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28 FEB 2019 19 MIN READ 19 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Where conventional sanitation is out of reach, old methods paired with new science can get human waste safely back in the ground, with environmental benefits and more. A project in Haiti is leading the way for cities without sewers.

07 FEB 2019 3 MIN READ

Where women and men both process the local fish catch, gender perceptions can skew their success. Communities working with WorldFish found better ways for all, with some added benefits for women.

03 JAN 2019 19 MIN READ 21 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

It’s time to start thinking about development that benefits both people and the planet. It’s time to talk about transformation, and changing the way we change.

02 NOV 2017 15 MIN READ 8 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Chefs, scientists, and entrepreneurs are giving the chilhuacle pepper – a once-imperilled ingredient of Mexico’s holiest mole – a new future. Lucas Laursen tracks a potentially purposeful transformation.

14 SEP 2017 13 MIN READ 21 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Researchers have been working on a new way of examining the changes needed in social-ecological systems to achieve desired sustainability goals through the RAPTA (Resilience, Adaptation Pathways and Transformation Assessment) approach. Pilot projects in Ethiopia translate sometimes unfamiliar terms to reality.

31 AUG 2017 11 MIN READ

Researchers puzzled out how to include dryland livestock herders in the global insurance market. Their next challenge is to stay in balance with a changing ecosystem.

11 MAY 2017 15 MIN READ

Design thinking shares similar characteristics to resilience thinking. The Massive Small Collective reflects on the Cloudfactory’s focus on process rather than product as an example of doing “social design” and development differently, in a community in northern Hungary.

16 MAR 2017 15 MIN READ 11 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

The gardens and “living gutters” of Langrug are more than just a stopgap, delivering basic services to manage waste and treat grey water in an informal settlement in South Africa. The Massive Small Collective assesses a small-scale, nature-inspired project that has impacts beyond its boundaries.

16 FEB 2017 10 MIN READ 23 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

The inhabitants of Xcalak started with coconuts, moved on to fish, welcomed tourists, and now face an ongoing struggle to find the right path ahead.