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![An underwater photo of rocky nodes on the sea floor]()
Humans know very little about the deep sea. That may not stop us from mining it.
With a newly elected leader, the International Seabed Authority must decide the future of more than half of the world’s ocean floor.
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![Two women carry buckets of bricks on their heads as they walk across the dirt. A brick building is to their left and trees are in the background.]()
![Two women carry buckets of bricks on their heads as they walk across the dirt. A brick building is to their left and trees are in the background.]()
Carbon credits are supposed to funnel money to poor countries. Do they?
Researchers say there is "no evidence" that they bring economic benefits to communities where projects are based.
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![A group of waste pickers pick up trash from a dumpsite.]()
![A group of waste pickers pick up trash from a dumpsite.]()
Does the plastics industry support waste pickers? It’s complicated.
The people who clean up the world's trash say some companies' statements of support are little more than lip service.
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![A woman farmer in Zimbabwe in a field of wilting crops]()
![A woman farmer in Zimbabwe in a field of wilting crops]()
One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why.
Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world.
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How Israel’s war on Gaza unraveled a landmark Mideast climate deal
Project Prosperity, a water-for-energy deal between Israel and Jordan, promised major climate adaption in a drought-stricken region. Then October 7 happened.
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Inside a new experiment to find the climate-proof coffee of the future
An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew.
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![A worker sorts plastics at a sorting and compacting facility in Bang Phli in Samut Prakan, Thailand]()
![A worker sorts plastics at a sorting and compacting facility in Bang Phli in Samut Prakan, Thailand]()
One way a plastics treaty could help the Global South: Fund waste management
Tackling plastic’s entire lifespan, from production to disposal, could eliminate most of the pollution it generates. But a vast expansion of waste management is a “crucial prerequisite.”
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![a farmer burns crops as smoke rises into the sky]()
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When is it safe to burn fields? In Thailand, farmers can turn to a new app to check.
Researchers at Chiang Mai University developed a system that aims to reduce deadly smog from agricultural burning, while shifting the blame away from farmers.
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![animation of a recycling symbol with plastic trash in the center with one arrow moving away from and then back into the symbol on a loop]()
![animation of a recycling symbol with plastic trash in the center with one arrow moving away from and then back into the symbol on a loop]()
How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas.
A deep dive into the petrochemical industry's proposals for the global plastics treaty.
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![President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum stands at a podium during a press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on June 10, 2024.]()
![President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum stands at a podium during a press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on June 10, 2024.]()
Can Claudia Sheinbaum solve Mexico’s water crisis?
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
