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Sustainability sits at the heart of Unsustainable Magazine. This section brings together stories that explore how people, communities, and ecosystems adapt to a world in rapid transition. Here you’ll find reporting and reflections on climate change, ecological resilience, waste systems, energy futures, and the everyday choices that shape our collective impact.
Our aim isn’t just to document environmental challenges, but to examine how they intersect with justice, inequality, and lived experience. From new research on carbon emissions to local efforts to restore biodiversity, these articles connect the global and the personal, the structural and the immediate.
Whether you’re looking for clear explanations, in-depth analysis, or grounded ideas for creating change, the Sustainability category offers a wide-ranging view of the forces reshaping our planet — and the possibilities that still remain.
Earthmoving machines have always been necessary for land clearing, but they have not prioritized the environment well. Construction teams interested in advancing green technologies can get GPS excavation systems to improve that shortfall. This technology may chart a more sustainable future for the industry.
Waste and Landfills are examined in detail, including how organizations can manage garbage, and how recycling and other solutions can help with the issue.
Malaysia’s coastal land reclamation is reshaping shorelines and livelihoods. Here’s how dredging affects seagrass, mangroves, fisheries, and flood risk.
Climate change and anthropogenic warming have devastated the economies of warmer, poorer countries; while financially boosting colder, wealthier countries.
Microplastics are turning up in food, water, and even our bodies. Here’s what the evidence says, which foods show contamination, and how to reduce exposure.
As droughts and floods disrupt rain-fed agriculture in Malawi, more farmers are turning to irrigation to protect harvests, incomes, and food security.
Discover how rising temperatures and climate change are impacting your hydration needs. Learn to recognize dehydration signs and adapt your fluid intake for climate-resilient self-care.
How carbon-conscious corporations pursue net zero in practice — emissions scopes, credible targets, risks, and real-world progress.
In Malawi, artisans and youth groups are transforming discarded plastics, paper and tyres into baskets, briquettes and bricks—turning waste into livelihoods.
Wood sourcing goes beyond origin. Discover how sustainability, transparency, and certifications build trust, benefit the environment, and boost the economy.
A practical 2026 guide to composting in apartments and cities—choose the right system, avoid smells and pests, and keep organics out of landfill.
How the mining process, processing parameters and tailings disposal methods contribute to widespread water contamination across Indonesia.
Biodegradable PPE is widely seen as an innovation that greatly reduces this paradoxical harm. But is it truly a viable path forward?
Every unnoticed leak behind a wall or under a sink contributes to an invisible yet growing drain on the global freshwater supply. This can have a greater impact than you may think.
Auroville, founded in 1968 spanning parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India, was conceived as an experimental township on what was once a barren plateau.
There’s one tiny creature that has survived the harsh conditions and defies the odds every day, the Himalayan giant honeybee, Apis laboriosa.
Even if we make sure that we recycle it, our global paper industry is placing an unbearable weight on the planet’s forests, water, and climate.
Mangroves, which were often thought of as wastelands, are now more widely acknowledged as blue carbon ecosystems that can store enormous amounts of carbon.
Tech waste makes up just 2% of landfill mass but creates 70% of toxic waste. Let’s take a closer look.
As heatwaves intensify and smog levels climb, emergency medical systems show a predictable pattern of more 911 calls for respiratory distress, chest pain and heat-related illness. The interaction between poor air quality and extreme temperatures strains human physiology, especially among vulnerable groups. What can you do when the air you breathe turns dangerous? What You’re … Read more
As rain falls, it seeps into the ground and nourishes the soil on an undeveloped hillside. However, when it hits the roof of a house or an impermeable driveway, the water streams into the nearest sewer drain.
Communities thrive when they control the energy that powers their lives. Across towns and villages, people are finding ways to generate clean electricity close to home. Solar panels on rooftops, local wind turbines, and shared battery storage are turning consumers into producers. Each small project creates independence, builds confidence, and strengthens resilience. These energy models … Read more
Dr Noliya Mponya thinks Malawi needs to domesticate the Thabalaba plant, whose scientific name is Jateorhiza palmata.
If you’re serious about finding curated books on sustainability and summaries on climate change, this list is where you can begin.
Dispersers (high-shear mixers) shape clean-energy materials, batteries, composites, and food emulsions. Here’s how dispersion affects performance, scale-up, and waste.
Over the years, Lake Malawi, the fourth largest fresh water lake in the world by volume, has been losing fish stocks at alarming levels.
Waste-to-energy (WTE) systems and landfill diversion programs: Businesses are learning to extract electricity, heat, or reusable inputs from waste materials.
Will solar energy help, or are its benefits overstated? Discover the truth behind every pervasive misperception about solar farms to separate fact from fiction.
From November 10th to 21st, 2025, the city of Belém in northern Brazil will host the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
Chia Lagoon in Malawi has over 600 bird species, and many are endemic. Their numbers have been threatened by overhunting, but recent efforts have seen a change.
Here are 10 of the most significant innovations that have paved the way for a cleaner, greener automotive future.
Avian collisions with man-made structures greatly affect bird populations and erode biodiversity. Are there practical solutions?
A project carried out in Finland by the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies collected indicators of a sustainable neighbourhood.
It’s convenient that one brand can offer everything you need and want, plus offer an ethically run and sustainably made product.
Malawi has generated income through carbon trading. These earnings have been realized from the sale of carbon credits. Let’s take a closer look.
Lack of clean cooking technologies in Malawi, as in much of the rest of the world, is a large problem, resulting in the problematic use of wood or charcoal.