Theme areas
Two theme areas are published each week. You may write on the current pair or on any of these, and you are equally welcome to write on something pressing in your own community that no theme has covered.
Writing guidelines and this week's themes
13 January 2025 to 19 January 2025
A. Indigenous Guardians of the Forest
Examine the critical role of indigenous communities in forest conservation. Explore how traditional ecological knowledge contributes to sustainable management, and the challenges these communities face in protecting ancestral lands.
Focus on specific instances of possible impact across a region, country, city, or locality.
B. Youth Movements for Reforestation
Document how young activists and organisations are driving reforestation campaigns globally. Examine the tools, motivations, and policy impact of youth led green movements.
Focus on specific instances of possible impact across a region, country, city, or locality.
2 December 2024 to 8 December 2024
A. Climate Finance
Examining the evolution of sustainable investment strategies and green financial mechanisms developed to support climate action.
Focus on specific instances of possible impact across a region, country, city, or locality.
B. Water Conservation and Management Technologies
Explore and appraise new technologies for efficient water conservation and management, and their impact on water security in drought prone regions.
Focus on specific instances of possible impact across a region, country, city, or locality.