Curated news articles that relate to IB Environmental Systems and Societies. These articles help provide context to the content covered on the course, and also provide examples to discuss in the essays. The articles are all grouped by topic.
Topic 1: Foundation
Environmental Perspectives and Environmental Value Systems
An example of shifting control away from larger corporations and towards smaller communities. This shows the impact of government on a resource (anthropocentrism) and puts an emphasis on giving control to small communities (which could be linked with ecocentrism):
Bill would give Arizona rural communities a say in how groundwater is allocated – The Gila Herald
Allison Kotzbauer/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Gov. Katie Hobbs and a group of bipartisan state and rural leaders announced legislation Thursday that gives rural communities a say in managing local groundwater. …
gilaherald.com
A technocentric approach in fish farming. Improving fish health would raise productivity and make the system more sustainable:
AI tech tracks the welfare of farmed fish, by watching each one breathe
Stressed fish tend to become unhealthy fish, so it’s very important that fish farm operators spot stress as early as possible. A new AI-based system could help them do so, by monitoring the rate at which each fish breathes.
newatlas.com
Topic 2: Ecology
Topic 3: Biodiversity and Conservation
Topic 4: Water
Topic 5: Land
Topic 6: Atmosphere and Climate Change
Topic 7: Natural Resources
The cooking innovation helping the environment and household budgets
A stove powered by recycled car oil is providing a cleaner and more affordable cooking option for households in Cameroon. The innovation, designed by a local engineer, is also helping to reduce environmental pollution and health risks associated with traditional coal powered cooking methods.
www.sbs.com.au
