Ecosystem modelling offers the potential to add much more depth to our models assessing the cost of development.
We Make Mobile Phones: Building Political Capital
Mobile phones and the knowledge economy are combining to create new political opportunities for rural communities.
Fat Chance!
A study that casts doubt on whether being overweight is associated with a shorter life span has sparked 2013’s first public health controversy.
The Human Face of Climate Change: Updating the Definition of Refugee
As climate change heightens the risks of natural hazards, the traditional definition of ‘refugee’ must change.
US Coal on the March… In Europe
Even as US emissions have fallen precipitously, emissions in the EU are on the rise again. Why?
Beyond Buoying the Boys
The long-term population health effects of sex-selective abortion.
Moving the Needle
February is “Move the Needle” month. What can be done, right now, to move us towards a more sustainable world?
Surveying the Shale Gas Revolution
Shale gas has been a prominent topic of discussion lately. How much promise does it hold as a new energy source – and how much peril?
Modeling the Bio-sphere
How might we channel recent advances in computational modeling to help policymakers identify and quantify the links between natural ecosystems and human economies?