Former Assistant Secretary of State Monica Medina examines the most commonly used tools of diplomacy in bringing us a safe and sustainable global society International agreements are better than ...

Navigating Global Policy Responses and Their Efficacy Watching global environmental talks is like a high-stakes poker game. Everyone’s bluffing, but no one knows the rules. The Paris Agreement was ...

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The year 1989 was a turning point in Japan's environmental policy. The concept of sustainable development from Our Common Future (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987) had taken hold, ...

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental problems, leading to an estimated 19 to 23 million tons of plastic waste polluting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans across the world, according ...

Plastic pollution exacerbates the impacts of all planetary boundaries, including climate change, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss, a new paper shows. Ahead of the final negotiations of the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As global temperatures rise from the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and ...

An edible urban forest and permaculture vegetable garden at Lycee Lyautey in Casablanca, Morocco. Martin Bertrand/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images Nature-based solutions use nature to solve environmental ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...