Conservation actions work to save species Research shows species on the brink of extinction have successfully been saved. Applying the same approaches more broadly could help the planet. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
Special Report: Beating the heat Cities will be the hottest place to be as the world heats up. Beating the heat in the urban jungle doesn't need to be high-tech. It will take some planning. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
Parallel parks: strategic green spaces can cool cities Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
Surabaya’s antidote to the rise of concrete jungles The Indonesian city of Surabaya put in public parks where others put in buildings. It is now reaping the creative, economic and cooling benefits. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
Sponge cities beating urban heat in China Infrastructure to prevent urban flooding has benefits for preventing urban heat. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
Choosing the right trees for a changing climate Climate change is killing trees in cities, forcing changes in urban planning. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
How an Indian city saved 1000 lives a year Community outreach and a roofing program have saved thousands of lives in an Indian initiative. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
Surviving extreme heat in the slums How people in low-income communities are coping with heating cities could set the example for future heat-stressed citizens to follow. 360info · Jul 18, 2022
India's oldest cities offer modern lessons 21st century urban designers rediscover centuries-old tradition in India 360info · Jul 18, 2022
The public deserves a return on the medicines governments support Public money directly and indirectly supports pharmaceutical innovation. Governments need to ensure the public gets a fair return on its investment. 360info · Jul 14, 2022
Special Report: Who owns intellectual property? Global perspectives on the state of intellectual property 360info · Jul 13, 2022
China’s Big Pharma bet could change the IP game China’s muscling into the pharmaceutical industry, helping Big Pharma bite back against generics. But its global ambitions might turn the industry upside down. 360info · Jul 13, 2022
Patent waiver is no silver bullet, even during COVID-19 Unequal access to the COVID-19 vaccine fuelled calls for a patent waiver, but any major change needs to ensure a better outcome for developing economies. 360info · Jul 13, 2022
Less talk, more action needed to reform IP for all IP laws are supposed to work to aid pharmaceutical innovation in rich nations. Can a new system support treating illnesses rife in developing economies, too? 360info · Jul 13, 2022
360info · Jul 13, 2022 You say potato, I say property rights A battle between PepsiCo and Indian farmers highlights the gap between international trade law and countries seeking to protect their farmers' seed rights.
360info · Jul 13, 2022 Keeping traditional knowledge free Recent work has strengthened the intellectual property rights ecosystem to protect traditional knowledge from commercial patents.
360info · Jul 13, 2022 IP hinders access to affordable drugs for all Changes to a global agreement allowing compulsory licensing of COVID-19 vaccines do nothing to improve access in developing economies. Cost is still a barrier.
360info · Jul 12, 2022 Scientists strive for negative emissions New Solid Carbon technology might be able to lock climate-warming carbon dioxide below ocean bedrock.
360info · Jul 8, 2022 Special Report: Pacific primer Not usually at the forefront of geopolitical argy-bargy, the Pacific has recently emerged as a strategic element of securing democracy. A rift threatened to tear apart normally unshakeable regional unity in 2021, with five Micronesian countries threatening to leave the most powerful transnational group, the Pacific Islands Forum. Ahead of…
360info · Jul 8, 2022 Keeping everyone in the tent: the Pacific Islands Forum remains whole A last-minute agreement has avoided rupture in the Pacific Islands Forum. As the agreement was negotiated, regional strengths and vulnerabilities were revealed.
360info · Jul 8, 2022 A changing climate is changing the Micronesian way of life As Pacific Islanders struggle to survive in the face of climate change, they will need to adapt their traditional ways of fishing to the new reality.
360info · Jul 8, 2022 Pacific digital toolbox needs expanding to hammer out misinformation A shortage of resources and investment from major digital platforms has left the Pacific region battling a campaign of misinformation and under-moderation.
360info · Jul 8, 2022 Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific? After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges
360info · Jul 8, 2022 Pacific Islands vital to planetary health With Pacific Islands nations controlling 20 percent of all oceans, they are at the foundation of initiatives to help the planet and our health.
360info · Jul 8, 2022 Mobile workers key to Pacific prosperity Encouraging work abroad schemes could help Pacific Island nations to steer their way clear of crippling debt.