many key events of the 1990s and 2000s. His death is therefore an opportunity to both celebrate his life and to begin honestly assessing his contributions to the world....
What is voluntourism? Human trafficking and modern slavery
By Claudia Russell What is voluntourism? Claudia Russell looks into the ‘industry’ which has been likened to slavery and human trafficking. While it may seem like an opportunity to see the world while helping those less fortunate, “volunteer abroad”...Subscribe by Email
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