Term Archives

  1. What does the global shift in diets mean for climate change - September 15, 2020

    This in-depth article discusses how for limiting global warming every part of the food system from farming to dining will likely need to become cleaner and more efficient.
  2. The State of the World’s Forests 2020: Forests, biodiversity and people - September 1, 2020

    This report examines the contributions of forests, and of the people who use and manage them, to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
  3. The Q-ing of the West - September 11, 2020

    Although dangerous and vile conspiracy theories like QAnon are not new, the social-media and digital communication channels available for disseminating them certainly are.
  4. Video game industry to rally 250 million players to protect the planet - August 18, 2020

    The environmental crisis is a key global issue, the video game industry is doing its part by reaching more than 250 million players and o inspire the players to take action.
  5. 'Telegram revolution': App helps drive Belarus protests - August 21, 2020

    Social media can bring people together. Protests in Belarus showed how the Telegram app became an indispensable tool in coordinating the unprecedented mass protests that rocked the nation.
  6. What WikiLeaks tells us about America, and American journalism - September 14, 2020

    The article discusses WikiLeaks and highlights how information may, sometimes, bring people to protest or influence them to vote; but the real change depends on what they do after that.
  7. How wealthy lobby groups benefit from a silent media - August 28,2020

    The study shows that how wealthy interest groups often enjoy a greater capacity to influence policy when compared to economically deprived groups.
  8. Disinformation as a wicked problem - August 2020

    The report focuses on how online disinformation is a wicked problem. To mitigate the impacts it is important that governments and other stakeholders need to collaborate to manage the online problems.
  9. Fighting the COVID Infodemic -September 18, 2020

    The article discusses how the pandemic has led to an infodemic. It also highlights how countering the COVID-19 infodemic requires not only facts but also coordinated and strategic advocacy.