More California Schools Than Ever Are Embracing Vegan Meals
How have plant-based lunches spread so successfully? Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs.
The Small Country Where Women in Tech Are Flourishing
In Moldova, where word spreads quickly, it seems everyone has gotten the memo: Here, women are welcome in tech.
What We’re Reading: Protecting Yellowstone’s Wolves by Listening
See what stories caught our attention this week, from a new way of tracking wolves to a more rehabilitative approach to prisons.
How One Indian State Went 100% Organic
Fundamentally altering how food is grown is not easy. The state of Sikkim took the slow and pragmatic route — and it has paid off.
How a Hotel Is Empowering Locals in Cambodia
Thanks to a hospitality school just steps from the luxe Shinta Mani Angkor, Cambodia’s next generation of hotel managers might just be Khmer.
Living Well With Diabetes — With Help From a Peer
So much of managing diabetes takes place outside the doctor’s office. That’s where peer coaches — who can give advice based on experience — step in.
Radical Terraces Are Transforming the Hills of Rwanda
In the Land of a Thousand Hills, a 50-year-old agricultural technique to curb soil erosion is making a comeback.
What We’re Reading: The First Nations-Led Reclamation and Rewilding of Oil Wells
See what stories caught our attention this week, from a vast restoration effort in Canada to the end of coal in the UK.
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