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- Points of ProgressHow Indigenous people’s work can save aquatic grass and terrestrial forest
Progress roundup: From tending seagrass to collecting seeds, Indigenous work is increasing environmental resilience from Canada to Brazil.
- First LookAt COP28, developing nations speak out on climate solutions
On day two of the COP28 climate conference, leaders of developing countries presented their own climate plans and pressed industrialized countries on climate action.
- Cover StoryIn a return to forgotten lands, young farmers go small, demand less
Digging into small agriculture, a new generation of young people returns to the land to a more sustainable lifestyle in response to climate change.
- Points of ProgressA chance to grow: How China and a British town are sowing seeds
Progress roundup: Government attention to people’s needs means gardeners in a U.K. town can farm underused land. And China invests in local talent with job training.
- A rough patch on the road to an electric car future
Electric vehicles have hit a much-publicized rough patch, as sales fail to match industry hopes. The challenge: enticing a new, more skeptical kind of buyer for green cars.
- Cover StoryA student’s ‘aha’ moment becomes a nation’s alternative fuel
Young Barbadian innovators see economic opportunity in the climate change threat, finding solutions unique to their environment.
- First LookClimate summit to meet in Dubai. Why women’s safety is at the center.
With the U.N.-led climate summit, COP, to convene soon, activists urge policymakers to respond to climate change’s disproportionate impact on women. The activists want to secure land rights for women and encourage them to lead on developing climate policy.
- Cover StorySuing the world to save it. Children pioneer a right to a secure future.
Climate change: Eco-anxious youth are making progress in suing to create a body of law protecting against the effects of a warming planet.
- Points of Progress‘We’re sorry,’ and other reversals from California to Colombia
Progress roundup: An apology for extrajudicial killings in Colombia and an LGBTQ+ court decision in Mauritius are attempts to right longstanding wrongs.
- Points of ProgressNo loss in translation: Telehealth for Ukraine and night school in Japan
Progress roundup: Volunteers in the U.S. and Europe are caring for Ukrainians by phone. In Japan, night schools educate many foreigners and Japanese.
- First LookKenya wants to end all plastic pollution. Will global leaders buy in?
A treaty to end plastic pollution worldwide is being negotiated in Nairobi. While Kenya is a global leader in addressing plastic pollution, other nations with large petrochemical industries want to focus on waste control instead, alarming environmentalists.
- Cover StoryOn tides of climate change, adaptability buoys hope
Climate change defines where young Bangladeshis live, if they study, and when they marry. But resilient adaptation is making a difference.
- Points of ProgressFrom jaguars in Mexico to snow leopards in Bhutan, wilderness beckons
Progress roundup: Making space for jaguars and snow leopards to roam and call more places home is increasing their populations.
- Cover StoryHis gift of gab and hope may determine the temperature of your world
Moving and shaking at COP28 or back home in Namibia, this young climate activist sees opportunity for the Global South in the climate crisis.
- The ExplainerWhat California’s climate diplomacy with China achieves
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent trip to China highlighted the use of subnational diplomacy to make progress on climate change goals.
- First LookHorror in the pumpkin patch: Climate change slashes crop yields
Across the American West, farmers are struggling to grow pumpkins amid drought and other extreme weather patterns attributed to climate change. Because pumpkins are more lucrative, farmers are choosing to cut back on other crops.
- Points of ProgressTools for new readers, from Braille Lego to a Somali phone app
Progress roundup: To unlock the power of reading, Lego now sells bricks with Braille, and an app is helping 350,000 people in their native tongue.
- Cover StoryClimate change is driving a global youth revolution
Climate change is shaping a mindset revolution – powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation.
- First LookHurricane Otis lands in Acapulco. How will the tourist city recover?
Acapulco was ravaged by Hurricane Otis on Oct. 25. Chaos ensued with roads closed from floods, looting, as well as power and internet outages, leaving citizens frustrated with Mexican authorities who lacked the resources to address the damage.
- First LookSuperstorm Sandy devastated NJ. Now, new flood walls to protect it.
Flood walls, levees, and high-powered pumping stations are underway in $298 million project to protect densely populated cities in New Jersey. The projects were envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, which inundated the area in 2012.