Environment & Sustainability

Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.

A plastic eater in Bangkok’s canals

This solar-powered barge collects plastic from Bangkok’s canals before it can wash into the ocean. It’s an innovative solution to a growing problem, but cleaning up plastic is only part of the answer. Reducing plastic use and improving waste management…

Illegal mining threatens Ghana’s first marine protected area

Ghana’s land ministry is failing to act against illegal gold mining in the Greater Cape Three Points Forest Reserve, say conservationists. Their call comes as pollution threatens vulnerable and endangered species in both the protected forest and the adjacent waters…