Medicinal plants disappearing in Jammu and Kashmir
Mudassir Kuloo The Kashmir Himalayas contain plants with properties found nowhere else on Earth, but illegal trade and climate change are pushing species to […]
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Inside Crimea’s slow-burn water crisis
David Axelrod Since the end of August, timetables for water supply have been introduced in Simferopol and Bakhchysarai. Authorities restricted water supply in three […]
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Start-ups ring the changes in farming phone-tech
Laura Owings Demand for phone-based agricultural services has shot up almost 60 per cent across Asia and Africa this year, but many services struggle […]
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UN agencies warn of acute food insecurity surging in the Central Sahel
Three UN agencies are calling for greater stabilization efforts and assistance to the most vulnerable in Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger by bridging […]
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“Critically endangered” plant species found in Kelaa mangrove, Maldives
Shahudha Mohamed Ministry of Environment, of Maldives announced that a rare and endangered species of mangrove plant, by the scientific name of “Brugueira hainesii”, […]
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Billionaires need to feed the hungry
Ikhtiar Mohammad While there are millions who cannot afford bread and butter even once a day, there are others who have ample wealth which […]
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Certification to help customers identify climate friendly dishes in restaurants
World Resources Institute (WRI) announced a new certification to help consumers identify climate-friendly menu items when they dine out. The new “Cool Food Meals” […]
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One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever UN estimates
Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, […]
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Why Greenwashing matters
Dominic Tantram Greenwashing matters. It undermines the wider understanding of sustainability, erodes trust, adds confusion and fuels cynicism. However, the need for meaningful change […]
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A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?
Pippa Gallop The European Commission on Tuesday published its 2020 enlargement package and an Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. This was […]
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New global index shows catastrophic failure to tackle inequality across countries
Norway tops index, United States flails at 26, South Sudan ranks last, majority of world’s countries are woefully unprepared for COVID-19 Very low spending […]
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Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for […]
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What’s killing us in international NGOs?
Ann Hendrix-Jenkins The dark side of international development needs to be dismantled, and then transformed by developing different systems that are humane and restorative. […]
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Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses
This news comes days after the UN Summit on Biodiversity, where numerous heads of government supported WWF and WCS’s call to declare 30% of the Earth […]
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Of Hemp’s many uses, one of the most promising could be in construction
Nate Berg “Hempcrete,” made from the woody core of hemp, is showing promise as an environmentally friendly building material It has become almost a […]
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Adapting and responding to the pandemic: civic spaces in Southeast Asia
Nicola Nixon Focusing on health, food, and information needs, CSOs throughout the region have been working since the first outbreak to help minimise the […]
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In David Attenborough’s warning about the Earth’s future, a lesson for liberals who have failed to unite for the planet’s cause
Concern that humanity will be among the victims of this crime, turning it from ecocide into suicide, has been gradually building up around the […]
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Wetlands in our climate actions: Recommendations for Country Plans
There is a growing voice that governments take into note the importance of wetlands in achieving both the mitigation and adaptation targets to meet […]
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Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility
By allowing participating economies to pool financial and scientific resources, the COVAX facility will help secure successful vaccines faster and more cost-effectively, and allow them to be distributed them based…
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$ 200 Millions WB Loan for Bangladesh to help Water and Sanitation Access
The credit is from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), which provides concessional financing, has a 30-year term, including a five-year grace period. Bangladesh […]
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South-South Community Learning: Rajasthan to Mali
Naresh Kumar Nain, Sanjay Sharma Taking the successful models and lessons of women’s empowerment and rural economic development from the SHGs in India and applying […]
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Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution 90 days ago
The UN Secretary-General issued his first call for a global ceasefire in March amid COVID pandemic, yet early signs of progress have since stalled, […]
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New global biodiversity goals are being developed before the last ones were met
Sandra Cordon Three major reports on nature say we’ve missed our set 2020 targets The Earth’s biodiversity is being destroyed through overconsumption, unsustainably intensive […]
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Twitter Failing Women over Online Violence and Abuse
Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women from online violence and abuse, despite repeated promises to do so, new analysis by Amnesty […]
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