China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Can it be sustainable?
In 2013, China announced the One Belt One Road initiative. A global infrastructure development strategy,… Read More »China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Can it be sustainable?
Natasha Marais
Natasha is committed to understanding and mainstreaming nature-based solutions to the world's unsustainability problems. She joined THRIVE because she believes that it's not too late to make a difference.
The ethics of fashion: When slow is good
Fast fashion is not just cheap clothing. It’s human exploitation, involving sweat factories. Here people,… Read More »The ethics of fashion: When slow is good
Abortion Laws: Conflict and Consequences
According to the World Health Organization, 45% of all abortions worldwide are unsafe. More than… Read More »Abortion Laws: Conflict and Consequences
Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Source
Nuclear energy as a clean energy source remains a heavily debated topic. When we think… Read More »Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Source
Sustainable Energy: A Revolution on the Orkney Islands
Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for everyone is one of the United Nations’… Read More »Sustainable Energy: A Revolution on the Orkney Islands
Poverty and COVID-19: Pandemic within a pandemic.
COVID-19 became officially a pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. Nobody then could have… Read More »Poverty and COVID-19: Pandemic within a pandemic.
Urban Slums: How to Sustainably Fix the Problem
Urban slums are called different things in different places. Favelas in Brazil, townships in South… Read More »Urban Slums: How to Sustainably Fix the Problem
Kiruna: How to Move a city and Make It Sustainable
Kiruna has to move. Home to the largest iron ore mine in the world, fractures… Read More »Kiruna: How to Move a city and Make It Sustainable
Carbon Neutral Cities: Mission Impossible?
In 2014, a collection of leading global cities formed the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA).… Read More »Carbon Neutral Cities: Mission Impossible?