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Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions
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New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
EU agrees on a most comprehensive climate action packages in its history
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Police spying against women activists termed unlawful and sexist by court in UK
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Climate the central agenda of German Elections, boosted by Friday Klima Streik
The Negligence of Indigenous Community under the Food Development Programme in Indonesia 
More than 50 Mayors Call on Governments and Companies to Conserve Forests
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Droughts and late monsoon floods batter South Asia
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Calls for halt to funding for industrial agriculture in Africa
Sex for water: Humanity’s new low in Libyan refugee centres
EU complicit in colossal, lawless air pollution from Balkan coal plants 
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International Ministerial Conference to combat marine litter and plastic pollution asks for a binding global treaty
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Chile wants to close all its coal-fired power plants by 2025
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Blu-Nits, a new measurement unit on the impact of a product on the environment
U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
Watchdog Shines Light on Big Pharma’s ‘Fierce’ EU Lobbying Campaign Against Vaccine Patent Waiver
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Court bans facial recognition cameras in São Paulo metro
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Australian Government cuts aid in the middle of the pandemic
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Bolivia ratifies its commitment to protecting the rights of Mother Earth and the environment
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Brazilian Supreme Court takes crucial step towards recognizing indigenous rights
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Saudi aid worker sentenced to 20 years in prison
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Internet shutdowns shatter dreams, endanger lives
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Love It or Lose It campaign calls on people to love nature so it doesn’t disappear
Argentine municipalities embrace agroecology
Study Finds Climate Crisis Driving Great White Sharks Into Colder Waters, With Devastating Effect on Wildlife
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Global fisheries and aquaculture hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic
Climate crisis is foundation of Indian farmers’ protests
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Trump’s Pardons Included Health Care Execs Behind Massive Frauds
Environmental organizations issue 7 policy recommendations on biodiversity and One Health
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South Korea’s finance of ‘green’ palm oil drives destruction in Indonesia
South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030
Blockchain Can Trace Carbon Emissions for Mining
Indian signs a second 400 million USD loan for COVID 19 with WB to assist poor households
New alliance seeks to fight ‘plague’ of fake medicines
EU proposes sustainable batteries for a circular and climate neutral economy
European bison recovering, but freshwater dolphins face extinction: IUCN Red List
India’s Energy Policy needs Balancing Economic Growth with Human Development
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Denmark cancels new oil and gas permits
Chile opens the door for an ‘ecological’ constitution
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Countries intend to increase fossil fuel production while research says it needs to be limited by 6% per year
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WWF commissioned report acknowledges human rights abuses in WWF projects
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Climate Action Nonprofit Launches ‘Clean Creatives’ Campaign Aimed at Pressuring PR and Ad Firms to Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Clients
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Community restores private forests for sustainable future in India
Argentine provinces clash over a new large-scale dam
Brazilian government taken to Court over deforestation and human rights abuses
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Two Indian banks linked to ecosystem destruction
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IPBES report details path to exit current ‘pandemic era’
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Medicinal plants disappearing in Jammu and Kashmir
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UN agencies warn of acute food insecurity surging in the Central Sahel
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A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?
New global index shows catastrophic failure to tackle inequality across countries
Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme
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Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses
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Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX facility
New global biodiversity goals are being developed before the last ones were met
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World’s first Global Fund for Coral Reefs launched
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Industries lobby to counter Africa’s fight against plastic
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UN plan to protect 30 percent of the planet could displace 300 million
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Top 1% of EU households have carbon footprints 22 times larger than climate targets allow
Germany to issue Green German Federal Securities from 2020
Extinction Rebellion Launch Ocean Rebellion Targeting Luxury Cruise Liner
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Video gaming industry introducing environment and climate themes into their games
200 + countries to meet in early 2021 for charting post pandemic recovery
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development failing in its gender framework commitments
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China’s economy is recovering quickly, as are its carbon emissions
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Mauritius grapples with worst environmental crisis in a generation
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IUCN unveils Global Standards for nature based solutions
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Siberian Wildfires Cover Russian Cities in Smoke
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Reforms key to NGOs weathering Coronavirus financial crisis
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Timber hunger in the American Housing Sector
COVID brings Unprecedented Global Education Emergency
As pandemic strips away accumulated inertia of decades, ‘After Coronavirus’ may be a whole brave new world
Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID
Why and how to Defund the Police
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Poisons used to make food more beautiful, last longer
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Recover Better With Nature: Personhood Rights to Rivers can help
Siberia heatwave: why the Arctic is warming so much faster than the rest of the world
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Reusable Plastic safe during COVID Pandemic: Health Experts
Oxfam Australia’s woes: a sign of the times?
