Toxic Households: The Contaminants You Don’t See
Chemical pollution in the home is a serious public health problem. A national survey in the U.S found that the population spends an average of 90% of its time in... Read more.
Coffee Producers: Is the Carbon Cost Too High?
What's the carbon cost of consuming 2 billion cups of coffee a day? How can we reduce the carbon impact of coffee?... Read more.
Potable water reuse: A sustainable water resource
Water is essential to life. Yet, despite being paramount to human survival, we use more than we have. In fact, the amount of water on Earth is not as plentiful as... Read more.
Learning from Covid: Can we re-use resources for teaching online?
Digital classrooms and resources for teaching online have become essential during the pandemic. Some schools have even provided students with tablets, laptops and... Read more.
SDG2030 Agenda: How far have we come? How far are we off?
In 2015, UN member states approved the 2030 Agenda, known as SDG2030 Agenda, for sustainable development. The agenda integrates the economic, social and environmental... Read more.
Climate Change in Africa: Resilience and Agriculture
Climate change will impact everyone, but not equally. Experts predict that the changing climate will negatively affect Africa’s agriculture. The most impactful... Read more.
Domestic violence in lockdown: Covid’s shadow pandemic.
Survey data has shown a marked increase of domestic violence in lockdown during COVID-19. Boxall et al. conducted an online survey in May 2020, covering the first... Read more.
Wildlife Protection Around the World
In this era of globalization, we correlate wildlife with natural parks and sanctuaries. However, remaining animals in the wild face many threats from humans. Poaching... Read more.
Child labour in fast fashion: The child-sized skeleton in your closet
There is a disturbing amount of child labour involved in fast fashion. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed in 1989, encourages countries... Read more.
Freedom of Information: Critical to Democracy?
Studies suggest transparency and accountability lead to positive social and economic outcomes. Good governance, therefore, lies in the degree to which authorities... Read more.