Sustainable Development
14 Mar 2013
Cycling enthusiasts are hoping for friendlier town planning, less bike theft and more protection on the roads, following a government cycling consultation
Africa / Conservation, Environment, Sustainable Development
27 Sep 2012
The planting of a 4,000 mile ‘wall’ of trees and shrubs across Africa has begun in an ambitious effort to halt the southward spread of the Sahara desert and stop vulnerable sub-Saharan habitats from drying up
Community reforestation project encourages ‘real-world investment’
South America / Economics & Innovation, Innovation, Sustainable Development
20 Aug 2012
A new co-operative is offering investors the chance to help safeguard the future of the Amazon rainforest and invest their money in something more tangible than the stock market
UK / Positive People, Sustainable Development
30 Jul 2012
We asked Olympic, Paralympic and sporting heroes about the future they would most like to see, shaped by the London 2012 Games
Ripples of change from Rio
Global / Sustainable Development
18 Jun 2012
Twenty years on from the first Earth Summit, Kirsty Schneeberger looks at the potential for positive outcomes at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, taking place 20-22 June 2012
11 Jun 2012
Climatecars, a taxi firm which has used hybrid cars (electric and petrol) since its launch in 2007, is to be one of the first companies to bring fully electric Renault Fluence Z.E. cars to the UK
07 Jun 2012
The Welsh government have announced plans to make it a legal requirement for local councils to provide and maintain cycle and walking routes
Global / Economics & Innovation, New Economics, Peace & Democracy, Politics, Sustainable Development, Wellbeing
01 Jun 2012
At a landmark UN meeting on happiness, delegates proposed making wellbeing the central goal of economic development
UK / Sustainable Development, Wellbeing
21 May 2012
To date there have been abundant permaculture resources created to help us design gardens and landscapes, but what about designing for ourselves, to improve our own lives?
UK / Arts, Culture, Sustainable Development
14 Apr 2012
Sunrise festival hopes to inspire a shift in consciousness to enable a more sustainable world to be created
UK / Conservation, Sustainable Development
05 Apr 2012
Dedicated work by local people and government bodies has rehabilitated lifeless rivers in South Wales, restoring former industrial areas to places of beauty and recreation
Quakers commit to sustainability
27 Mar 2012
At a gathering of more than 1,500 members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the UK, an official commitment was made to become a low-carbon, sustainable community
UK / New Economics, Sustainable Development
15 Mar 2012
At a UN conference in June 2012, the UK will call for a greener global economy and a new way to measure economic progress that takes environmental factors into account
Global, UK / Sustainable Development, Travel, Wellbeing
14 Feb 2012
Cycling phenomenon Critical Mass celebrates two decades of reclaiming the roads
Global / Justice, Positive People, Sustainable Development
12 Dec 2011
Polly Higgins says a feasible amendment to international law could catapult global society into a sustainable future
Draft UN Declaration on Planetary Boundaries published
Global / Science, Sustainable Development
01 Dec 2011
A group of development and sustainability experts, scientists and lawyers have developed a draft UN Declaration on Planetary Boundaries
Poll shows we care about future generations
01 Dec 2011
An opinion poll has found that 64% of British people think future generations’ needs should take priority when sharing the Earth’s resources
UK / Education, Sustainable Development, Youth
03 Oct 2011
Inspired by a pioneering ecovillage in the Scottish county of Moray, children in 46 local primary and secondary schools are using specially designed eco-kits to learn about low-carbon living in a practical way
26 Aug 2011
Having personally founded 18 charities, The Prince of Wales' new focus for positive change is you. Start is his new initiative to help us all begin to take simple steps for sustainable living