One of the world’s most powerful ecosystems is located beneath its surface. Seagrass is found in nearly every ocean in the world; more than 1 billion people live within 100 kilometers of seagrass meadows, and there are more than 72 species of it! These sprawling underwater ecosystems are often overlooked but provide humans with countless goods and services — everything from food security to shoreline protection to clean water. Read more.

Cyclone Freddy wreaked havoc on communities in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique, impacting more than 2 million people, while years of extreme flooding left two-thirds of South Sudan underwater and one million facing food insecurity. These events are only the latest in a series that prove the effects of climate change are already here, and vulnerable countries who often contribute the least emissions are disproportionately feeling the impacts. The Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025), a group comprised of think tanks from vulnerable developing countries, released a new Call to Action outlining four climate action demands before the UN climate summit (COP28) later this year. Read more.