A total fossil fuel lockdown must for a climate revolution: UNEP & REN21
A recently-contacted tribe is the ‘most infected’ in Brazil
UK strips aid ministry of independence
Chinese farmers have been capturing a potent greenhouse gas for decades
European Investment Bank to invest € 7.5 billion for various sectors including COVID-19
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‘Most successful’ vaccine summit raises US$8.8 billion
Equator Prize winners inspire ways of coexisting with nature
World Localization Day to be launched by an array of global thinkers and leaders
‘Quietly Putting Hundreds of Species at Risk,’ Trump Opens 5,000 Square Miles of Atlantic Ocean to Commercial Fishing
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New data show world lost a Switzerland-size area of primary rainforest in 2019
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SDG setback ‘tremendous’ as COVID-19 accelerates slide
COVID disrupts routine vaccination for 80 million infants globally
Intense Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2020
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Pandemic for pigs hits northeast India
Vietnam’s low-cost COVID-19 battle shows the world what can be done
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Commodity-dependent developing countries face risk of economic crisis
COVID-19 can compromise the transition to clean energy: WEF
How Mauritius, a Small Island Developing State, is adapting to sea level rise
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Brazil opens 38,000 square miles of indigenous lands to outsiders
Locust attack threatens food security in Pakistan, South Asia
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The Mask: Where Is It Going?
Covid 19 and The Temptation to Turn Away from Global Engagement
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How Climate Change Is Putting Doctors In The Hot Seat
Global energy demand to plunge to a seven decade low, the biggest shock since Second World War
The surprising link between our consumer habits and deadly diseases ranging from malaria to the novel coronavirus
Pandemic effect – can we save the SDG on water and sanitation?
Nature gets a breathing space, but for how long?
Germany committed to climate protection despite COVID and tight budgets: Merkel
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Faced with a crisis, airlines seek delay on climate measures
Pandemics and prejudice: When there is an epidemic, social prejudices resurface
Governments, private sector and health leaders to ensure everyone can access new vaccines, and treatments for COVID-19
Fixing the WHO
“Earth School” launched to keep students connected to nature in the time of COVID-19
Mastercard Foundation joins FAO to fight Desert Locusts in East Africa
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Mizuho, World’s 9th Largest Fossil Fuel Financier Restricts Coal Financing
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Climate change could cause abrupt biodiversity losses this century
Waste management an essential public service in the fight to beat COVID-19
Rich countries ‘raiding’ developing world’s nurses
In India, fight against corona is a fight for water, against inequality
Half a billion people could be pushed into poverty by coronavirus
Public Calls for Governments to Close Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Markets
Drug companies should drop their patents and collaborate to fight coronavirus
Trump Administration Uses Wartime Powers To Be First In Line On Medical Supplies
COVID-19 can disrupt world food supply
Coronavirus hits a critical year for nature and the climate
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Healthy and free-flowing rivers are essential to meet the SDGs
43 million people face acute hunger: FAO
Rejecting the Bristol Airport Expansion: A vote for nature!
A water policy for the youth in India
Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution
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No country should have veto in climate talks
Lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections
5 billion people around the world lack basic access to justice. These organizations are out to change that
Australia not to hit its 5% 2020 emissions reduction target till 2030
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London and NYC Mayors Call on Every Major City in the World to Divest From Climate-Destroying Fossil Fuels
The long goodbye: Study declares ancient Chinese paddlefish extinct
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Indian government looks to acquire land in Kashmir
WHO urges focus on pregnant women, children to wipe out malaria
Species recoveries bring hope amidst biodiversity crisis
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Two indigenous men killed by shots fired from moving vehicle in Brazil Amazons
This Turkish chef is fighting climate change with the help of Syrian refugees
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Climate refugees: why we can't yet predict where millions of displaced people will go
Time for an airshed approach in Delhi NCR
COP-25 reminder: Where is the Compensation for the Climate Vulnerable
Kiwis way ahead of Aussies on climate policies
Kuno, India’s second home for the Asiatic lion, is ready
New records of Greenhouse gas concentrations in atmosphere: WMO
Watch: Australian Flora & Fauna changing due to climate change
A global ‘toilet revolution’ is underway – but it’s polluting water and ignoring the urban poor
A slum after the storm!
