Environment

Guardians of the Earth: Indigenous Youth Leadership in Biodiversity and Climate Action

Vincent Diringer

Nov 111 min read

Guardians of the Earth: Indigenous Youth Leadership in Biodiversity and Climate Action

COP29 Green Zone, courtesy of Extreme Hangout:

World Food Day Highlights Flaws, Opportunities in European Food Security

Vincent Diringer

Oct 16, 20231 min read

World Food Day Highlights Flaws, Opportunities in European Food Security

Excerpt from Volt Europa: Following up from the International Day of Awareness for Food Loss and Waste on September 27, the World Food...

Grand Cayman, The Documentary Highlights Importance of Storytelling to Environmental Action

Vincent Diringer

Oct 10, 20231 min read

Grand Cayman, The Documentary Highlights Importance of Storytelling to Environmental Action

Excerpt from Island Innovation: The conservation of island ecosystems plays an important role in securing the future of local...

Vote for Nature: Protecting Europe's Future with the Nature Restoration Law

Vincent Diringer

Jul 6, 20231 min read

Vote for Nature: Protecting Europe's Future with the Nature Restoration Law

Excerpt from Volt Europa: Warning: Europe's precious natural areas and diverse wildlife are in grave danger! With over 80% of the Bloc’s...

Escalating Climate Crisis: Spain and the Mediterranean Call for Urgent Action

Vincent Diringer

Jun 28, 20231 min read

Escalating Climate Crisis: Spain and the Mediterranean Call for Urgent Action

Excerpt from Volt Europa: In Spain’s southern city of Córdoba the barometer reached a new April temperature record of 38.8°C, at the...

9 Blue Economy Solutions Revolutionizing Islands Worldwide

Vincent Diringer

May 24, 20231 min read

9 Blue Economy Solutions Revolutionizing Islands Worldwide

Excerpt from Island Innovation: The need to overcome challenges can lead to impressive feats of innovation. With islands at the...

The Importance Of COP15 And The 30×30 Target

Vincent Diringer

Mar 9, 20231 min read

The Importance Of COP15 And The 30×30 Target

Excerpt from ClimaTalk: Lacking the fanfare and media reach of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Conference of the Parties to the UN...

Ecocide: Leveraging International Law To Drive Stronger Climate Action

Vincent Diringer

Nov 28, 20221 min read

Ecocide: Leveraging International Law To Drive Stronger Climate Action

Excerpt from Island Innovation: Nature is critical to various aspects of life on Earth. From socio-cultural heritage to economic...

Vincent Diringer

Nov 20, 20221 min read

COP27: What Happened in Week Two?

Excerpt from ClimaTalk: After strong initial support for forest conservation at COP26 that saw 145 countries pledge to save these...

SPUN Expeditions: Green Roofs of Utrecht

Vincent Diringer

Nov 13, 20221 min read

SPUN Expeditions: Green Roofs of Utrecht

Excerpt from SPUN: The loss of mycorrhizal fungi is particularly extreme in cities, where urbanization eliminates the plant communities...

Pre-COP27 Analysis: A Focus on Biodiversity

Vincent Diringer

Oct 31, 20221 min read

Pre-COP27 Analysis: A Focus on Biodiversity

Excerpt from ClimaTalk: Biodiversity plays an important part in maintaining a healthy planet as well as the ecosystem services that we...

Collaboration Towards the Goals: Working Together for Sustainability

Vincent Diringer

Aug 7, 20221 min read

Collaboration Towards the Goals: Working Together for Sustainability

Excerpt from LEAD-WiSE: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which set out the targets to improve socio-economic wellbeing across...

Resilience and Development: Caribbean Outlook on the 30×30 Target

Vincent Diringer

Mar 16, 20221 min read

Resilience and Development: Caribbean Outlook on the 30×30 Target

Excerpt from Island Innovation Building on a strong campaign that has seen multiple Caribbean nations become a part of the High Ambition...

The Importance and Opportunities of the 30×30 Goal in the Caribbean

Vincent Diringer

Mar 9, 20221 min read

The Importance and Opportunities of the 30×30 Goal in the Caribbean

Excerpt from Island Innovation Hosted by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund’s Acting CEO, Karen McDonald Gayle, the Caribbean 30×30...

The efficiency of artificial reefs and the best parameters for their success

Vincent Diringer

Apr 25, 20212 min read

The efficiency of artificial reefs and the best parameters for their success

Abstract: Anthropogenic climate change has had severe impacts on environments around the world, none more so than coral reefs. Despite...

Leadership in Conservation: It Isn’t You, Its The Job Market

Vincent Diringer

Nov 19, 20205 min read

Leadership in Conservation: It Isn’t You, Its The Job Market

Leadership in conservation biology is a topic that, while rather taboo, needs to be discussed. Thousands of young people are entering...

Lack of Sea Ice Formation Highlights Global Inaction on Climate Change

Vincent Diringer

Nov 10, 20203 min read

Lack of Sea Ice Formation Highlights Global Inaction on Climate Change

Scientists have begun sounding the alarm as sea ice levels in the Arctic fail to improve as winter sets in. Following on from studies...

Vincent Diringer

Jun 22, 20203 min read

All Paths Lead to Biology Vol. 8

Biology is a fairly broad section of science encompassing everything from the study of cells to cladistics as well as conservation and...

Vincent Diringer

Jun 15, 20203 min read

All Paths Lead to Biology Vol. 7

Biology is a fairly broad section of science encompassing everything from the study of cells to cladistics as well as conservation and...

Vincent Diringer

Jun 8, 20203 min read

All Paths Lead to Biology Vol. 6

Biology is a fairly broad section of science encompassing everything from the study of cells to cladistics as well as conservation and...