Asian hydropower advocates point to dammed-to-the-hilt America as a reason to press ahead with controversial plans. But the US is still spending time and money undoing the damage of the past. Read more »
A political resolution to be signed by over 100 heads of government neared completion in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. But the agreement that was supposed to chart the course of the earth will fail to do so in many significant respects, unless there is a change of heart at the last moment. Read more »
The largest international gathering of them all got underway in Rio de Janeiro this Wednesday June 13 with no agreement on how the world could be made more liveable and sustainable at the same time. Read more »
People in more equal societies live longer and a smaller proportion of children die in infancy. They are far less likely to experience mental illness and less likely to use illegal drugs. Read more »
Scientists from around the world are seeking a new and closer contract with society to deal with the problems of a planet under so much pressure that radical changes in policy and governance have become necessary. Read more »
The Planet Under Pressure youth voice is a collaboration of 12 young people from across the UK who are passionate about the well-being of our environment. Read more »