Colonial Hangover: Engineering a season of floods
Despite size, Congo Basin attracts less funding than other major forest areas
Indian scraps “dangerous” forest law after outcry
World’s largest public lending bank withdrawing from fossil fuel
Climate change ‘poses lifelong threat to children’s health’
Financing female entrepreneurs: a crucial step for socioeconomic development in Bangladesh
Lost Fishing Gear a major ocean pollutant
Antarctica’s first zero emission research station shows that sustainable living is possible anywhere
Asian governments & officials awarded for fighting environmental crimes
Climate refugees stripped of citizenship in Assam, India
Opinion: Current proposals to plant trees to fight climate change are badly misguided
New Zealand Wins Global Praise for ‘Historic’ Law to Bring Net Carbon Emissions to Zero by 2050
Lancet recommended healthy diet unaffordable for 1.58 billion: new study
China’s Brazilian beef demand linked to Amazon deforestation risk
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Palm Oil Industry to Develop Radar Monitoring Technology to Detect Deforestation
Rivers globally carry deadly pathogens: study
Amazon Guardian killed, another shot, as loggers attack in Brazil
South Sudan floods: 800,000 people at risk of disease and extreme hunger
New tropical disease detected in Brazil defies treatment
How Laos lost its tigers
Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks In California’s Wildfires
EU provides €40 million for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Colombo Declaration calls for tackling global nitrogen challenge
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Fishing villages dry up on the Indus
Is climate change responsible for the conflicts we’re seeing around the world today?
$400 Million Road Development Loan from WB to Uttar Pradesh, India
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Significant mistreatment of women during childbirth in four countries: WHO & Lancet
Brazilian experts warn of uncontacted tribes “genocide” after sacking of government coordinator
Over half of Europe’s endemic trees face extinction
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India and China top hot spots of antimicrobial resistance in animals
Our Accountability for the SDGs
A motley crew of changemakers are new champions of the earth
Davi Yanomami, the “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” wins “Alternative Nobel Prize”
How did Chile become a global climate leader?
130 banks holding USD 47 trillion in assets commit to climate action and sustainability
The climate crisis is an oceans crisis: upcoming IPCC report
Climate Strike: Berlin Posts
Climate Revolt: Thousands disrupt International Motor Show in Frankfurt
What is the global movement for sustainable lifestyles
Save land to fight climate change, says Delhi Declaration
New Data Platform to support governments and entrepreneurs expand clean electricity in East Africa
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A Cape Town lesson for Chennai and other Indian cities facing Day Zero
61% of the world’s new oil and gas set to come from US
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Amazon fires: Solutions lie beyond nationalist politics, a new green vision must be global in scope
Poor governance in the Pacific: the forgotten issue
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WHO calls for a crackdown on plastic pollution
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Germany freezes funding to WWF earmarked for Congo after reports of human abuse
Improving the monitoring and evaluation of facilities in the Australian aid program
Let’s redefine public spaces, let’s bring back urban forests
The world is off-track on food and agriculture SDG Goals
The gecko smugglers of India’s northeast
African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
How Black Pharmacists Are Closing The Cultural Gap In Health Care in US
Global pact to stop air pollution
Can smartphone apps help solve the world’s food waste problem?
Wind from the sea is changing, cities need to change
Implementing, Scaling and Planning for Aid Exit and Sustainability
Sanitation shock: Half of global population lack access to safe sanitation
World Meteorological Organization to undergo sweeping reforms
Satellite imagery helps Ghana fight illegal mining
Watch: Kokoli-Love during climate emergency
UNEP launches new textbook on the Green Economy
Nigerian fishers hit by criminals, imports and climate change
G20 Finance Ministers Must Face Climate Risk to Economy
BBC expose on $10BN deal shows BP maybe complicit in corruption
Electric buses a golden opportunity for India
WWF hit by another exposé of ranger abuses
Managing the transition from aid: lessons for donors and recipients
Watch in VR-TRASHED: The Tijuana River Valley Pollution Crisis
Five billion people at risk from industrial trans fat exposure
In an era of mass extinction, who decides which species to save – and how?
Just One-Third of the World’s Longest Rivers Remain Free-Flowing
Supporting working mothers can save her child’s life
What happens when you throw away pencil cells?
Solomon Islanders tried to stop the logging of their forests – and may pay the price
Indonesian government blocking efforts to reform palm oil industry
Rewriting genes could have broad knock-on effects on nature
5 low-cost technologies that help protect Latin America’s environment
Yemen’s forests another casualty of war amid fuel crisis
How a Japanese system can help African cities adapt to climate change
2019 Goldman Environmental Prize Honours Six Environmental Heroes
Millions of dollars’ worth of food ends up in school trash cans every day. What can we do?
