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From mountain to sea: A vision for the rebuilding of Tohoku
Biodiversity
Invasive aliens hurting species diversity
With enough funds and political will, invasive alien species can be controlled or eradicated and biodiversity protected.
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Oil
Oil price rises as airline fails
The airline industry, like the global economy, could continue to rise and crash as a result of resurging oil prices.
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Climate
Reinventing fire
Modern society is built on fossil fuel. But as its cost to wallets and habitats become ever more intolerable, one system is dying as another strives to hatch.
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Food
Fashionista farm gals of Tokyo
Model, singer and marketing whiz Shiho Fujita is the face of a new trend in Japan where young people are increasingly attracted to farming.
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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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Climate
Energy crisis in the Pamir mountains
Inhabitants of the Eastern Pamirs are pressured to overuse a highland shrub as firewood, as imported fuel becomes too costly.
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Food
Water prospects in the 21st century
As global population grows and becomes wealthier, the world's water supplies will be under increasing stress.
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Climate
E-learning not to fly
Connecting across the world through already functional energy and time efficient technologies like video-conferencing makes total sense.
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Climate
US climate change legislation Q & A
The global recession, US mid-term elections and a weak deal at Copenhagen all play a part in the future of cap and trade.
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Food
Farmers market comes to the UNU
The farmers market at United Nations University is part of a global movement towards more organic, seasonal and local food.
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Oil
Europe’s renewable energy supergrid
Europe's first electricity grid for renewable power will become a political reality, as nine countries formally link clean energy projects.
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Climate
Our World 2.0 — 2009 in review
Our World 2.0 looks back and says: while 2009 was a year of global talk in many instances, the growth of grassroots action bodes well for 2010.
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Climate
How things work: Micro hydroelectricity in Japan
Local innovations in renewable energy, like micro hydro from rice irrigation, should not be overlooked.
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Food
Food for all people
Non-profit organisation Second Harvest is doing something about the heartbreaking levels of food waste that occur in affluent countries like Japan.
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Climate
Debate 2.0: If only our climate were a bank…
What do you think about the COP15 meeting? Do rich nations prioritize war and a dysfunctional financial system over an already-ailing climate?
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Climate
Why all is not (yet) lost from COP15
Even though the deal from COP15 was a bitter disappointment, we can still learn from that experience and step back from climate disaster.
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Food
How things work: Ecological food systems
The problem when it comes to food is that we don't think of farms an ecosystems, and we don’t design them as such.
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Biodiversity
Greetings from Satoyama
Satoyama systems symbolise a pure integration of environmental, economic, cultural and social links between humans and nature.
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Oil
Why do we over-consume?
In pre-modern times, societies that thrived were ones that developed high rates of consumption. Need we still be slaves to this trait?
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Climate
Here comes the sun: Eco-Products 2009 Tokyo
Visitors to Tokyo's Eco-Products expo can check out the low-carbon future of Japan, and perhaps the world.
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Climate
Indigenous innovation at vanguard of climate change
Indigenous peoples already use traditional knowledge and survival skills to test adaptive responses to climate change.
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Climate
Fourteen days to seal history’s judgment on this generation
Our World 2.0 joins newspapers in 45 countries to speak with one voice on what is required from COP15.
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Climate
The climate is changing and so are we
United Nations University staff have been and should continue to be vigilant with their carbon footprints.
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Climate
Invest now in CO2 reduction innovations
There is urgent need to coordinate funding of climate change R&D programmes and share technological advances.
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Climate
COP15: Emission impossible
Two of the top thinkers on climate change explain why the the most important political gathering of our time will succeed or fail.
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Climate
Does climate change cause conflict?
A new report links temperature rises to conflict in Africa. But does this mean that climate change causes conflict?
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Oil
Give thanks and don’t shop: Buy Nothing Day 2009
Buy Nothing Day challenges raises awareness about the environmental impacts of overconsumption.
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Climate
Turn off your pool cleaner and help save the planet
'1 Million Women' encourage Australian women to reduce carbon emissions, but is their message strong enough?
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Food
2009 World Summit on Food Security
World leaders meet to try and address the world food security challenge and restore faith in market mediated food security.
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Climate
Indigenous Voices on Climate Change film festival
The Indigenous Voices on Climate Change film festival will screen during COP15 at the National Museum of Denmark.
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Oil
How things work: Canada’s oil sands
Huge tracts of remote forested land are strip-mined to obtain a thick crude oil called bitumen from Canada's oil sands.
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Oil
Energy descent from peak oil: Collapse or evolution?
Is the tendency to categorise environmentalists and believers in peak oil as 'doom and gloomers' justified?
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Oil
Oil reserve estimates inflated?
According to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency, the world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates indicate.
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Food
Grow a green roof (and eat it too)
Cities are called concrete jungles because cluttered skyscrapers overlook congested streets and highways. Green roofs to the rescue!
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Oil
Fashion from trash
Bombastic Plastic of Bali designs and sews handbags, tote bags and wallets from fabric they create by fusing together reclaimed plastic shopping bags.
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Climate
Debate 2.0: Who’s afraid of climate change?
Do you think “scary” is acceptable in climate change campaigns and can it be effective, or just counter-productive?
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Climate
Climate change is a feminist issue
Granting women control over their own reproduction would combat overpopulation and reduce carbon emissions.
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Climate
Cutting carbon by degrees
United Nations University staff help save money and cut CO2 emissions by adjusting thermostats and seasonal wardrobe choices.
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Oil
The future is electric
If the 41st Tokyo Motor Show is any guide, major car manufacturers are taking the race to build eco-friendly machines seriously.
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Climate
High and dry
Scientists explain how they protect the Tibetan grasslands by working with communities to improve biodiversity, livestock production and livelihoods.
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