Biodiversity is a hot topic at the moment, but what is it? Put simply, biodiversity helps regulate climate, air, soil...
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As you know, last month we held Fixing the Future Festival here in Barcelona and it was a blast! There...
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More than 70 international experts, with more than 50 ideas and projects to inspire change, will meet on 16–17 September...
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“Equity is not secondary to survival, as some suggest; it is survival.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilson,...
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In the remote jungle of South Sumatra, Indonesia, conservationist Pungky Nanda Pratama walks for hours to reach every child with...
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“We need to be able to imagine a world where we value compassion and community and nature over consumption and...
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How do you inspire action on the climate emergency? Through spectacle, satire and humour, according to ClimActs. ClimActs co-founder...
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Indigenous Peoples in Mesoamerica are coming together to influence international politics and advocate for their rights in the climate change...
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Architects in Beirut are using Miyawaki reforestation to return a polluted river to people and nature and “turn EGO into...
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“An unpolluted night sky that allows the enjoyment of the contemplation of the firmament should be considered an inalienable right...
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Communities around the world have been experiencing the effects of changes in their environment for decades. LICCI is putting them...
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Soils are the second largest global carbon sink after oceans and great allies against the climate crisis. Yet underground ecosystems...
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If #PlaytheFuture month on the Atlas showed us anything, it’s that games are serious stuff. A playful approach to solving...
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“Art need not be fiddling while the world burns. Art can link with science and the full power of human...
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Ecologist, research professor and world-renowned alien expert Montserrat Vilà joins us to discuss the fascinating story of what’s hiding in...
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Have you heard the one about the bull, the rabbit, and the policeman? And the one about the flawed dinosaur?...
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This initiative is making Europe a wilder place by bringing back the variety of life into the landscape and helping...
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A suburb in San José granted citizenship to pollinators and declared itself a sanctuary for bees. Welcome to Curridabat. ...
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“Equity is not secondary to survival, as some suggest; it is survival.” — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilson,...
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In the Brazilian Amazon, tiny native seeds are saving forests, communities, and the climate. Any gardener will tell you...
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Plant a seed, build a kite, and connect with the land at Aurora de Las Sierras. Analaura Antúnez and...
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The Caribbean Sharks Education Program uses empathy and social media to turn poachers into conservationists. “I spend about 50%...
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Two Achuars, a gringo, a German, two Kichwas, and three quiteños got on a boat and revolutionised transport in the...
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We are beyond thrilled to announce that our festival of hope, surprise, and inspiration is back in Barcelona. In fact,...
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In July, we embarked on a wild journey around our planet. We met weekly for our virtual Fixing the Future...
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Some sixty volunteers from the urban Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (uBMS) have been tracking lepidoptera in 27 parks and gardens around...
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“We know we’re in the middle of an extinction crisis but we still know remarkably little about which species live...
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If the endangered European pond turtle still survives in Catalonia it is thanks to the Emys Foundation (Fundació Emys), which...
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Daring conservationist, biologist and adventurer Sacha Dench, a.k.a the “human swan”, is saving migratory species one awe-inspiring expedition at a...
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Reversing the extinction crisis is perhaps the most important challenge of our time, and Rewilding Argentina is responding with a strength...
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The Knepp Castle estate has bravely brought ecological history back to the present and is now an example of a...
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The ResCap project releases gorgonias and soft coral accidentally fished by traditional anglers back to their natural habitat. The...
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Ecocean are dedicated to protecting - no prizes for guessing - ecologies of the ocean. Experts in the art of...
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In Catalonia, thousands of people are committed to nature tracking. Their data collected over the years has enabled analysis of...
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Photographer, journalist and graphic designer Callie Broaddus felt moved to create Reserva: the Youth Land Trust by her professional and...
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Meet the forensic scientists tackling the illegal timber trade. Scouring the world of wood in search of clues, solving crimes,...
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The World Bee Project is using Artificial Intelligence and computing technology to understand the local challenges facing bees across the...
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Located on Canada’s Pacific Coast, an alliance of First Nations is working to protect the ecosystems of an area that...
