All posts by Darunee Sukanan
Darunee Sukanan is an environmental scientist with a special interest in sustainable agriculture, plastic pollution, wildlife conservation and several other pressing issues. She has published academic research on some of these topics and has been working as an environmental consultant for several nonprofit organizations promoting sustainable practices. Darunee has a master’s degree in polymer science and another in environmental sciences and policy from Central European University.
Illegal fishing endangers both ecosystems and food security
The EU hands out yellow cards to countries that it considers to be in violation of sustainable fishing practices.
In urban jungles rooftop gardens can make a world of difference
If expanding green spaces horizontally isn't possible, there is another way: expanding them vertically.
In a flood-prone region of Bangladesh gardens go afloat
“If the river didn’t take our land, I wouldn’t need to be here,” says Golam Mostafa Sarder, a teenage boy who is working at a brick factory in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The brick factory requires laborers to work
A baby dugong gains a new lease on life in Thailand
Survival training is helping an orphaned sea cow learn to live on its own in the sea.
Namibians use art and solar power to conserve freshwater
Artists in Namibia covered flashy cars with sand and clay and used windshields for messages aimed at conserving water.
Saving water in Pakistan and India by feeding thirsty crops with drops
Thanks to drip irrigation, parts of the Cholistan Desert are now bearing fruit for local farmers.