Sustainable development News

In rural India, youths steer a crusade against food insecurity Special

Hyderabad - Braving dry climate, poverty, poor access to market and calls of Maoist rebels to join them, hundreds of youths from marginalized communities in rural India are turning into food growers, transforming dry, barren land into green, productive fields

Digital Journal Report by Stella Paul - 5 comments

'Lights out' in France as big switch-off becomes law

France yesterday introduced energy conservation laws making it obligatory for shops and commercial premises to switch off internal, window and exterior lighting at night.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 5 comments

Disposing of 14 million old tennis balls? France has a solution

Tennis players in France get through a staggering 14 million tennis balls each year. The French Tennis Federation has come up with a novel solution to recycle old tennis balls generating a benefit to communities.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 3 comments

Fancy hitchhiking across Africa? Special

Want to hitch-hike across Africa to raise awareness of humanitarian issues? A project called Thumbs Up Africa is looking for six couples to hitch from the Netherlands to Cape Town in South Africa. It is a journey of 15,000km down the east coast of Africa.

Digital Journal Report by Lynn Morris - 2 comments

New report shows global success in sustainable plant harvesting

Worldwide application of a new standard for sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal, aromatic, dye and food plants and trees is charting new ways to protect the species and their habitats and benefit the communities that depend on them.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh

Hammond Lecture in Ontario focuses on sustainable development Special

Guelph - On the evening of Friday, March 26, 2010 Dr. Blair W. Feltmate delivered the Kenneth Hammond Lecture (2009/10) on “Environment, Energy and Resources” at War Memorial Hall at the University of Guelph.

Digital Journal Report by Bob Gordon

Op-Ed: Feature film on water explores molecular behavior and memory

A new study found that the West could face a water "catastrophe" in the coming decades. A 2008 feature reminds us that water behaves in a remarkable manner and that common disregard of water may be more profound than previously considered.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 1 comment