Renewable energy projects in Africa that depend on Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and state-backed companies will ...

The Washington Post recently ran a Feb. 11, 2026 article titled “Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.” As I read it, and as we move through this ...

Artificial light at night, or ALAN, is one of the most pervasive byproducts of coastal urbanization. Streetlights, ...

Intact ecosystems have the capacity for self-regulation, which keeps their complex structure of species—such as animals, ...

Cities and towns in the Pacific region face significant risks from natural hazards. These risks are projected to increase with climate change and increasing urbanization, yet they are not well ...

The communities of Puntland, Somalia, have long engaged in environmentally harmful practices, including overgrazing, ...

A new round of urbanization drive planned for the next five years will help raise the share of China's urban residents to 70 percent of its population, and help overhaul its urban-rural two-track ...

World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results highlights the key findings of the 2025 Revision of the World Urbanization Prospects, offering an overview of global urban transformation. It ...

1 December 2025 – Our world is becoming increasingly urban. Cities are now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion, according to UN DESA’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025: ...

Urban trees are essential to the health of cities and their residents: they cool neighborhoods, filter pollution from the air, support biodiversity, and improve human well-being. But these benefits ...