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Primary school pupils and beach strolling enthusiasts have turned into leading allies for scientists fighting problems in marine ecosystems. ...
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The Billion Oyster Project wants to restore New York Harbour’s once famous and flourishing oyster reefs, bringing biodiversity back to...
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Eixarcolant is propelling us towards a future in which eating native “weeds” and cultivating local varieties of vegetables and forgotten...
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The Source farms in harmony with the land, its flora and fauna, and its local community. In the Saint...
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GreenWaves’ vertical, regenerative underwater farming reduces ocean acidity, absorbs carbon, provides nutritious food and just might create a ton of...
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The Bambara groundnut has been farmed for centuries, but if you don’t live in sub-Saharan Africa it is nearly impossible...
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Flowers, vegetables, tea plants, fragrant herbs and fruit trees blossom next to the train platforms used daily by hundreds of...
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Mexican startup Griyum produces edible cricket flour to help combat malnutrition, provide better economic opportunities to farmers and help the...
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15 things that have given me joy as Editor of Atlas of the Future Yes, it’s officially time for me...
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Nature is the new gold! Save your local forest and earn money with this new stock exchange for biodiversity. ...
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Wave power is being harnessed to grow beautiful artificial coral reefs for coastal protection and marine life. Coastlines and...
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Reopened in November 2020 after a major renovation, Sydney’s Australian Museum brings a focus on climate solutions and First Nations...
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Forget Google! Ecosia is a search engine that uses profits to fund reforestation projects in the world's most threatened biodiversity...
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“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein...
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The first of its kind, La Marjal is more than a park. Floodable, it acts as a retention basin for...
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In the Greek islands, a community of 'water allies' is working to solve the problems of water supply, wastewater and...
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A museum created in Minecraft is craftily encouraging citizens to fight climate change in virtual worlds – to help solve...
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A forest is emerging from the Egyptian sands to fight desertification – thanks to wastewater. No, this is not a...
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Tunisian water resources are especially scarce. Thanks to a farmer’s daughter, water recycling can be a valid solution for water preservation. ...
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What links Arcade Fire, lab-grown chicken burgers, the rare white Arabian oryx, masks made from plastic waste and the circular economy?...
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By now you will know of Extinction Rebellion, the global movement changing climate action. So what's next? "Troublemakers change...
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Environmental activists Zakiya Mckenzie and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley want you to go outside and embrace the countryside, to take in all...
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By working directly with Bedouin communities, a wild approach to sustainable tourism in Jordan is creating a real impact on...
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Let us transport you to central Chile to a small farm tucked way in the coastal hills. This is a story...
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Africa is building a big wall of trees through 11 countries, just under the southern edge of the Sahara, to...
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Fibreshed are celebrating the regenerative possibilities of a fashion system that operates close to home, where the clothes we wear...
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Imagine for a moment finding yourself in an abandoned town under the characteristic scorching sun of south-eastern Spain. You look...
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“I have a deep desire to make Africa a better place.” From its volcanoes to its tropical rainforests, Cameroon is...
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"Together we can make a significant impact in the fight against shark fishing and their declining populations." Barcelona's Regina Domingo has...
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Fashion can put the Earth first. Two academic activists prove how – in a bold new plan. The clothes we...
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"We envision a world where cities recognise their interdependence with the world’s forests and use their political, economic, and cultural...
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Think adults don’t play Minecraft? Think again. Games help solve society's challenges. Minecraft is a lot more than the biggest video game...
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What a week. (Does anyone know what day it is?) This week saw the digital landscape flooded with action: Earth...
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“There's an Eskimo on a mass of ice, a Bedouin in the desert and a Polynesian at sea. All three of...
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"Our mission is to end the sixth mass extinction. Humans have driven it and humans have the power to reverse it."...
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Something wicked this way comes, but then a lab comes along to challenge it... Known to many as the 'Godfather...
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Do you want to help prevent a mass extinction? Then read on, because nature is crying out for help and...
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Atlas of the Future is growing. Join the team! We have an exciting new job opportunity for a Barcelona-based digital media...
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“I am the Amazon. Please look after me.” Thought–provoking and emotional, the stirring sound of a 22-year-old afro-indigenous eco-activist from...
