Regenerating forests in drylands can be very tricky. But a technique developped in the 1980s – Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration, or FMNR – is changing all that and offers some much needed hope in the fight against desertification and climate change.
According to a recently published study, mangroves forests are bouncing back globally as people around the world have understood how these coastal ecosystems provide much needed services.
Mangroves forests are growing back globally Read More »
For decades, access to electricity was either impossible or very expensive for billions of people. The current glut of solar PV panels produced in China is changing all this, bringing home and light to millions.
Developing countries are going all-in on solar Read More »
The International Panel on Climate Change published a report on limiting climate change to 1.5C. Here are some takeaways and reflection.
IPCC report urges for action to limit global warming to 1.5C Read More »
I admit it is hard to keep your head cool when you read such news, and this despite having discovered the power of positive psychology. To a new study the world has lost ten percent of its wilderness in as little as 25 tiny years…
Vanishing wilderness: 10 percent of Nature gone in 25 years Read More »
What if we were actually on the right track to solve world hunger ? The UN FAO has published a report recently stating that there are 200 million hungry people less than in 1990, all this while global population increased.
World hunger keeps on decreasing Read More »
My life as an MBA student is eventful. This week I went to an entrepreneurship DemoDay where six great leaders presented their startups. The event is part of Fledge, a company helping conscious entrepreneurs globally.
Entrepreneurship can solve Mankind’s biggest problems Read More »
I previously wrote that there are solar panels on the Vatican and some churches. Likewise, I reported that Christians are urged by to act on climate by Pope Francis. Now, Muslims are also starting to cover their mosques with solar panels too.
Mosques are going solar too Read More »
The most important paper of the year on energy is out as the International Energy Agency published its landmark World Energy Outlook report.
IEA World Energy Outlook 2014 is out Read More »
There are still over a billion and half people without electricity. What if developping nations of Asia, Latin America and Africa went directly from ” no reliable electricity ” to “ electricity from renewables only ” ?
Developping countries leapfrogging to renewables Read More »
