06 SEP 2018 10 MIN READ / 2268 WORDS Commentary/Collaboration without consensus Rehabilitating degraded lands, restoring fisheries, or reducing greenhouse gas emissions all demand changes by actors at multiple scales; and power, profit, and livelihoods are at stake. Blake Ratner of Collaborating for Resilience recounts his experiences of pursuing big, systemic change when people don’t agree what the problem is, or how to solve it.
23 AUG 2018 9 MIN READ 9 PEOPLE LIKED THIS Commentary/Building resilience one mangrove forest at a time Mangrove forests protect coastal communities from floods and provide livelihoods, resources, and many other functions, but they are one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems. Across the globe, different initiatives are now working to secure these vital watery forests.
08 FEB 2018 11 MIN READ 30 PEOPLE LIKED THIS Commentary/Global gambles in the Age of Humans People’s activities have changed the whole planet so much that they are triggering entirely new types of risks. Cutting-edge research looks at improving the odds for our gambles with the Earth, both now and into the future.
28 SEP 2017 11 MIN READ / 1871 WORDS 72 PEOPLE LIKED THIS Opinion/We all want to be resilient. Or do we? “Resilience” has attracted different definitions over the years. Explore with us what we think it actually means to be resilient.
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