Urgent action needed to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
Yemen nearing the worlds worst cholera outbreak
A message to Indian urban voters from forests, rivers and indigenous communities
New waste treatment plant brings hope to Rohingyas
Blockchain for development
First-Ever Ross Prize for Urban Transformation Awarded to Tanzanian Initiative
Diseases cost Africa US$2.4 trillion
PERU’S FOREST INSPECTION AGENCY REGAINS INDEPENDENCE
Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial
UK’s Charity Commission launches investigation into WWF
Acute hunger affecting over 100 million people worldwide
India has lost shore land of Nagpur city size to coastal erosion
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania Seek Solutions to Irregular Migration on Southern Route
Time for a policy to declare ‘urban drought’ to end hardships of poor women in India
Bangladesh Bhola power project tests AIIB promises
How Insane is Global Trade?
Youth urged upon to lead conservation efforts
Forest protection efforts earn Indonesia millions
Experts underline community participation to protect forests, rivers in India river conference
Billions deprived of the right to water: World Water Development Report
From the Himalayas to the Arctic, traditional herders are sharing knowledge to cope with a changing climate
Weathermen: Listen to the fishers, it works
‘Medieval’ Diseases Flare in US As Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate
Communities challenge lithium production in Argentina
Arctic winter temperatures will increase 3-5°C by 2050
WHO launches new global influenza strategy
First ever global scientific eating plan forgets the world’s poor
Accountability Can Reverse Plastic Pollution Crisis, says WWF Report
Buzzfeed report exposes abuses on global scale by WWF-funded guards
America uses 322 billion gallons of water each day. Here’s where it goes.
Ebola Escalated Response: WB commits US$80 Million to DR Congo
Climate’s ‘time bomb’ for world’s groundwater has some serious lessons for Indian cities
Why the IDRC won’t rush its open data policy
Waste brine – ecological problem or economic opportunity?
New UN report reveals that hunger in Africa continues to rise
Are oil rights in Salonga National Park in DR Congo null and void?
Mangroves destruction in Maldives-islands’ biggest ecocide
Environmental laws only look good on paper, UN says
A village goes mobile’: mobile phones and social change
Climate Crisis: We only have 12 years to save ourselves, let’s act fast!
Change diets and food production to save people and planet, says Lancet
Watch: Destruction of the Environment as a Consequence of Overpopulation
Renewable Energy the Most Competitive Source of New Power Generation in GCC
Google commits to buy solar power in Asia
Alliance to Harness Tech Disruptions in Urban Transport
Secretive ‘Rebate Trap’ in US Keeps Generic Drugs For Diabetes And Other Ills Out Of Reach
Managed bees versus wild bees? It’s not that simple in South Africa
Investigative journalist Ahmed Divela shot dead in Ghana
Swept Up in Migration Surge, Children Struggle in Streets of Djibouti
Mahanadi river in India is Coal Rich but Water Stressed
Fishing village hit by chemical leak in China
World Bank and Bangladesh sign agreement for more and better Jobs
Techno-Fantasies and Eco-Realities
#MvTreeGrab: Removal of trees continues for landscaping of resorts in Maldives
The tiny group controlling England’s water industry
For better farm yields in Brazil, a simple registration can help
World Bank President Kim to Step Down before term completion
Narcissism And Hubris Cause The Death Of An NGO
How climate change caused the world’s first ever empire to collapse
Bolsonaro “declares war” on Brazil’s indigenous peoples
Pakistan can meet SDGs by tapping wind, solar energy
Holiday Hallelujahs and my Wish List for Sustained Impact(s)
Taiwan has one of the Highest Recycling Rates in the World. Here’s how it happened.
Japan quietly withdraws from International Whaling Commission
Bamboo Treatment Plants to Repel Beetles Attacking Bangladesh Refugee Camps
Disaster Flood in the Tigris – Made by a Dam
Brazil launches operation to save surviving members of uncontacted tribe
Conservationists clash over coral reefs
UNAIDS leader to resign next year after review voices “no confidence”
Weak workplan wounds Paris Agreement
Afghanistan scales up ecosystem-based solutions to help build disaster resilience
WHO report highlights poor safety on the world’s roads
Why we should stop labelling people climate change deniers
World Bank Group Announces $200 billion over Five Years for Climate Action
Calls for Police Protection for Uncontacted Tribe
Indian Cities need multi-pronged efforts to conserve groundwater
Remittances and migration: the case of Nepal
State and Regional Governments Decarbonizing at Double the Rate of G20 Governments
HSBC CEO Slammed For Coal Double-Standard at Climate Finance Summit
From German Trains to South Korean Buses, Hydrogen Fuel is back in the Energy Picture
Global wage growth lowest since 2008: ILO
Textile industry under pressure to detox fashion
IUCN lists 15 new sites as world’s best protected areas
Top-down mindset bedevils India’s draft river management bill
Equity and Transparency in Climate Finance: Expectation in COP-24
Boycott Black Friday
Navi Mumbai in airport India ignores climate resilience
WHO launches new response initiative to put malaria control efforts back on track
620 million children’s education and health compromised by lack of decent school toilets
Greenpeace activists arrested on ship loaded with palm oil heading to Europe
Global Cooperation And Regulation required to Multilayered Threats from New Technology
Companies are seizing new markets in clean energy aiming to cap global warming at 1.5 °C
Don’t Burn Your House to Smoke out a Rat: Climate Change Interventions
Novel approach brings African scientists closer to a malaria vaccine
Indian Environmental activist assaulted by coal mafia
The unique Himalayan wetlands under threat
Billions In ‘Questionable Payments’ Went To California’s Medicaid Insurers And Providers
Costs, risks and benefits: can carbon sequestration take off?
