Biodiversity
Return to rural communities: Resilience over efficiency
The trickles of people leaving cities for rural areas might reflect a universal consciousness about what may be best for long term survival.
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Climate
Enhancing indigenous knowledge in rice terraces
Melding science and local wisdom can support farming practices threatened by climate change.
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity in Kanazawa: Spring’s lesson
The delicate colours of nature in spring have been a major source of inspiration for Kanazawa's local silk-dyeing artists.
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Biodiversity
Governance of marine areas beyond national jurisdictions
Improved governance of oceans beyond national jurisdictions will benefit biodiversity and help build more sustainable, equitable economies.
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Food
Stemming rural depopulation in Ethiopia
Swiss architects aim to stem rural depopulation and increase prosperity with semi-urban village centres.
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Biodiversity
Persistent organic pollutants in the marine food chain
Marine mammals are a window on the pollutant concentration trends affected by global changes.
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Food
Future of food in Japan
Uncertainty clouds the future for healthy food-loving Japanese. Can food self-sufficiency be increased?
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Climate
Communicating climate science online
Communication of scientific research in all areas is being transformed by the web and social media.
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Biodiversity
Can no-take fishery reserves help protect our oceans?
Fish stocks are being overfished and important habitats are being lost or degraded at an unprecedented rate.
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Biodiversity
From mountain to sea: A vision for the rebuilding of Tohoku
An oyster farming author shows how tsunami-hit Tohoku should rebuild by tapping into the region's rich traditions.
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Biodiversity
Put people at core of sustainable development: UN report
A new report by a high-level panel urges leaders to focus on the long-term resilience of planet and people.
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Biodiversity
Revitalising socio-ecological production landscapes
In dealing with today's sustainability challenges, what can we learn from millenia of harmonious interactions between humans and nature?
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2011 — The year of living dangerously
The Our World 2.0 editors take a look back at the momentous year that was.
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Biodiversity
Permaculture pioneers — Stories from the new frontier
A new book featuring 25 permaculturists illustrates that ordinary people need not wait for experts and governments to lead the way to sustainability.
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Biodiversity
Reclaiming the right to development
With multiple crises facing the world today, it is time for a rights-based approach to sustainable development.
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Oil
Unity and warmth for Japan’s tsunami survivors
A recovery assistance project is using clean energy to help rebuild the lives of those affected by the Tohoku disaster.
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