Gerardo Bandera

Editor, Author

What is controversial nuclear energy?

What makes concrete so damaging? From carbon-heavy cement production to water-intensive processes and biodiversity loss, its impacts run deep.

Companies and countries are rushing to trade carbon to achieve carbon neutrality. But what is the carbon credit market and how much of it is greenwashing?

What makes the blue whale an endangered species, and how will the population of the world's largest animal rebound?

Wealthy nations often abuse their position of power to 'export' their climate solutions abroad, especially when solutions are for-profit.

In these countries, homosexuality or same-sex relations are illegal and punishable with the death penalty. Rights organisations are fighting for change.

Tackling corporate Pinkwashing during Pride Month

What foods have the highest environmental impact and what are the best alternatives?

Fast fashion has a high environmental impact on the world's water supply and is a major source of water contamination and water pollution.

While small in size, bees' contributions to our ecosystems are momentous; put simply, life on Earth as it is today would not exist without them.

These nutritious foods are high in protein and produce low carbon emissions, making them environmentally friendly alternatives to meat.

Biodiversity loss has far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. Here are its causes and effects on humans and the environment.

The monarch butterfly - an important guardian of North American ecosystems - is in critical danger of extinction. How we can protect it?

Humans are a menace to ocean environments. The UN has moved to protect them.

What makes the blue whale an endangered species, and how will the population of the world's largest animal rebound?

From comrades to second-class citizens: Black Russians have faced different levels of discrimination throughout the last century.