TOURISM BALANCING ACT: THE IMPORTANCE OF HERITAGE SITE PRESERVATION IN CAMBODIA
By allowing a plan for a casino to be developed on the periphery of Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts is prioritizing economic stability and growth but risks jeopardizing an integral part of the nation’s past, writes Alexis Timko.
REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS TO SET A GLOBAL STAGE
Organizations like the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce intend to exercise their voice on sustainability to ensure business and community interests are represented and emphasize equity, opportunity, and the economy, writes Maria Salinas.
WATER SCARCITY COULD LEAD TO THE NEXT MAJOR CONFLICT BETWEEN IRAN AND IRAQ
Policy experts in Iran are calling for proactive water diplomacy that goes hand in hand with Iran’s goal of building regional security with the 12 neighboring countries with which it shares river flows, writes Banafsheh Keynoush.
GROW YOUR OWN, AMIGO
Cuba offers lessons on how to develop more autonomous and sustainable food sources, writes Brianne Estrada.
SPEEDING TOWARD A CAR-FREE, POST-COVID FUTURE?
The world watches as Barcelona challenges automobile ascendancy, write Marc Herman and Paul Tullis.
A CONSTRUCTIVE RESPONSE TO MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT WITH PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES
The Biden administration should strongly consider designating a Special Envoy for the Pacific Island Countries to provide continuity and consistency to the emerging multilateral framework, write C. Steven McGann and Michael Walsh.
Food security: BURIED TREASURE
The addition of potatoes to the European diet conferred a degree of food security which enabled Europeans to spend more time exploring the rest of the world and in foreign adventures, writes Seth Freeman.
WHY THE UNITED STATES NEEDS A NATIONAL CLIMATE INVESTMENT FUND
The United States should establish a climate innovation-focused investment fund to accelerate the development of potential solutions to our mushrooming climate catastrophe, while also creating jobs and leverage for incremental private investment, writes Brewer Stone.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS: BIODIVERSITY LOSS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Additional local and global efforts are needed to ensure the sustainability of nature, not only for its own sake but also for its role in shaping the society in which we live, writes Mădălin Cătălin Blidaru.
IN TRUMP LEADERSHIP VOID, PACIFIC COAST CITIES TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
The leadership vacuum at the federal level has led local governments to create novel approaches to dealing with a global problem—climate change, writes Dennis Herrera.
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