Autonomous vehicles offer plenty of potential environmental benefits. For instance, they will probably have fewer accidents, which means that heavy safety features can be removed making cars lighter and more energy efficient. But like all new innovations, it’s hard to predict how driverless cars will change the world. For example, if kids get dropped off at school by a driverless vehicle –…

Imagine this scenario: A species is teetering on the brink of extinction. In fact, it has been classified on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (the global standard for measuring extinction risk) as Critically Endangered. You rally a global team of scientists, conservation planners, and land managers to put their heads together and figure out how to save this species. This team works…

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The International Day of Forests recognizes and promotes the importance and diversity of forests and the multiple ways in which they benefit our lives and the environment. In Cameroon, forests provide the wood needed to build homes and cook food, as well as a multitude of non-timber forest products upon which local people depend.

‘I’m passionate about what I do’ is arguably one of the most hollow, overused expressions in the CV writing handbook. For an increasing amount of people who clock-watch their way through a 9-5 existence, rarely getting the results or satisfaction that they are hoping for, having a passion for your work is more of a pipe dream than a tangible reality. Particularly for those further along the…