Most of humanity has lost a vital connection with the natural world — a connection that, from our species’ origins until recently, informed and sustained our participation in nature.

In Senegal and other developing countries, multinational companies are investing in programs to restore mangrove forests and other wetlands that sequester carbon.

Biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) — in other words, those natural systems that underpin our economies, well-being and survival — face threats that are increasing in number and severity.

From year to year, the ice around the Arctic ebbs and flows, reaching a minimum and maximum as the temperature shifts through the seasons.

Our SDGs Letter Project is a call to action.

A steady increase in sea levels is pushing saltwater into U.S. wetlands, killing trees from Florida to as far north as New Jersey.

The importance of international cooperation is something seldom out of the news, especially in the U.K. following the Brexit vote.

China’s 1.37 billion people, many of whom are fully connected to the internet, use an enormous amount of energy as they email, search the Web or stream video.

The cause of the rapid increase in methane emissions since 2007 has puzzled scientists.

Scientists are still trying to unravel the damaging effects of ground-level ozone on life on earth.