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Trail cameras are an important tool in wildlife research and conservation – and you get some surprising results. What's...
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Butterflies don’t just look beautiful, they have an unusual trait. They are nature's way of showing us the effects of...
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“You can spend your time on Facebook and Instagram, or spend half of that time helping researchers realise their objectives!”...
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Thought by some to be the original Garden of Eden, Iraq’s marshlands were the birthplace of agriculture. After the 1991 Gulf War,...
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Do you know your yellow-browed warbler from your bluethroat? Then Ornitho.cat wants you. The online citizen science project is dedicated...
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Transformed poachers trained as 'blasters' are helping keep elephants from raiding farmers' crops in Zambia – using non-lethal chilli powder...
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“Food is a central part of the Filipino life. For the people of an agricultural country such as the Philippines...
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"We love Patagonia – it’s one of the wildest places left on Earth, where there’s a chance to protect ecosystems...
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Imagine an organism that feeds you, heals you, reveals secrets of the universe and could help save the planet. Fungi, are...
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For those working to battle climate breakdown, the complexity, uncertainty and scale of its challenges can make any single solution...
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Celebrated ocean conservationist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson knows that caring about the ocean doesn’t just mean thinking about marine ecosystems,...
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"Ants are an example of the little surprises gastronomy can give us." Amazonian fruits, canastra cheese, fermented manioc, ants; these...
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Since the 1970s, development initiative Sekem has been revitalising the hot, arid sands of a once untouched part of the Egyptian desert, transforming...
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“The forest is like a mother. She gives us everything we need to live comfortably." Timbaktu Collective is empowering villagers...
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Cows are often the scape-goats (or scape-cows) for climate change; the methane-burping livestock animals have become confused with our management...
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Are you joining us for Fixing the future at the CCCB in Barcelona on 7-8 June? As if 53 'FutureHero' speakers wasn't enough, we're offering eight screenings...
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"Why do an equality lineup now? Because we should have done it ages ago." It's 2019 and we've all had...
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“Small Food Bakery is a journey to try and build a localised, non commodity food system, perhaps masquerading as a...
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Excited by biofertilisers? Want to know about biodynamic vines, Catalonian chickens and compost tea – or get down and dirty...
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With Snapshot Serengeti everyone can observe animals in their natural habitat, without disturbing them – so you feel like you’re seeing...
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We’re overjoyed to announce that ‘Fixing the future’ is back. And this year it's bigger, better and faster – because...
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"Trees are the ultimate act of nature. They are the matrix of everything that is living, everything that gives life...
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“We know a new politics of solidarity, individual responsibility and collective transformation is urgently needed. Can we culturally educate ourselves...
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In the small Afro-Indigenous community of Cabelo Seco in Brazil, an arts-as-transformation project is addressing the survival and transformation of...
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An anonymous pirate radio DJ in Nairobi, ‘electro-modern’ remixes in Costa Rica, slum kids with cameras in Argentina and miraculous...
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One face forward, another facing back: you’re looking at Jirondai, the legendary shaman with two faces. He gives his name...
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This year it will be ten years since environmental journalist and broadcaster Gaia Vince began her 900-day journey around the world...
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Future curious? On 13 March a future-‘supergroup’ will gather for the first time in Barcelona. Brought to you by Atlas...
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“The goal of the economy should be to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet.” In...
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"Imagine if you could take billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year, safely, effectively, economically and...
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Meet Cameroon's protector of the oceans using plastic waste to build eco-canoes. The charismatic Ismaël Essome Ebone is the young entrepreneur...
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Home to more than 170,000 Palestinians, Hebron is the largest city in the West Bank. But an archaic Ottomon law allows government...
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The Global Tagging of Pelagic Predators (GTOPP) program is an international, multidisciplinary collaboration among biologists, engineers and computer scientists, which...
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This free floating, untethered deep ocean fish habitat looks like a giant underwater hamster ball: Aquapods are giant, free range fish...
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Head to Zooniverse and you’ll find ordinary people helping scientists to identify galaxies, explore historical records, or in the case...
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