One Book at a Time
On the frontline of combating global illiteracy is the award-winning organisation Room to Read, founded in 2000 by former Microsoft executive, John Wood, Erin Ganju and Dinesh Shrestha.
More Than a Meal Ticket
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is improving the lives of children in India – one hot meal at a time.
Protected: A Contained Solution: Global Plastic Conundrum
Extracts from text by Andrei Veksha and Grzegorz Lisak: Two scientists in Singapore who may have found a solution to our plastic waste problem.
Mountains...
Celebrating Earth with the late H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand
According to the United Nations:
The equivalent of one soccer field of soil is eroded every 5 seconds.
It can take up to 1,000...
Asians with a Purpose (Part 2)
Spearheading Environmental Change
These individuals with their penchant for making a difference, are pushing themselves to do their bit for the environment.
Taiwan
Arthur Huang
Structural engineer &...
From the Edge – Fighting the flow of illegal wildlife
Text and Photos Adrian Page
The introduction of the Black Act meant that death by hanging was a real prospect for those convicted of poaching...
A Day Dedicated to Migrants
While migration is on the rise in a globalising world, it is not always a seamless process. Displacement, moving to establish a better life,...
Institutions that Empower
There is a fresh current of optimism flowing from multilateral, development institutions these days and it’s taking the form of the new 17-point, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Of these vital benchmarks, one in particular, Sustainable Goal No.5, pledges to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls throughout the world.