Lai Cheng

There is something deeply enchanting about entering a forest, as if, with each step beneath the canopy, we are leaving behind the noise of the world and stepping into a realm woven from stillness and wonder. The air changes, softer, richer; the light dances through the leaves like quiet magic. It feels less like walking into nature, and more like being welcomed into an ancient, peaceful world,...

"The vast majority of governments want a strong agreement, yet a handful of bad actors were allowed to use process to drive such ambition into the ground," said one environmentalist. Negotiators in Geneva adjourned what was expected to be the final round of plastics treaty negotiations on Friday without reaching an agreement, a failure that environmentalists blamed on the Trump-led United...

Repurposing Old Infrastructure for Public Good In Austria, creativity and sustainability come together in a charming project that transforms old, unused phone booths into free public mini-greenhouses. Once vital for communication, these booths were left abandoned in the age of mobile phones – but instead of being scrapped, they are now repurposed into small glass gardens filled with herbs,...

In conjunction with the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples that will fall on August 9, SAM would like to call on the federal and state governments to ensure that indigenous customary territories in the country are not included in any carbon offsetting projects, without the free, prior and informed (FPIC) consent of impacted communities. Central to this call is the principle...