Next time you throw a used paper in the waste basket, think what all you can do with it. Proper recycling of paper can not only help save our fast disappearing greenery, but can also provide a sustainable business opportunity. To source

Sony has unveiled a paper-powered battery prototype in Japan. The technology generates electricity by turning shredded paper into sugar which in turn is used as fuel. If brought to market, the innovation could allow the public to top up the power of their mobile devices using waste material. To source

This HPG Working Paper explores institutional issues around rangeland management and mobility in the border areas of Kenya and Ethiopia, and the links between institutions and livelihoods resilience. To source

Who cares about the forest? That's the question author/artist Franke James explores in this creative personal story commissioned by the Forest Stewardship Council of Canada. Check out the visual essay below, or watch it as an animated video. To source

Plastic is held up as a symbol of the environmental damage of disposable culture. But does it deserve its bad reputation? To source