How to Value and Restore Wetlands as Natural Infrastructure for Resilience
While biodiversity is in crisis, it remains central to addressing climate and environmental challenges. The rich biological diversity in wetlands enables these ecosystems to adapt to environmental change, maintain productivity, and sustain critical services such as water purification, flood regulation, and fisheries—making wetland conservation a critical investment. As economist Partha Dasgupta notes in The Economics […]
How one Korean province is aiming to make plastic pollution history
While some staff do sort plastic waste by hand, much is done by machines. Magnets pull out metals. Mechanical separators weed out lighter plastics, which often can’t be recycled. And an optical sorter uses light rays to determine the composition of plastics, allowing them to be divvied up by type, which is crucial for reselling. […]