Germany leads in contributing to Global Fund for Coral Reefs
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) announced that Germany, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation […]
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Trump’s Pardons Included Health Care Execs Behind Massive Frauds
Fred Schulte At the last minute, President Donald Trump granted pardons to several individuals convicted in huge Medicare swindles that prosecutors alleged often harmed […]
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Environmental organizations issue 7 policy recommendations on biodiversity and One Health
Gabrielle Lipton Health, finance and landscape custodians called to the forefront of conservation policy As Earth’s biodiversity declines, the perilous consequences are proving to […]
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Book Review: Aid’s implementariat: national and invisible
Gordon Peake The book’s subtitle ‘The Invisible Labor of International Development’ has a dual meaning. It both reflects that this class of workers is […]
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The plan to map every coral reef on Earth – from space
Most coral reefs are still unmapped. Scientists are aiming to monitor, in real-time, these biodiverse underwater worlds to protect and restore them. Further, they […]
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Safe water costs 40 times more in coastal Bangladesh than cities
Riyan Talha Water is everywhere in coastal Bangladesh, but is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change is turning water sources […]
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Vaccine Deployment and Investment Key to Sustaining the Economic Recovery: World Bank
The global economy is expected to expand 4% in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year. A recovery, however, […]
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Rainforests: 11 things to watch in 2021
Rhett A. Butler 2020 was a rough year for tropical rainforest conservation efforts, as explained in Mongabay’s year-end wrap-up on rainforests. So what’s in store […]
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Fragile cities are being inundated with people fleeing the impacts of climate change. How can they cope?
Ambika Chawla Multi-stakeholder partnerships that include displaced people in the process show promise for helping overwhelmed communities deal with an influx of climate migrants […]
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Grid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor
Jörg Peters, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Maximiliane Sievert, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Grid electricity is often said to be critical for […]
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South Korea’s finance of ‘green’ palm oil drives destruction in Indonesia
Seulki Lee A growing grassroots movement aims to stop the government bankrolling palm oil companies linked to forest destruction and human rights abuses In […]
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South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030
Soumya Sarkar Unless South Asian countries start working quickly, and in cooperation, they could soon be flooded by tens of millions of climate migrants. […]
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Blockchain Can Trace Carbon Emissions for Mining
The World Economic Forum’s Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative (“MMBI”), released a proof of concept that uses distributed ledger technology to track embedded greenhouse […]
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Indian signs a second 400 million USD loan for COVID 19 with WB to assist poor households
The Government of India and the World Bank signed a $400 million project to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor […]
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New alliance seeks to fight ‘plague’ of fake medicines
Gareth Willmer COVID-19 has spawned a “stark rise” in the global circulation of fake medical products relating to the pandemic, experts warn as they […]
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EU proposes sustainable batteries for a circular and climate neutral economy
The European Commission proposes to modernise EU legislation on batteries, delivering its first initiative among the actions announced in the new Circular Economy Action Plan. […]
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European bison recovering, but freshwater dolphins face extinction: IUCN Red List
While the European bison (Bison bonasus), Europe’s largest land mammal, has moved from Vulnerable to Near Threatened due to conservation efforts, the latest IUCN Red […]
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India’s Energy Policy needs Balancing Economic Growth with Human Development
Rudra Narayan Mishra India needs cheap but clean energy towards improving hygiene/sanitation, education, health care, and smoke free energy for cooking to reduce indoor […]
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Sow soy and harvest conflict? The case of land occupation in Brazil
Stefano Falcone The modernisation of the agricultural sector can be an important driver of development, decreasing the amount of labour necessary for farming while […]
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Denmark cancels new oil and gas permits
The Danish Parliament has announced that it will cancel all future licensing rounds for new oil and gas exploration and production permits in the […]
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Chile opens the door for an ‘ecological’ constitution
Francisco Parra Galaz Chile will have a new constitution that could address long-standing concerns, from water management to a complete territorial reorganisation Freirina is […]
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How Air Pollution Could Be Harming Your Brain
Kasra Zarei According to one expert, “The risk of air pollution on the brain is a much broader risk factor than we’ve given it […]
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Damming Brahmaputra: With mega-dam plans, China might end up hurting itself more than India
The true idea of a river is not of a single stream of water between two banks, but a nervous system of watery arteries […]
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Countries intend to increase fossil fuel production while research says it needs to be limited by 6% per year
Countries plan to increase their fossil fuel production over the next decade, even as research shows that the world needs to decrease production by […]
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