The challengeLittering introduces foreign objects into the environment, which may lead to injuries to animals, and in the longer term have global consequences as large amounts of plastic end up in the...

The challenge:The number of trees on the planet has nearly halved since the dawn of human civilization. Today deforestation continues at the rate of around 15 billion trees per year. This is despite ...

The challenge:Thailand experienced rapid economic growth during the early 1990s, with Gross Domestic Product growing on average 10% per annum during the first half of the decade. As a result, demand ...

The challenge:Access to modern forms of energy remains sporadic or non-existent in much of rural Ethiopia. As a result the population is predominantly reliant on a scarce and depleting supply of solid...

The challenge:Severe shortages of both energy and water create a challenging environment for farmers in Pakistan, posing a threat to the country’s food security. In the Pothwar region in ...