West Midlands National Park Lab: Reimagining Urban Landscapes
Professor Kathryn Moore's West Midlands National Park Lab envisions transforming the region's perception of its landscape by promoting community engagement and green spaces, even without official national park status, fostering access to nature and inspiring collaborative projects.
West Midlands National Park Lab: Reimagining Urban Landscapes
Professor Kathryn Moore's West Midlands National Park Lab envisions transforming the region's perception of its landscape by promoting community engagement and green spaces, even without official national park status, fostering access to nature and inspiring collaborative projects.
Progress
36% Bias Score
China's Mega Water Project: Diverting Billions of Cubic Meters to Alleviate Water Shortages
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project, operational since 2014, has diverted over 76.7 billion cubic meters of water to northern China, benefiting 185 million people in 45 cities by improving water quality and access; future expansions are planned to further enhance water distribution.
China's Mega Water Project: Diverting Billions of Cubic Meters to Alleviate Water Shortages
China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project, operational since 2014, has diverted over 76.7 billion cubic meters of water to northern China, benefiting 185 million people in 45 cities by improving water quality and access; future expansions are planned to further enhance water distribution.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Changbai Mountain Develops Eco-Tourism Destinations
Changbai Mountain, in Jilin, China, is developing five international tourism destinations—summer resort, ice-and-snow tourism, hot spring resort, ecological and cultural destination, and mountain sports destination—while prioritizing ecological protection and biodiversity conservation, aiming to bec...
Changbai Mountain Develops Eco-Tourism Destinations
Changbai Mountain, in Jilin, China, is developing five international tourism destinations—summer resort, ice-and-snow tourism, hot spring resort, ecological and cultural destination, and mountain sports destination—while prioritizing ecological protection and biodiversity conservation, aiming to bec...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Argentine Forest Restoration: A Decade-Long Collaboration
A collaborative effort between a Mapuche community, a state corporation, and scientists in Argentina restored 1,200 hectares of forest in Lanín National Park following a 2013-2014 fire, using 20+ kilometers of fencing and terraces, and now focusing on long-term monitoring of growth and regeneration.
Argentine Forest Restoration: A Decade-Long Collaboration
A collaborative effort between a Mapuche community, a state corporation, and scientists in Argentina restored 1,200 hectares of forest in Lanín National Park following a 2013-2014 fire, using 20+ kilometers of fencing and terraces, and now focusing on long-term monitoring of growth and regeneration.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Oosterwold: An Analysis of an Urban-Agricultural Experiment
Oosterwold, an experimental urban-agricultural community in Almere, Netherlands, established in 2016, currently houses 5,000 residents across 600 hectares, divided into four groups based on their approach to urban farming and community engagement; future expansion aims for 30,000 residents.
Oosterwold: An Analysis of an Urban-Agricultural Experiment
Oosterwold, an experimental urban-agricultural community in Almere, Netherlands, established in 2016, currently houses 5,000 residents across 600 hectares, divided into four groups based on their approach to urban farming and community engagement; future expansion aims for 30,000 residents.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Montreal's Royalmount Mall Opens, Aiming for Carbon Neutrality
Montreal's new Royalmount shopping complex, a $7-billion privately financed project, opened its first phase, an 824,000-square-foot mall aiming for carbon neutrality through energy-efficient design, extensive green spaces, and water conservation measures, despite its location in a high-traffic area.
Montreal's Royalmount Mall Opens, Aiming for Carbon Neutrality
Montreal's new Royalmount shopping complex, a $7-billion privately financed project, opened its first phase, an 824,000-square-foot mall aiming for carbon neutrality through energy-efficient design, extensive green spaces, and water conservation measures, despite its location in a high-traffic area.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Changbai Mountain's Tourism Boom: 260% Visitor Increase Fuels 9.4% GDP Growth
Changbai Mountain in Jilin province achieved a 9.4 percent GDP increase in 2023, driven by a 260.45 percent surge in tourism to over 2.7 million visitors, exceeding 3 million in the first three quarters of 2024, resulting from strategic branding as a summer and winter destination and international r...
Changbai Mountain's Tourism Boom: 260% Visitor Increase Fuels 9.4% GDP Growth
Changbai Mountain in Jilin province achieved a 9.4 percent GDP increase in 2023, driven by a 260.45 percent surge in tourism to over 2.7 million visitors, exceeding 3 million in the first three quarters of 2024, resulting from strategic branding as a summer and winter destination and international r...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Madagascar Launches New Financial Inclusion Strategy
Madagascar launched the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (SNIM) 2024-2028 on Friday, aiming to increase formal financial service usage to over 50% of adults and 25% of MSMEs by 2028 through financial education, improved access, digital innovation, and regulatory strengthening, focusing on v...
Madagascar Launches New Financial Inclusion Strategy
Madagascar launched the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (SNIM) 2024-2028 on Friday, aiming to increase formal financial service usage to over 50% of adults and 25% of MSMEs by 2028 through financial education, improved access, digital innovation, and regulatory strengthening, focusing on v...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Inner Mongolia's Renewable Energy Surpasses Thermal Power
Inner Mongolia's installed new energy capacity (wind and solar) surpassed 120 million kilowatts, exceeding its thermal power capacity, reducing annual coal use by 84 million tons and carbon emissions by over 220 million tons, one year ahead of schedule.
Inner Mongolia's Renewable Energy Surpasses Thermal Power
Inner Mongolia's installed new energy capacity (wind and solar) surpassed 120 million kilowatts, exceeding its thermal power capacity, reducing annual coal use by 84 million tons and carbon emissions by over 220 million tons, one year ahead of schedule.
Progress
36% Bias Score
China Proposes Fisheries Law Revision to Balance Industry Growth and Resource Conservation
A draft revision to China's 1986 fisheries law, submitted to the National People's Congress, aims to balance industry development with conservation by implementing stricter fishing regulations, promoting sustainable aquaculture, and enhancing enforcement.
China Proposes Fisheries Law Revision to Balance Industry Growth and Resource Conservation
A draft revision to China's 1986 fisheries law, submitted to the National People's Congress, aims to balance industry development with conservation by implementing stricter fishing regulations, promoting sustainable aquaculture, and enhancing enforcement.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Uganda's Economic Growth Threatens Biodiversity
Uganda's rapid economic growth, driven by Vision 2040, is harming its biodiversity; in 2022, over 1,000 hectares of forest were lost to illegal logging, threatening vital ecosystems and the tourism industry which relies on them, while the lack of a national biodiversity strategy exacerbates this iss...
Uganda's Economic Growth Threatens Biodiversity
Uganda's rapid economic growth, driven by Vision 2040, is harming its biodiversity; in 2022, over 1,000 hectares of forest were lost to illegal logging, threatening vital ecosystems and the tourism industry which relies on them, while the lack of a national biodiversity strategy exacerbates this iss...
Progress
32% Bias Score
Rapid Urbanization in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Africa's rapid urbanization, exemplified by Angola's Kilamba city and China's infrastructure investments (roads, railways, dams), presents opportunities for development but also challenges related to inclusive growth and equitable resource distribution.
Rapid Urbanization in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Africa's rapid urbanization, exemplified by Angola's Kilamba city and China's infrastructure investments (roads, railways, dams), presents opportunities for development but also challenges related to inclusive growth and equitable resource distribution.
Progress
48% Bias Score