OECD investigates WWF for funding human right abuses
In an unprecedented move, a member of the OECD has agreed to investigate a complaint that the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has […]
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What does the environment have to do with diseases that affect the immune system?
Lindsey Konkel The rise in recent decades of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis suggests that factors in the environment are […]
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Women bear the brunt of climate-forced migration
Manipadma Jena The feminization of environmental migration is already underway in South Asia but governments are slow to recognise the role of climate change […]
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The well diggers of Bengaluru: Tradition and modernity
A smart resilient city needs to manage it’s water well. Policies which foster livelihood creation , provide employment and are ecologically beneficial is the […]
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2016- A Year of Climate Change!
Raj Phukan A look back at all that was climate change in 2016 The euphoria over the Paris Agreement coming into force on the 4th […]
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Alleged Scheme To Fix Generic Drug Prices in US Started At Dinners And ‘Girls Nights Out’
Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia and Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio The high prices Americans pay for generic drugs may have been cooked up […]
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Introducing the City Water Project!
A project to empower local groups seeking to promote (their good) or improve (their bad) water quality. I’m working with four students on a project to […]
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Peru: Last female speaker of indigenous Amazonian language murdered
The last female speaker of the Resígaro language has been murdered in Peru. Her body was found decapitated at her home in the Amazon […]
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Farakka Refugees: Walking along Ganga from Gangasagar to Gaumukh
Siddharth Agarwal The article presents a personal narrative of the rivers and their people, focused on the Farakka barrage in West Bengal, India aimed […]
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Biodiversity talks end with slew of announcements
Mike Shanahan International negotiators have agreed to measures to restore eco-systems, improve conservation and track biodiversity targets Intergovernmental negotiations under the UN Convention on […]
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Indian Meteorological Department estimates rainwater harvesting potential of Maharashtra
Amruta Pradhan A study highlights that “rain is prime source of water” and suggests rainwater harvesting through rooftops as one of the crucial options. […]
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Environmental crime threatening peace and security: INTERPOL & UNEP
The vast majority of deforestation and illegal logging takes place in the tropical forests of the Amazon, Central Africa and Southeast Asia. The extent […]
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Embedding Sustainability Everywhere – All Five Slices Now
Jindra Cekan As domestic concerns grow larger in two huge economies, US and UK, the question of the place foreign aid will play abound […]
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How “open source” seed producers from the U.S. to India are changing global food production
Rachel Cernansky The Open Source Seed Initiative, inspired by “the free and open source software movement that has provided alternatives to proprietary software,” was […]
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Fault lines in the Great Indian Poverty debate
Gaurav Bhattacharya There has been a long standing debate known as the “Great Indian Poverty” that argues the current methods and estimations used for […]
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Renewables remain marginal to Bangladesh’s energy plans
Pinaki Roy Bangladesh’s economy has been growing steadily at over 6%, making it one of the steady high performers among large countries. This growth […]
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Indian Court Stops Water to Coke, Pepsi Plants in Tamil Nadu
An Indian High Court has ordered that water from the river Tamirabarani in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu must not be diverted […]
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Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production
Baraka Rateng’ Struggling East African dairy farmers could benefit from new varieties of high-quality, drought-resistant forage grass known as Brachiaria that boosts milk production […]
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Swachh Bharat: It’s Time To Stop Sweeping Accountability Aside
Amitangshu Acharya and Depinder Kapur Accounting for toilets on paper is a poor substitute to accountability. By enabling the latter, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan can […]
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Composting and its benefits
Marianne Furtado de Nazareth Compost enriches soil, helping retain moisture, suppress plant diseases, pests, reduces the need for chemical fertilizers and beneficial bacteria and fungi break […]
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G20 countries still financing overseas coal
Chen Han G20 countries financed US$76 billion in coal projects in the past nine years. With more projects in the pipeline, they should stop […]
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Entrepreneurial companies seeks sanitation startups
1st Global Toilet Business, Innovation and Investment Summit investigates smart toilets, sanitation in the circular economy, and catalyses new partnerships. Biocycle, SafiSana, Samagra, Sanergy […]
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COP22 lauds success of Paris Agreement
The Global Carbon Project report says ‘practically every coal power plant in the world will need to be switched off by 2050 to avoid […]
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