The rights of nature

The rights of nature

The movement to designate rivers, lakes and other natural features legal “persons” with rights to self-preservation and legal redress is spreading through Indigenous communities in Canada. Will Ontario embrace the resolutions as a way of protecting its natural bounty?...
Cool solutions

Cool solutions

Cities in South Asia are sizzling, with low-income residents bearing the brunt of urban heat stress. But researchers are finding ways to help them adapt CLIMATE CHANGE MAY be upon us, yet if you say, “Heat wave,” a lot of people in developed Western countries still...