Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.

Other cities might consider it to reduce congestion too.

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.

We have to rebuild our cities to use less energy and house more people, and Passivhaus design is a useful tool for both problems.

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.

As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture

It is exhilarating to have a bike anywhere you want it. It is depressing to see the state of the bikes.

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.

We have to start thinking about housing as a social good instead of a financial instrument.

Kaden + Lager architects are building SKAIO, ten storeys of hybrid timber construction.

This proposed home for a young family incorporates an efficient roof garden.

Cars kill thousands every day, wreck our cities, and spout CO2. What should we do about it?

This company is working to build a network of urban prefabs under a 'pay-as-you-go' model of home ownership.

Think antipasto spread, but with so much more than meat and cheese.

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.

The goal is a good one. The timeline is not.

Limits would save lives and significantly reduce carbon emissions, but let's keep our priorities straight.

Just days ago, 19 Asiatic black bears were rescued from an illegal bile farming operation in Vietnam. For six to seven years, the animals were kept

We've discussed Osprey packs in the past, particularly their Resource collection of packs with about 80% recycled content (see links below). Recently, we noted via SNEWS that they'd released their 2009 Sustainability Report, indicating

The total estimated population of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was perhaps eight individuals just three years ago. Now WWF reports that there is one less of the beyond critically endangered rhinos in the Cat Tien

On first reflection it would seem that living in a war zone is rough, no matter your species. When armed conflicts erupt we are too often overwhelmed by the numbers of humans injured and killed. How animals are affected

Last April, airport authorities became suspicious of a traveler arriving to LAX from Vietnam after noticing bird droppings on his socks and feathers peeking from the cuffs of his pants. A closer inspection of the man,

Solar farm atop a PrimeAsia Leather Corp. leather tannery in Vietnam. Courtesy photo via WWD. Tanning is an intense chemical process which transforms decomposable rawhide into leather, but not without discharging serious pollution into water; Around

As far as endangered species go, it's mostly bad news, with the occasional positive story. Well this news seems to fall somewhere in the middle: in late August, a group of Laotian villagers in the Annamite Mountains captured a saola,

What appeals to me most about Article 22's Peace Bomb Bracelet is the collection's history and story: Each piece has been made by Lao artisans from

The saola is an extremely rare relative of the ox that is found only in the forests of the Annamite Range of Vietnam and Laos. Discovered in 1992, scientists know very little about the elusive beast, which is known among locals as a

In addition to being one of the planet's most endangered primates, northern white-cheeked crested gibbons are among the most romantic -- and it's their love of the serenade which clued researchers to a significant discovery. Over

The terracotta tile walls give it a warmth and character, and it seems much larger than it is.

Here is a great way to keep out the sun and plant a vertical garden

It looks more like a temple than a bar.

Take a look at this built prototype of a flood-resistant house, designed to float with the rising waters.

This long, deep house has a wonderful low tech vertical garden that anyone could maintain.

Designboom shows Trong Nghia's latest house, built out of towers with trees on top in the middle of a block.

He is one of Asia's emerging architects, famous for building stunning, affordable and durable buildings out of bamboo.

Our favorite Vietnamese architect builds a giant wall of white planters... again.

Once again testing the limits of bamboo as an eco-friendly material for large buildings, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia constructs this striking structure near the city of Da Nang.

The historical character of this old Saigon building was preserved with a fresh and respectful makeover.

It has one of the biggest pipelines of proposed new coal plants. But now those plans may be changing.

Prior to the discovery, fewer than 1,000 grey-shanked doucs were known to exist, making them one of the 25 most endangered primates on the planet.

Referencing traditional terraced agriculture, this modern house with terraces has an integrated rainwater collection and irrigation system that would allow it to grow greenery.

The newly discovered horned mountain toad found in Southern Vietnam's elfin forest is the smallest of its species – and is already considered endangered.

Strong and lightweight bamboo features prominently in this beautiful renovation of a rooftop cafe.

Built with a lighter impact in mind, this small mountain retreat is nestled among the trees in Vietnam.

Made with strong and versatile bamboo, this structure has had multiple lives and can be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled over and over again.

This series of structures in Vietnam use bamboo and modern design tools and techniques to make a statement.

In many countries like Vietnam, there is nobody to even pick them up, let alone recycle them.

In its latest issue, GOOD Magazine has a great feature up on the doings of MIT's D-Lab - they call it "an elite unit of low-tech mercenaries" - which seeks to find simple solutions to drastically improve the quality of

The Statue of Liberty may be a welcome sight to see for many entering the U.S. from around the world, but according to a recent NYC Health Department study, immigrant children are five times as likely as those born in the U.S. to suffer from lead