Why Global Citizens Should Care The vast majority of plastic waste generated in the world isn’t recycled and ends up polluting land and marine environments. The United Nations’ calls on...Read More
At their workshop in a Kampala suburb, Lawrence Okettayot and his business partner, both in their mid-20s, drilled holes and screws into a steel-lined, green wooden box designed to dry...Read More
Why Global Citizens Should Care Reforesting the planet could be the best way to combat climate change and protect the planet. Trees also restore ecosystems, provide food, and preserve water...Read More
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg is taking a year off school to pursue her campaign to curb global warming in the Americas, which she will reach by sailboat on a...Read More
India’s wild tiger population has increased by more than 30% in four years, raising hopes for the survival of the endangered species. A census found 2,967 tigers, up from 2,226...Read More
Why Global Citizens Should Care The environment is in grave danger due to climate change, largely caused by harmful human activity, and its effects are already greatly impacting the Earth....Read More
The Innovators’ Network to Enable Human Rights (INHR) held a multi-stakeholder Innovation and Design Workshop at Verizon’s New York, NY offices on July 18-19 2019. Participants included top executives, practitioners,...Read More
Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC), the Canadian network of the United Nations Global Compact, is hosting “Making Global Goals Local Business – Canada”, a two-day conference that aims to accelerate...Read More
Parvin Begum, who saw her home on a secluded island in northern Bangladesh steadily devoured by floods this month, feels lucky. She received some money before the disaster hit under...Read More
A battery symbol stands next to a cooling tower of the Schwarze Pumpe coal-fired power plant during a ground breaking ceremony for a new electricity storage facility on July...Read More
Why Global Citizens Should Care Plastic pollution is a global challenge, but with the longest coastline in the world, Canada must play a significant role in eliminating plastic pollution. Innovative...Read More
Environment contractors who relocated 30,000 animals during the construction of the Wheatstone LNG plant in Western Australia have called on other mining companies to take a similar approach to protecting...Read More
