A Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. According to…
Where Is the Academics in TVET?
Is it correct that the academic life at TVET institutions rarely reflects the culture of institutions of higher education like the universities? Is it practical work and the values in…
Every Little Bit of Help
When we talk about sustainability, we usually think about protecting the environment, but there is so much more
Plant a Tree to Fight the Global Warming
Forests grow stronger and therefore block more carbon. By planting more trees, we can get rid of more and thus reduce the carbon in the atmosphere. The world's forests are…
Environmental Sustainability and Decent Work
Economic development, social protection policies and labour market institutions have brought improvements in decent work in many parts of the world. Current development models and economic activity, however, threaten environmental…
Balance Point, Lucubrate Magazine Issue 62, 2019
Evidence suggests that several elements of the climate system could be tipped into a different state by global warming, causing irreversible economic damages (read more...) Balance Point Lucubrate Magazine Issue…
Why is Ocean Important?
A changing climate means a changing ocean. While the full impacts of climate change on the oceans are unclear, studies predict increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and changes to the…
Can a Little Pigeon Teach Our World Something?
Over 100 years ago a little brown passenger pigeon named Martha died in the Cincinnati Zoo. She was the last of her breed. Just like that, in an instant, a…