by Isabelle Swiderski | Creative Economy, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Island Nations, North America, Place-based Investing, Racial Equity & Justice, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism
The world’s oceans have historically been seen by humans as a resource to be exploited rather than as the awesome, mysterious force from which all of terrestrial life was birthed some 3.5 billion years ago. But this perception is much more nuanced for island or...
by Devin Thorpe | Impact Economy, Island Nations, North America, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Tech for Social Good
Back-to-back hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 did a combined $94 billion of damage to Puerto Rico and left 3,000 inhabitants dead. One message buried in the losses made is that coral reefs matter. But the coral around Puerto Rico is dying. Globally, about half the...
by Luni Libes | Africa, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Millions of acres in Africa have been degraded by desertification, deforestation, intensive farming, and other human activities. Restoring that land to productive use and nature is a huge endeavor. Groups like AFR100 (the African Forest Landscape Restoration...