Count the ecological costs of national waterways project in India!
Air pollution leads to millions of emergency room visits for asthma attacks
Mahanadi river in India is Coal Rich but Water Stressed
Making forests the focus of global bioeconomies
North India chokes as farmers set stubble ablaze
Hydropower project in DR Congo : A Deal for Chinese and European companies
Model shows pathway to feeding the world
Chinese logging put Solomon Islands rainforests at risk
Top Madagascar shrimp co. moved millions among tax-haven shell companies
Coconut rhinoceros beetle: a huge threat in Solomon Islands and the Pacific
World Bank, Asian Development Bank, still pouring billions into fossil fuels in climate-vulnerable
Innovation in Maternal Healthcare – Starts with a Chair in Bangladesh
Indian Environmental Activist G D Agarwal passes away fasting for saving Ganga
Environment and politics in Bhutan’s elections
Why do we demolish buildings instead of de-constructing them for reuse?
Comptroller DiNapoli cost New Yorkers over $22 billion for refusing fossil fuel divestment
Millions Face The Life-Threatening Dangers Of Poor Sanitation
New Studies Show Progress Against Ivory Trade, Thanks to China Ban
Targeting non-communicable diseases, icddr,b in Bangladesh is paving the way for a healthier future
Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa
Conflicts and climatic shocks aggravate current food insecurity in many countries
CAN CHINA REALLY LEAD THE WAY TO AN “ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION”?
African swine fever ‘devastating’ if it spreads beyond China
Garbage menace: Why should urban planners in India take the Court observations seriously?
Partnership Campaign to Save the Paris Agreement
Progress Urged As Bangkok Climate Talks Open To Prepare Paris Agreement Implementation
Watch: Japan’s Town With No Waste
Brazil hits emissions target early, but rising deforestation risks reversal
Parent Alert! Your Kid May Be Vaping More Than Tobacco
Kerala shows the risk of severe floods is still evolving
A new perspective on aid delivery
Photo feature: Locals in Bhutan and India join across border to manage a river
World Orangutan Day: Numbers in decline despite Indonesian government’s claims
Indigenous Environmental Defender killed as logging mafia targets tribe in Brazil
Fiery summer a gauge of our planet’s health
600,000 hit by earthquake in Lombak, Indonesia
Extreme weather renews focus on adaptation
Undercover British cops stifled green movements, developed intimate relations, violated rights
Secret files reveal how UN climate advisers ‘greenwashed’ for BP
Why the UK needs to stop exporting plastic waste
Cover-up: Brazilian government plot to open up uncontacted tribe’s territory revealed
The carbon footprint of TB treatment
27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises
How NASA satellites track changes in the world’s water systems
Toxins on our plate: India
Global mobilisation for Rise for Climate Action
India needs big policy push for treatment and reuse of urban wastewater
Has the Netherlands figured out how to mainstream seaweed?
One in Seven Wildlife Rangers Have Been Seriously Injured in the Line of Duty Over the Past Year
Three Nobel Prizes in economics ≠ the truth about aid
2017, the Deadliest Year for Land and Environmental Defenders as Agri-Business Most Linked to Killings
Unlocked And Loaded: Families Confront Dementia And Guns in US
Retaining forests benefits African farmers, new study finds
Busted: The many myths of why government contracts should not be published
Why even small hydropower plants shouldn’t be built in protected areas: photo evidence
Watch: Fix And Release-A Turtle Trauma Centre
Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits
Breaking menstruation taboo: Nepal
Supply Chain Accountability in Apparel Industry
Mahathir picks a water fight with Singapore
Aquaculture is source of 53 % of all global fish consumption
Cities can lead Inter-state cooperation needed to clean up India’s polluted Rivers
The Millennial social entrepreneur striving to get 260 million children back into school
Strengthen local forest rights for best climate solutions
In disasters, violence against women is the huge, often hidden story
World Meteorological Organization steps up action on water
icddr,b conducts first ever household level tracking of cholera transmission in Dhaka
Deadly measles epidemic hits isolated Yanomami tribe
Fearing Deportation, Immigrant Parents Are Opting Out Of Health Benefits For Kids in US
Lewis Pugh to swim across the English Channel to raise awareness for ocean protection
Uranium ‘widespread’ in India’s groundwater
Germany sanctioned for polluting water by industrial farming manure
Indian Treepie: The tooth-pick of the Tiger
Facebook video shows orangutan defending forest against bulldozer
Protecting young Indonesian hearts from tobacco
Drought in Iraq has other reasons-not the Ilisu Dam Reservoir
World wakes up to climate migration
How a novel wireless technology is helping conserve wildlife, fight pollution, save farmers money and more
Scientists find Europe’s last primary forests
What About the Boys?
