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Psychology in Modern Russian Warfare (The Jamestown Foundation)

Nicholas J. Myers On March 22, 2021, in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast about 350 kilometers east of Moscow, the Russian 96th Reconnaissance Brigade of the Western Military...

Climate change will hit ‘endemic’ plants and animals the hardest, study warns (WEF)

Ayesha Tandon Climate change is likely to negatively affect 90% plants and animals which are endemic species (meaning they live in only one geographical region),...

How can we ensure a just transition to the green economy? (WEF)

Leah Lazer Transitioning to a green economy could create 18 million jobs https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/how-can-we-ensure-a-just-transition-to-the-green-economy/

Underwater forests: Why it’s vital we protect our sea meadows (WEF)

Alessandra Prentice, Christophe Van Der Perre Human activity contributes to the equivalent of a soccer field of seagrasses being destroyed every 30 minutes around the...

Why COVID-19 government support needs to be tailored and targeted (WEF)

Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, Paolo Mauro, Mehdi Raissi Governments need to tailor their financial support to citizens and organizations in response to COVID-19 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/tailoring-government-support-finances-covid19-support/

Countries must rethink tariffs on bio-manufacturing (WEF)

Thaddeus Burns, Jennifer Brant COVID-19 has shown the global manufacturing capacity for vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics is insufficient to support an effective pandemic response COVID-19 has...

The hidden downside to ocean data and how to make it more sustainable (WEF)

Linwood Pendleton, Asgeir J. Sørensen Data technology can help us monitor and preserve the ocean https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/10-ways-to-make-ocean-data-more-sustainable/

US reentry to Paris agreement adds momentum to cities’ sustainability efforts (The Hill)

JUSTINE COLEMAN The Biden administration’s move to reenter the Paris climate agreement this year has added momentum to existing efforts from U.S. cities to become more sustainable...

What a 1,600-year-old New Zealand tree can tell us about climate change (Vox)

Kate Evans Buried in mud for millennia, some of the hulking kauri trees in rural Northland are portals to the past, present, and future of...

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