Could the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon be China’s next big national park?
Shi Yi Experts say the river’s Grand Canyon area, a haven for many species, should be designated a national park to show China’s commitment […]
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Climate crisis is fuelling an unprecedented food and hunger crisis
The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fuelled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help communities adapt to climatic shocks […]
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The worlds first malaria vaccine is here
Gilbert Nakweya According to the latest World Malaria Report, there were an estimated 229 million cases of malaria globally in 2019, with the WHO African […]
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The future of water in the US West is uncertain, so planning and preparedness are critical
Sharon Udasin Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t know what the future will bring, but they are working collaboratively and with scientific rigor […]
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Frequent fires in Sundarban mangrove forests in Bangladesh: Who’s to blame?
Sadia Mahjabin Imam Over the past two decades there have been 24 fires in the Sundarbans. Inquiry committees come up with reports in due […]
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Police spying against women activists termed unlawful and sexist by court in UK
COVERT BRITISH COPS IN GREEN AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM MOVEMENTS OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES HAVE TRIED TO STIFLE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, DEVELOPED PERSONAL […]
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Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss
With the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration underway, review finds successes and many challenges ahead to restore Africa’s degraded lands and improve livelihoods The […]
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How to meet climate and SDG goals together for cities
Each city should have two plans ready within a year. One, a SDG plan and two, a climate action plan Cities are growing by leaps […]
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Aid providers: More puzzle pieces, including unexpected outcomes; ours is not the whole picture
Jindra Cekan Donor evaluations tend to ignore unexpected results beyond the usual set outcomes; this being reconfirmed in a Dutch study of 80% #foreignaid When […]
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Climate the central agenda of German Elections, boosted by Friday Klima Streik
Greta Thunberg joined 100,000 plus protestors, mostly, youth, teenagers and children for Global Fridays for Future Strike, two days before the German elections
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The Negligence of Indigenous Community under the Food Development Programme in Indonesia
Feny Nuroktaviani Indigenous Forest in Indonesia is categorized as state forest, that authorizes the government to utilize the forest for the sake of the […]
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More than 50 Mayors Call on Governments and Companies to Conserve Forests
Many cities are investing in trees, forests and other nature-based solutions to counteract these effects and help their residents adapt to climate change City […]
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A shortfall of $75 billion expected over a period of six-years affecting the most vulnerable nations
Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing pledge to mobilize $100 billion each year from 2020 […]
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Three takeaways as Kenya marks 4 years since the ban on single-use plastic bags
Amos Wemanya Following the example of Kenya, many African countries are leading the world in finding solutions to plastic pollution through legislative mechanisms It […]
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Droughts and late monsoon floods batter South Asia
Joydeep Gupta, Ramesh Bhushal Intensifying climate change means that opposite disasters are manifesting at the same time across the region, making emergency responses harder than […]
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2.6 Million Acres of Grassland Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year
Across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains, approximately 2.6 million acres of intact grassland – an area larger than Yellowstone National Park – were […]
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Calls for halt to funding for industrial agriculture in Africa
Inga Vesper Civil society organisations have called on influential donors to stop funding industrial agriculture programmes, which they say harm smallholder farmers and the environment. The Alliance for Food […]
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Sex for water: Humanity’s new low in Libyan refugee centres
This July, as the world was preparing to celebrate eleven years of ‘Human Right to Water’- recognized by the UN – an investigation into […]
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EU complicit in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants
Around 19,000 people are estimated to have died over the past three years as a result of air pollution from Western Balkan coal-fired power […]
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Tuna species commercially harvested is on recovery, while Komodo Dragon is endangered: IUCN Redlist
IUCN actively supports the development of an ambitious Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ and Red List Index will […]
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Report Reveals Indigenous Resistance Disrupts Quarter of US and Canadian Emissions
JESSICA CORBETT The numbers don’t lie. Indigenous peoples have long led the fight to protect Mother Earth and the only way forward is to […]
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International Ministerial Conference to combat marine litter and plastic pollution asks for a binding global treaty
The conference was held in Geneva from the 1st to 2nd of September, both on site and virtually. More than 1000 representatives from 140 […]
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Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan
The long-term outlook is challenging as farmers and herders, affected by drought, typically need three to five years to recover fully The Food and […]
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Toxic lead in petrol has been eliminated globally
When service stations in Algeria stopped providing leaded petrol in July, the use of leaded petrol ended globally. This development follows an almost two […]
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