Global call on G7 and Corporates to end plastic pollution crisis
Impact of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on Indian Businesses
Cancers linked to obesity to double by 2025 in Brazil
Nobody Wants You To Know What Is Happening In Ethiopia
“Guardians of the Amazon” seize illegal loggers to protect uncontacted tribe
Are we ready for the next Pompeii-learning from past disasters
Better insurance is vital to protecting our ocean
Setting a higher bar: Sustained Impacts are about All of us
Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong
U.S. environmental groups are largely white. Here’s what some are — and some aren’t — doing about it.
Climate change could put food supply for migratory birds at risk
Development workers behaving badly
HydroConference: a very urgent need to improve water management
ENOUGH | The Empowered Women of Korogocho
Bhutan to graduate from being a Least Developed Country
Climate finance – not kind, climate justice
Asian Cities pollute our Seas the most, must act together to curb it!
Solar Project to Restore Electricity to a Million Yemenis signed by WB and UNOPS
Blood transfusions a ‘hidden’ malaria risk
UN issues first guidance for banking industry to become more transparent on climate issues
Half of Earth’s satellites restrict use of climate data
Do no harm: A code to guide use of humanitarian drones
Tribunals alone can’t save dying rivers in India: Experts
Building a forest in the heart of Karachi
Open destruction in the Colombian Amazon after FARC’s exit
The electric vehicle boom is coming. What can we learn from early adopters?
Reliance on Treatment Plants will not solve India’s River Pollution Problem
New Zealand puts an end to new permits for exploration of deep-sea oil and gas reserves
Salim Group, Pepsico and Nestle connected to illegal rainforest clearance in Borneo
New guidances to promote breastfeeding in health facilities issues by WHO and UNICEF
Australia stumbles further down the donor generosity rankings
Uncontacted tribes’ rights recognized in Peru’s historic land pledge
Kolkata India’s air pollution capital
‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Stalk U.S. Hospitals
Masculinity in the Message: Can Understanding Masculinity Improve Gender Intervention?
Draining peatlands leads to greenhouse laughing gas emissions, study shows
Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways
Barren hills bring Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshis into conflict
Informal Cities and Climate Resilience: building an inclusive approach
For One Father And Son In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria’s Cloud Has Not Lifted
Sand Stories: An upcoming publication on the sand crisis
Integrated finance for climate and poverty vulnerability
China’s ministries revamped for “ecological civilisation”
Gender audits – from paper to practice
Why every day should be World Water Day
Disasters causing billions in agricultural losses, with drought leading the way
Fracking: Scientific Evidence points towards public health crisis
When A River Becomes A Legal Person: A Short Journey Down New Zealand’s Whanganui River
Why UNESCO’s ‘natural solutions’ to water problems won’t work in Africa
Building for green growth in Thailand
Rampal coal power plant, Bangladesh, an ethical perspective
The Cold War’s toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites
Notes from the future: A film on Cape Town Water Crisis
World scientists, local leaders map research agenda for cities and climate change
Test spots malaria in two minutes, without blood
How Climate Change is Altering Air Travel
China: Can expressways get people cycling again?
Restoring forests seen as vital to fighting climate change, extreme poverty
US$ 95 million Sustainability Bond issued for Indonesia for sustainable natural rubber plantation and fighting deforestation
Peru: Law prioritizes highway construction that could threaten indigenous communities
Egyptian innovators design truck to tackle wheat losses
Let’s not make Cape Town face of our water future
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, saviour of the East Kolkata Wetlands, believed in people and not policies
Walking across India as a Woman – Moving Upstream
Climate finance and sustainable development go hand-in-hand
Common products, like perfume, paint and printer ink, are polluting the atmosphere
Global Leaders and WHO establish a commission for Non-Communicable Diseases
Safeguarding our oceans through sustainable seafood
Could A Rare, Deadly ‘Superbug’ Fungus Be Gaining A Foothold?
