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The Common Table in a Burning World: Why the United Nations Must Be Revived, Not Abandoned

The chamber still looks improbably calm. Green marble. Translation headsets. Country names set out in alphabetical order, as though the world’s grief can be...

Los Angeles: Reinventing the Concrete River

Explore Los Angeles' ambitious efforts to transform its concrete flood-control river back into a living ecological corridor amidst urban and climate challenges.

Shanghai, China: Sponge City on the Delta

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 12 Shanghai is sinking. The city centre has subsided more than three metres since the late nineteenth century, while the...

The Living Marsh: The World’s Remaining Wetlands and the Intelligence of Water

The Living Marsh Feature · The Living World The world’s remaining wetlands, the work they do for the planet, and the intelligence of water At first light,...

North America Wilderness: From Tundra to Desert

1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent North America contained 3.9 billion acres of wilderness when Europeans first arrived—98% of the continent's land area.¹ From Arctic tundra...

Why Wilderness? The Case for an Earth-Centred World

Wilderness has intrinsic value beyond human use; decolonizing conservation and embracing ecocentric ethics are vital for Earth’s future.

Eastern Europe and Russia: The Forgotten Wilderness

1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent The brown bear watched from the forest edge as Peter the Great's surveyors marked trees for his new capital. In...

The Ocean Floor Under Siege: An Investigation into the Global Deep Sea Trawling Industry

I recall watching Attenborough's 'The World About Us' series on a black and white TV as a child back in the late 1960's, he...

Middle East Wilderness: Desert Wisdom and Scarcity

1. Historical Baseline Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent The Arabian oryx paused at the crest of a sand dune, its white coat reflecting the scorching sun that would...

Europe’s Second Genesis: The Audacious Plans for Rewilding a Continent

The air in Portugal’s Greater Côa Valley, thick with the scent of rockrose and wild lavender, held a charge of anticipation. In 2024, a...

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