“In a World Cup metaphor — it really did feel like a championship game heading into extra time in knife-edge fashion.

“For the global biodiversity community, the next phase of hard work already beckons: mainstreaming the framework’s architecture into country-level policy that will deliver meaningful progress where it matters most, across the imperiled ecosystems that represent our planet’s collective life-support system.”

–Andrew Deutz, Director of Global Policy, Institutions, and Conservation Finance for The Nature Conservancy, on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted in Montreal on December 18. The accord, called the “Paris Agreement for biodiversity,” is a shared international roadmap out of the ecological crisis — a pledge to conserve 30% of the world’s lands, seas, and inland waters, and secure the funds necessary to finance the transition toward a more nature-positive world.

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How much food in the United States goes uneaten each year?

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Prioritizing seasonal and local ingredients gives you sustainable eating at its very best. Right now, this feels seasonal: a home-cooked roasted chicken (try to get a locally raised one) optimized for maximum crispiness, and a garlicky bean, meat-free dish.

Go ahead, spoil yourself a little, and send 2022 off in style with classic accoutrements for a New Year’s Eve celebration: vodka, caviar, and sparkling wine. Want more? See our marketplace here.

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Before you toss those holiday greeting cards in the recycling bin (keep in mind that anything with glitter, foil, or glued-on bits are no-nos), consider sending them instead to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, where people are trained to create new cards from your old ones to resell and raise funds. For more tips on how to get rid of (almost!) anything, check our guide.