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Film Review: Darwin's Nightmare: An impactful documentary shows the dark side of globalization
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Darwin's Nightmare (2004) is one of the most impressive documentary films of the early 2000s. First...


Film Review: The New World, Pocahontas's story
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat When it opened in theatres at the end of 2005, The New World was only Terrence Malick's fourth film in...


Film Review: The Bay & Co: How horror films can successfully deal with ecological themes
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat It is common, especially in American cinema, to find social and political messages hidden inside...


US: How Are Wind Turbines Made?
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Many humans feel at least a bit of “megalophilia”—a love of very, very big things. This might be...


Save Nepal’s orchids
Himalayan orchids need urgent protection before they are smuggled to extinction Source: Nepali Times There are about 30,000 species of...


Film Review: The Thin Red Line, using war as a metaphor for humanity's disconnect from nature
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat There was a lot of curiosity in the film industry about The Thin Red Line, which had its theatrical...


Film Review: Avatar, The Way of Water dives deeper into ecological themes
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Thirteen years after the release of James Cameron's Avatar, which continues to hold the title of...


US: Want Clean Energy? Then You Also Want Battery Recycling.
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and...


US: Challenges and Opportunities in Mining Materials for Energy Storage Lithium-ion Batteries
Source: Union of Concerned Scientists Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the...


Who now owns Nepal’s forests?
Forest area has nearly doubled in the past 40 years, raising new questions about who should manage it under Nepal’s new federal structure...


Reviving Nepal’s community forestry success story
After restoring forest cover, Nepal should now prioritise harvesting and regeneration of forests to raise living standards Source: Nepali...


Indigenous communities in Brazil
Interview: Kaime Silvestre By Alessandra Bonanomi Despite their negligible ecological footprint, Indigenous people are often the first to...


Film Review: Princess Mononoke: The pro-environment messaging of Miyazaki’s films
by Alberto Sclaverano for Citiplat Many consider Hayao Miyazaki one of Japan's best animation directors. While his films were primarily...


Including local knowledge to study climate change
Source: Nepali Times Scientist couple spend six months researching climate impact on glaciers and biodiversity below Kangchenjunga When...


Countries bet on forests and soils to reach net-zero
Source: Tyndall Centre New research by the University of East Anglia highlights the risks of countries relying on nature-based solutions...


Film Review: 2040, when approaching the climate crisis with a bit of optimism seems a good idea
By: Alberto Sclaverano Damon Gameau’s 2019 Australian documentary 2040 is unique among the pictures that deal with the climate crisis....


New app allows users to explore how global warming changes their cities’ climate
Source: Tyndall Centre A new mobile app allows people to explore how global warming will affect the future climate of their towns and...


Taking climate finance to the people
Source: Nepali Times Enabling communities hit hardest by climate crisis to lead climate action Imagine a world where the people hit...


No DooM MooD
Women scientists’ answers to those who cast doubts on existing solutions to climate change in an effort to make us feel helpless. They...


Brazil/2: The Politics of Affection
As explained by an indigenous woman elected to Brazil's National Congress By: Amanda Vargas Sonia Guajajara and Célia Xakriabá are on a...

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