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Modern Slavery in the Twenty-First Century

Is modern slavery surging, or just better counted? Inside the contested 49.6 million figure, forced-labour supply chains and the new trade crackdown.

Shenzhen, China: Electrifying the Megacity

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 10 In 2017, Shenzhen became the first city in the world to operate a fully electric public bus fleet. In...

World Environment Day 2026: Climate Action – Why It’s Still So Hard — and What Works

Clean energy is booming, yet emissions keep breaking records. A clear-eyed 2026 look at climate action—what's working, what's failing, and what it will take.

Barcelona Superblocks: The Radical Battle for Quiet, Green Cities

Inside Barcelona's radical push to reclaim streets from cars. How the superblock grid battles noise, heat, and tourism to recover Cerdà's vision.

Epitaph for the South-eastern Striped Bandicoot

Earth Voices - News in brief — 10 October 2025 IUCN has officially listed the South-eastern striped (southern barred) bandicoot (Perameles notina) as Extinct (EX)...

Epitaph for the Christmas Island Shrew

News in brief — 10 October 2025 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially declared the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura) extinct,...

Greenpeace: From Kitchen Table to Global Environmental Force

There is so much to admire about Greenpeace and I have great respect for their efforts on behalf of Mother Earth, peace and environment...

From Oasis to Desert: The Environmental Catastrophe of the Aral Sea

Abstract A cautionary tale for our times, this essay examines the environmental catastrophe of the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake, which has lost...

The Continent’s Veins: A Diagnosis of Australian Rivers and Estuaries

The essay begins with the memory of two rivers: one pulsing with life, the other choked with death. The diagnosis for many of Australia’s...

The Silent Invasion: Reading the Ocean’s Genetic Fingerprints to Track a World on the Move

Abstract Climate change is forcing a global redistribution of marine life, yet tracking the vanguard of this migration is challenging with traditional visual surveys that...

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