China commits to Arctic protections but development threats loom
India’s Aid Diplomacy
Mauritania: Activist Arrested for Social Media Posts
Local Accountability and Transparency… During and Post Project?
Dengue vaccination: when being the first is a bad idea
What southern Africa can learn from other countries about adapting to drought
Aid evaluations: an integration success story
Environment and climate change gets short shrift in India’s budget
Humans need to learn to co-exist with wildfires. Here’s how we can do it.
Indonesian ruling rings alarms over criminalization of environmental defenders
Impact Investing – International Development’s New Holy Grail?
Livestock vaccination campaign in South Sudan in jeopardy
Indian Cities need to have River Pollution Abatement Plans and Task Forces
Here come the megacities
Green College: Education with a Purpose
Corporate CEO’s earn a workers lifetime salary in less than a week
How blockchain is strengthening tuna traceability to combat illegal fishing
Methane from Indian livestock adds to global warming
Dhaka chokes on air pollution
Farming for a Small Planet: Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture
Listen: How A ‘Hippie Clinic’ In San Francisco Inspired A Medical Philosophy
A Roadmap to Improve Newborn Health in Bangladesh
Woman mason rebuilds life after devastation of Cyclone Phailin
2017: the year in extreme weather
Shocking scale of attack on children around the world: UNICEF
China under intense pressure to relax waste ban
Small hydropower plants damaging Balkan landscapes
Cities need to invest in living infrastructures to be climate resilient
Liberian Loggers Secret Tax Breaks wipes US$ 13 Million off Country’s Finances
Illegal Sand Mining 2017: Indian Rivers Continue To Loose Mindless Mining Battle
Can Economics of Degrowth Eradicate Poverty?
Women, Peace and Security in Australia and the SDGs
Bhutan’s Shingkhar-Gorgan highway: development versus environment?
‘A vicious cycle towards extinction:’ Hunting and trade can push even abundant wildlife populations to the brink
COP23 and Historical Responsibility in Climate Finance
Living in the era of Superbugs: Curse and Remedy
UN says lift in global economy brings opportunities to tackle major development issues
Organic label suffers setback in US, as big agri-business takes over
Assam youth are netting healthy incomes from fish seeds
Philippines initiates world’s first human rights investigation into corporate responsibility for climate change
Women file sexism complaint to UN against UK police spies
Antimicrobial resistance from environmental pollution among biggest emerging health threats, says UN Environment
India’s energy subsidies favour fossil fuels over renewables
Sustainable Investment: A distinct possibility, or just another buzzword?
Watch: How a “Fixers Club” in Argentina is pushing back against our throwaway culture
Millions of Yemenis on verge of losing clean running water
Menstrual hygiene management in the Pacific: women’s and girl’s experiences
New Delhi smog “rivals 1952 London”
Liquid Gold: Pain Doctors Soak Up Profits By Screening Urine For Drugs in US
As the Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear
New fish smoking ovens launched in Asia
What are the action points from COP 23?
Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way
ING Bank to be investigated for not reporting climate pollution
In India, air pollution 2nd largest killer and children are growing smaller lungs
Ukraine and Belarus can phase-out fossil and nuclear by 2050, if there is a political will
Recreating the Ice age and slowing global warming in remote Russian Artic
South Asia needs a plan to address climate-induced migration
New initiatives in energy, water and agriculture sectors announced at COP 23
Maldives planning to convert mangroves forest to an airport
Mangroves vanishing: Is COP 23 listening?
How we discovered a new species of Orangutan in northern Sumatra
Deep in the jungle, scientists explore the links between the Congo and climate change
There is a need for a stronger tribal voice at COP 23
When the cities sink, what’s the water that stinks?
China plans to turn Xingiang into California by diverting the Brahmaputra water, reports South China Morning Post
Paris pledges only a third of what is needed to avoid worst impacts of climate change
Climate finance failing on forest protection
In 17 years, about 1.6 trillion dollars spent on sustainable development; very few undergo post-project evaluation
Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won
What are the expectations from COP 23?
With storms intensifying and oceans on the rise, Boston weighs strategies for staying dry
Global Education Monitoring Report says governments need to be more accountable
Running on biogas in Bangladesh
India’s National Register of Large Dams: Shows how little we know about our dams
Dams on Myanmar’s Irrawaddy river could fuel more conflicts in the country
Human malaria spread from monkeys found in Brazil
Outrage as tour operators sell “human safaris” in Andaman Islands, India
Rabobank and UN Environment create new billion-dollar facility for sustainable agriculture
Climate Finance and Governance in South Asia-Key to SDGs
Hunger a ‘Serious’ problem in India, more acute than even Nepal and Bangladesh
Climate disconnect in India’s smart cities mission
FAO seeks to shift African, Caribbean and Pacific countries from wildmeat to alternative sources of food
Watch Omaio Maori community efforts at sustainable development
Aid cuts undermine regional health security: Australia
How Mount Agung’s eruption can create the world’s most fertile soil
Every Londoner is exposed to dangerous toxic air particles
Clean tech can help Colombia build strong and lasting peace
Discrimination vs Diversity: trying to work for an NGO or government agency in Germany
Tourism sidelines Conservation in Kaziranga, India
Most countries lagging on health SDGs
For Some Refugees, Women’s Health Care Is A Culture Shock
Are rising heat and humidity fuelling deaths by lightning?
