The UK’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research is working with collaborators across Europe as a part of the OPERANDUM project that aims to manage the rising impact of severe weather and climate related hazards across European and non-European territories using nature-based solutions. THE ECOLOGIST
Read MoreGlobal pharmaceutical company Sanofi has agreed to slash the price of its preventive tuberculosis medicine as part of a major deal that is expected to benefit an estimated 1.7 billion people. DEVEX
Read MoreIn the US, Marjorie Kelly and the Democracy Collaborative are working to foster a more democratic economy—starting with employee ownership. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreComprising low-lying villas that are home to thousands, the city aims to be a "net-zero" settlement, producing all the energy it needs from renewable sources on site. PLACE
Read MoreA new online database of human trafficking cases will help Senegal crack down on a rampant crime that is little understood, highlighting hotspots and profiling crooks in a bid to curb the growing trade in people. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreCampaigners want us to take fewer flights, but ditching the plane for a train is easier said than done. For families planning a summer holiday, just how practical and cost-effective is it to shun air travel? THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreSpecially adapted trucks in Germany are being tested on electric roads. Power is fed directly to the vehicles from overhead power cables. It's costly - but could cut carbon emissions. BBC NEWS
Read MoreWhere fellow oceanside metropolis Cape Town has marketed itself to the world, Durban has positioned itself as South Africa’s playground. Beachfront theme parks and twirling public waterslides attract families from around the country, and all walks of life. This accessibility and affordability have made this eight-kilometre strip arguably one of South Africa’s most inclusive public spaces. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreAfter months of global outcry over the United States’ role in the plastic pollution crisis, companies that collect and dispose of waste are trying to clamp down on the amount of American refuse that gets dumped in poorer countries. Waste Management Inc., the nation’s largest trash hauler, is no longer shipping discarded plastic to countries outside North America. THE HUFFINGTON POST
Read MoreCan it ever be green to buy clothes and only wear them once? Well it might be, if you buy second-hand ones and sell them again when you're finished with them. Sylvie Mackower, 20, from London wasn't thinking about the environment when she set up an account on an app called Depop to sell on items she no longer wore. BBC NEWS
Read MoreFog harvesters are mesh nets, usually one meter squared, erected perpendicular to the path of the wind. As the wind blows fog through the device, the mesh catches the droplets, and gravity pulls the water down into containers underneath. Most of the time, fog harvesters collect about three liters a day per square meter of mesh. THE VERGE
Read MoreThe Agency is a social enterprise that works with deprived youngsters across the UK, encouraging them to create projects to solve the problems in their own community. Based on a hugely successful Brazilian initiative to help young people in the favelas, the Agency has spent almost 60,000 hours supporting and working with more than 250 young people to raise money, set up projects and create jobs. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreThough small in scale, new projects in Finland and Sweden are proving that energy production, environmental protection and, well, profit, don’t always need to be in conflict—in fact, they can go hand in hand. The innovation revolves around a substance with a lot of buzz around it as of late, but one whose potentials are often deeply undervalued: biochar. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
Read MoreWith co-housing on the rise in the UK, it is touted as a model for better homes and stronger communities. In Brexit Britain, can this type of living – where decisions are made by consensus and everybody pulls together in times of crisis – also help us become better citizens? POSITIVE NEWS
Read MoreEthically minded entrepreneurs are turning back the clock to sweep the scourge of bunker fuel from the oceans. The owners of Fairtransport were inspired to revive sail cargo after witnessing at first hand the yellow smog caused by commercial vessels. They restored two ships, a 70-year-old minesweeper renamed the Tres Hombres and a wooden ketch called Nordlys that dates back to 1873. THE GUARDIAN
Read MorePatagonia’s Yvon Chouinard set the standard for how a business can mitigate the ravages of capitalism on earth’s environment. But Chouinard remains unsatisfied. The 81-year-old is more focused than ever on demonstrating, by Patagonia’s example, the lengths a company can go to protect the planet. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreBren Smith is one of a growing number of activists, policymakers and climate scientists working toward a plan that aims not only to protect the oceans but also to help slow the snowballing effects of global warming that threaten to wreck the planet. Along the way, they want to create more jobs in ocean conservation, offshore energy and seaside tourism. Modeled after the Green New Deal, these conservationists are calling their plan a “Blue New Deal” for the ocean. THE HUFFINGTON POST
Read MoreA 48-year-old mother-of-eight has been welcoming Venezuelans to her home for the past two years, providing a moment of relief to migrants and refugees on their long, and increasingly-dangerous journey. Since August 2017, she estimated that she has given shelter to over 8,500 Venezuelans travelling south. She is also known for giving people hugs when they need it and rubbing their aching feet. AL JAZEERA
Read MoreA group of Spanish pensioners spend up to six hours a day walking the streets of Badalona chasing after digital ghosts, dragons and monsters to stay fit. Finding surprising ways to keep older people mentally and physically healthy is a point of pride for Badalona, one of nearly 80 cities, towns and regions taking part in this year's European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. PLACE
Read MoreMalaria robs people of their productivity, their wellbeing and, in the worst cases, their lives. So Bhutanese officials are now sprinting towards the finish line: zero malaria. But to get there speedily, before climate change and drug resistance derail their efforts, it will be crucial for Bhutan to look to its giant neighbour to the south: India. BBC FUTURE
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