Biodiversity
Creating visibility for forests worldwide
UN Forum on Forests Director speaks about her highlights from the International Year of Forests in 2011.
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Food
Creating an ecology of hope
In a candid Q&A, author Frances Moore Lappe talks about how to shift our mental map so as to sync human nature with nature’s rhythms.
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Biodiversity
The killing of coral reefs and what it means
UNU reef ecology expert Peter Sale reveals the motivations behind and findings from his new book that is based on a 40-year career.
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Oil
Bye bye nukes in Japan by 2012
Our World 2.0 video interviewed the lead author of a Greenpeace plan that proposes the phase out of Japanese nuclear energy by 2012.
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Biodiversity
The world loves sushi… too much
We had the chance to talk to the producer/director of the new film Sushi: The Global Catch about the world's appetite for sushi and its consequences.
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Biodiversity
What is nature worth?
The world needs to align economics with the resources and processes supplied by nature, says Dr. Gretchen C. Daily.
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity — What does it mean to you?
The sad fact is that biodiversity means little to the daily lives of most people, despite the extraordinary efforts to change this by Professor Sarukhan and others.
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Climate
Lights, climate, action
Podcast interview with Energy Surveyor Zi Zi Searles on how businesses that invest in energy efficient lighting can save money and cut emissions.
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Climate
Young leaders from the global south
United Nations University students from the global south provide us with their thoughts about climate change and energy and food security.
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Climate
Many strong voices
The Many Strong Voices Programme connects indigenous people from the Arctic and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) affected by climate change.
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Oil
The world’s next breath
Central to the Transition Movement is the belief that communities can be a catalyst for the societal redesign required to respond to climate change and the coming end of cheap oil.
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Climate
Innovation and climate change
At the UNU G8 Symposium on Innovation and Climate Change, we caught several experts on video as they shared their ideas for solutions.
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Climate
Follow the leaders in Hokkaido, Japan
Discussion at this week's G8 Toyako Summit should focus on the need for a long-term target for CO2 emission reduction.
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