Measuring progress

Measuring progress

Accommodation is scarce in Belém during COP30. Activist groups want to be there to influence the talks, but can they make their voices heard?

Many women in rural Rwanda can’t afford menstrual care. One NGO is weaving affordable, sustainable menstrual pads out of banana fibers.

TalkLandscape #6 explores the ties between climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation at the world’s most powerful negotiations.

In 1992, world leaders met in Rio de Janeiro for the Earth Summit. How much progress on climate, biodiversity and land have we made since?

Deep sea mining is at a crossroads: many countries want a moratorium, but the U.S. and mining companies are pushing ahead. What happens next?

In June 2025, youth activists gathered to demand climate action at the SB62 climate talks in Bonn, Germany. Here’s what they got up to.

In the late 1950s, Chinese leader Mao Zedong ordered the mass killing of sparrows. What followed was the deadliest famine of all time.

USAID is dead. It’s time for Africa to draw up a new blueprint for its future – one that cures its dependency on development aid.

Can you sue a corporation – or government – for not tackling climate change? Here’s what you should know about climate litigation.

Can sodium batteries save the day? The clean energy transition has been largely powered by dirty lithium-ion batteries – until now.

In TalkLandscape #4, discover the magic of wetlands and the growing threats they face – and learn how you can help protect them.

In 2024, disasters caused $140 billion in insured losses. Another $180 billion went uninsured – and that figure is only set to grow.

Indigenous women activists are at the heart of the global fight for climate justice. What can the world learn from them?

From filtering our water to storing carbon to protecting us from floods, wetlands do a lot more for us than you might realize. Here’s how.

Salvador, Brazil, is the Blackest city outside Africa – but even here, Black communities are disproportionately affected by pollution.