Inspiration from people from around the world.

Every year millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans. Solving this problem requires both reducing the inflows and cleaning up the accumulated plastic in our oceans. The Ocean Cleanup Project aims to reduce the “legacy” plastic by 90% in our oceans. To accomplish this huge task, The Ocean Cleanup Project came up …

Fifty years ago, David Bamberger turned this 5500-acre ranch into one of the largest habitat restoration projects in the state of Texas. When he started, the land was completely covered with cedar, had no grass, water, or wildlife, and was considered basically unsellable.

Bhutan, a country high up in the Eastern Himalayas between China and India, is one of the greenest countries in the world. While many nations are struggling to reduce their carbon emissions, the Kingdom of Bhutan is already …

Cloughjordan is a 67-acre ecovillage in southern Ireland. In 1999 a non-profit organization called the Sustainable Projects Ireland Limited (SPIL) was established.  Its mandate states that it will serve as a model for sustainable living into the 21st century and will serve as …

For more than a decade the trust that owns the Empire State Building has been working to reimagine this monumental building as a model of sustainability. Some of the major improvements …

Every year 8 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean. Only 9% of the plastic produced is recycled. Kenya produces over 600,000 tons of plastic annually. Materials engineer Nzambi Matee started her company Gjenge (pronounced jejenga) Makers Ltd in 2017 with the purpose of creating …

By changing a traditional way of planting, this man has been able to stop the Sahara from expanding over the Sahel.
As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun’s heat. This leads to global warming and climate change. The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history.