Burning leaves and its impacts on our health
Marianne de Nazareth Burning of leaves releases large amounts of soot, and particulate matter, aggravating air pollution As winter begins to grip Bangalore and […]
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Botswana: Diamond mining continues to cause suffering for Bushmen
Despite ever increasing profits from multinational diamond mining operations in the country, Botswana’s Bushman communities continue to suffer. Last week the second-largest diamond in […]
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Coal industry sponsors climate summit
Anam Zeb A new report by the NGO Corporate Accountability International says four of the leading sponsors of the Paris climate summit are collectively […]
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Feeding ‘Godzilla’: as Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction
Bill Laurance|James Cook University In the midst of its worst fire crisis in living memory, the Indonesian government is taking a leap backward on […]
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18 Village Councils in India demand Coca Cola stop using groundwater
Eighteen village councils (panchayats) in the immediate vicinity of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Mehdiganj in Varanasi district in India have come together to […]
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The Story of a Solar Fridge: Film
Vincent Urban DR Congo is often a forgotten crisis. It doesn’t show up much in the news, but millions of people continue to be […]
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What does technology do to our relationship with the environment?
Emily Sohn As more apps and other online tools connect users with the outdoors, we walk a fine line between enhancing and degrading nature-based […]
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London Police acknowledge violating women’s human rights
London police officers had infiltrated social and environmental justice campaigns and developed intimate relations with women activists. Eight women who were abused undertook a […]
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Paris climate talks: Russia will use its huge forests as a bargaining chip
Marianna Poberezhskaya, Nottingham Trent University Russia’s strategy at the talks-It will want strong recognition of the role forests play in the climate with 640 […]
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What’s common between bureaucrats salaries, business persons tea and farmer suicides in India?
In the early 1990s, when the new economic policy of reforms was introduced in India, the trickle down theory was more aggressively propagated. Who […]
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Indigenous activist’s life in danger after opposing destruction of Peruvian Amazon
Washington Bolivar, an indigenous activist in Peru has been receiving death threats as he challenges the destruction of Amazon rainforest for timber extraction and conversion to […]
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New Groundwater Regulations in India to impact existing Coca-Cola, Pepsi plants
The latest guidelines could put an end to the excessive and destructive groundwater usage by industries that were “grandfathered in” under the last guidelines. […]
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Silencing the Thunder is about wild bison-human conflicts|Award winning|2015 HD
When temperatures drop in Montana, in USA, wild bison migrate to lower elevations outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park. But once outside, they […]
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Sustainable Development Goals, an opportunity for transnational solidarity
Civil society activists share their ideas and strategies on SDG implementation-the need to think without a box and talking eye to eye A two day conference (6-7 […]
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Using A Weight-Loss App? Study Says It Doesn’t Help Much
Lynne Shallcross The smartphone app didn’t help young adults lose any more weight than if they hadn’t been using the app at all. Orignially […]
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How the environmental justice movement is gathering momentum in South Africa
Jacklyn Cock, University of the Witwatersrand Environmental justice is a travelling discourse which has taken on distinctive meanings in different parts of the […]
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If everybody hates wasting food, why do we do it (and how can we stop)?
Mary Hoff When it comes to reducing consumer food waste, guilt doesn’t cut it. Here’s what does. Orignially posted atEnsia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions […]
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Free Trade agreement between the EU and Canada threatens water management
Secret negotiations of free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada leaves loopholes that can allow water to be considered a trade-able good, […]
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Indigenous Baka people report more abuse despite assurances
In new video testimonies, Baka “Pygmies” in southeast Cameroon have reported ongoing abuse and torture at the hands of wildlife officers World Wildlife Fund […]
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Rubber company expelled from Forest Stewardship Council
Rubber giant expelled from the world’s leading forest certification body, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) due to illegal land and forest clearance in Cambodia. In November […]
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How to build a city fit for 50℃ heatwaves
Adrian Pitts We will have to make significant changes to building design. Traditional ideas from hot regions of the world will resurface but enhanced […]
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Improving food security in mountains
Lipy Adhikari Climatic changes have added challenges for agriculture particularly in mountain areas Posted at SixDegrees as part of collaboration with Assam Times to share […]
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“Silence Is Too Often The Only Safe Option Left” – UN Report On Sources and Whistleblowers
Governments and international organizations are failing to ensure adequate protections to whistleblowers and sources of information, according to a new report Countless sources and […]
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Can China’s South-North Water Transfer project and industry co-exist?
Huw Pohlner Source of China’s huge water transfer scheme has taken a heavy toll on traditional industries such as aquaculture, says new research Posted […]
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