Places & Spaces
Mapping Science is meant to inspire cross-disciplinary discussion on how to best track and communicate human activity and scientific progress on a global scale.
Earth Overdraft: On Saturday, We Exceed Nature's Budget
It has taken humanity less than nine months to exhaust its ecological budget for the year, according to data from Global Footprint Network, a California-based environmental research organization.
More Than One In Four Use Internet Worldwide, Says ITU
By John Ribeiro
Parking Lots To Parks: Designing Livable Cities
Lester R. Brown
As I was being driven through Tel Aviv from my hotel to a conference center in 1998, I could not help but note the overwhelming presence of cars and parking lots.
New Strategy To Wipe Out Polio May Be Last Shot To Eradicate It Before Money Runs Out
GENEVA (AP) - For years, the world has been on the brink of wiping out polio, the deadly disease that can paralyze and kill children.
Reduce, Recycle, And Replant - Data Highlights On Restoring The World's Forests
The world's forests, which cover a third of Earth's land area, provide us with many essential services. They absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give us oxygen, limit soil erosion, aid in flood control and aquifer recharge, and host a wealth of biodiversity.
Introducing The Local Renewables Web Portal
The Local Renewables Portal has been developed for REN21 by ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability. The web portal is organized as such:
Forest Loss Slows, As China Plants And Brazil Preserves
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News
