environment

Community, conversation, music: How people are tackling eco-anxiety around the world

Climate Change

People are meeting at “climate cafés” to talk about how climate change is impacting their lives and their feelings around it. With locations around the world, attendees can share their anxieties and fears about the future without the pressure of trying to find a solution.

Chemical stench, green in color: Urban runoff is not just rain, Tijuana community says

Environment

South Africa’s largest city is running out of water

Infrastructure

Chile’s pet cemeteries are beloved. But they raise environmental and health concerns.

Lifestyle & Belief

Global maritime shipping is aiming to reach zero emissions by 2050

Environment
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Denmark is fed up with Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

Energy

The Great Belt is one of the busiest sea lanes in the world, and it allows passage to vessels from different countries. But Denmark is increasingly concerned about a Russian “shadow fleet” using its waterways.

Morocco reckons with drought to stave off disaster

As Morocco enters a seventh straight year of drought, the country is pouring resources into adapting to the drier new reality of the future.

In rural Japan, a closed school becomes a new kind of community hub

Japan in Focus

Japan’s rural population has been in decline for decades. That’s caused many towns to close schools for lack of students. But residents in the village of Takigahara transformed a former nursery school into a different kind of community gathering place.

A look at the impact of pollution on rivers and efforts to keep them clean

Summer Olympics 2024

The organizers of the Olympic Games in Paris spent $1.5 billion to clean up the River Seine. The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with naturalist and author Sy Montgomery about other efforts to keep rivers clean around the planet.

Japan’s oldest village tries to attract new, younger residents

Japan in Focus

Nearly one-third of Japan’s population is over 65, making it the oldest country in the world. Small rural towns nationwide are seeing these demographic changes most acutely as younger residents leave for larger cities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the village of Nanmoku, where officials are using the allure of cheap property to bring a newer, younger generation of residents to town.

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