Techno-Fantasies and Eco-Realities
The World We Made is based on Design Fiction, where fiction inspires possibilities of new designs. It sees the human species in general as the villain responsible for destroying the…
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#MvTreeGrab: Removal of trees continues for landscaping of resorts in Maldives
Mohamed Junayd A local company wants to remove 582 coconut palms from Badidhoo island. The Badidhoo island in Dhaal atoll is the latest flashpoint […]
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The tiny group controlling England’s water industry
At the top of the list of water profiteers is the CK Hutchinson group. This conglomerate is run by the family of Li Ka Shing, who at the last count…
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For better farm yields in Brazil, a simple registration can help
Covering more than 20 percent of the country’s land area – approximately half the size of Europe– the Cerrado is Brazil’s second-largest habitat after the Amazon rainforest, with areas ranging…
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World Bank President Kim to Step Down before term completion
During his term, Kim emphasized that one of the greatest needs in the developing world is infrastructure finance, and he pushed the Bank Group to maximize finance for development by…
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Narcissism And Hubris Cause The Death Of An NGO
Some of the 50 people who lost their jobs have initiated legal action against the Governing Board to get severance pay
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How climate change caused the world’s first ever empire to collapse
Vasile Ersek, Northumbria University, Newcastle Akkadia was the world’s first empire. It was established in Mesopotamia around 4,300 years ago after its ruler, Sargon […]
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Bolsonaro “declares war” on Brazil’s indigenous peoples
Jair Bolsonaro has started his Presidency in the worst possible way for the indigenous peoples of Brazil. Taking responsibility for indigenous land demarcation away from FUNAI, the Indian affairs department,…
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Pakistan can meet SDGs by tapping wind, solar energy
Presenting an “energy atlas” at a spatial resolution of 14 square kilometres, the researchers estimated the country’s potential for power generation at 78.69 terawatt-hour for wind energy, and 2.79 gigawatt-hour…
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Holiday Hallelujahs and my Wish List for Sustained Impact(s)
Conferences such as COP24, as well as a huge range of ‘non-state actors’, including corporations, non-profits, philanthropies, tribes, even individuals like you and me. Whether it is our self-interest or…
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Taiwan has one of the Highest Recycling Rates in the World. Here’s how it happened.
This densely populated island of more than 23 million off mainland China has one of the world’s most efficient recycling programs, claiming 55 percent of trash collected from households and…
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Japan quietly withdraws from International Whaling Commission
#Japan’s #withdrawal will also end to its #IWC-#sanctioned #scientific #whaling #activity in the #Antarctic #Ocean.
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Bamboo Treatment Plants to Repel Beetles Attacking Bangladesh Refugee Camps
An infestation of “boring beetles” means the bamboo in almost every shelter in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar – home to around 240,000 families – needs to be…
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Disaster Flood in the Tigris – Made by a Dam
It is assumed that due to poor maintenance and lack of training of the dam personal the gate of the dam spillway has burst.
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Brazil launches operation to save surviving members of uncontacted tribe
Brazilian authorities have completed a rare ground operation to protect an uncontacted tribe from violent ranchers in a region of the Amazon with the highest rate […]
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Conservationists clash over coral reefs
Globally, coral restoration has expanded over the past 15 years. Researchers at the University of California have counted more than 150 operations transplanting nursery-raised corals to degraded reefs in the…
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UNAIDS leader to resign next year after review voices “no confidence”
Laura Owings An independent panel report, identified systematic bullying, abuse and sexual harassment under his watch. Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, the agency overseeing […]
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Weak workplan wounds Paris Agreement
Joydeep Gupta, Soumya Sarkar, Chris Davy, Fermin Koop, Yao Zhe, Tom Baxter The Paris Agreement, itself a compromise that is not enough to combat […]
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Afghanistan scales up ecosystem-based solutions to help build disaster resilience
Afghanistan is one of the frontline countries taking forward affordable ecosystem-based solutions to reducing disaster risk.
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WHO report highlights poor safety on the world’s roads
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates road traffic deaths continue to rise, with an annual 1.35 million fatalities. The WHO Global […]
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Why we should stop labelling people climate change deniers
Meanwhile, far from the pomp and formality of COP meetings, do local populations feel engaged in climate change action? I doubt it.
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World Bank Group Announces $200 billion over Five Years for Climate Action
By ramping up direct adaptation finance to reach around $50 billion over FY 21-25, the World Bank will, for the first time, give this equal emphasis alongside investments that reduce…
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Calls for Police Protection for Uncontacted Tribe
Survival has launched an emergency action, “4 weeks for the Kawahiva”, to encourage Brazil’s government to map out their land and prevent their genocide before Jair Bolsonaro becomes President on…
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Indian Cities need multi-pronged efforts to conserve groundwater
For more than two billion people across the world aquifers are the primary water source but the shocking reality is that key groundwater basins in all the inhabited continents are…
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