Widespread abuse funded by big conservation organizations
Niyamgiri tribe revive wild harvests after Vedanta victory, India
Climate Justice in Sapmi: Frontline truths from Europe’s Far North
Are our cities prepared for extreme precipitation dates?
USA: Without Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle To Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation awards $20 million in environmental grants
Does the World Have Enough Midwives?
African antelopes and North American Ash tree on verge of extinction
The 30-year-old ozone layer treaty has a new role: fighting climate change
Watch: Independent air pollution monitoring in the Balkans
Fulfilling SDG 4 on Education at risk as 3.5 million refugee children deprived of schooling
After 70 Years, Wild Tigers Returning to Kazakhstan
Goldminers “massacre” uncontacted Amazon Indians in Brazil
Cambodian biodigester finds success, attracts investors
Are you drinking plastic water? Yes, says a new study
Survival International–WWF talks break down over tribal consent
Myanmar: A mixed bag of poverty reduction and human rights violations
Acid drainage: the global environmental crisis you’ve never heard of
Ozone air pollution, kills a million every year
Spycops targeting NGOs & activists under the spotlight at EU Parliament
Bangladesh eliminates post-flood disease deaths
The world protests as Amazon forests are opened to mining
Lead poisoning, gasoline lobbies and crime
Why Toilet is not a Prem Katha (Love Story)
UNICEF and WHO vaccinates children in crumbling IS territory
Archaeological sites being destroyed to build dam in Turkey
Bringing Healthcare within Walkable Distance
World comes together to tackle mercury poisoning
It’s time to start thinking about our digital carbon footprint
Germany’s green roofs offer lesson on climate change adaptation
Untreated wastewater from cities expose 885 million people to severe health risks globally
Brahmaputra basin faces unprecedented flood wave in August 2017
Asthma, More Deadly With Age, Takes Heavy Toll On Older Adults
Innovation to solve the water crisis among coastal communities in Bangladesh
Dear Lancet, its pesticides that killed children, not lychees
Dengue virus rides Asia’s airline networks
Breastfeeding: No country meets recommended standards
Poor households are locked out of green energy, unless governments help
Introduction to Sustainable Development Goals for Urban Managers
The Guardian on seasonal workers: poor journalism
Calculate your own Earth Overshoot Day with the new calculator
Revealed: 91% of Karachi’s water unfit to drink
Do Fidget Spinners help ADH or autism disorder?
The role of humanitarian academics in a post-truth world
Universal Health Coverage: Our Role in Advancing the Agenda in Bangladesh
Fifteen eco-friendly African start-ups receive prestigious Green Awards
What Cape Town can learn from Windhoek on surviving droughts
Whither aid? Perspectives from developing countries
Community-led adaptation: Myth or reality?
US mayors pledge to fight climate change
Zero-Coal State Strategy and the ethical dilemma: wind power project in Canada
Bhopal’s bike sharing sets new trend in India
At a slow pace, G20 begins transition to low-carbon economy
We need more than just extra water to save the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia
India: Tribal leader dies in police custody – as tribe denounce harassment campaign
Cuba, the Urban Agricultural Pioneers
Student battles New Zealand government in climate lawsuit
Central African Republic: An inside look into the social media world of diamond smuggling
The Hidden Problem: Shadows of Mental Stress Over Urban Adolescents
All Kids Should Be Screened for Obesity
Aquaculture is main driver of mangrove losses
Climate impacts hit 750 million South Asians over 10 years
In the depths of the oceans, human activities are beginning to take their toll
Clean energy for green environment
The tough job facing Tedros, WHO’s first African head
Tamenglong in Manipur, India opposes oil exploration
Technology, Violence, Vendetta against women
Bonn talks reveal uncertainty over Paris Agreement
Global Peatlands Initiative: Indonesia leading to Save the World’s Peat
Study reveals the gender gap in Tanzania, Uganda climate policies
Why India and China are driving the global green shift
A study in blue: The Tickell’s blue flycatcher
Living in a Well-meaning Lie: Valuing all Voices?
A smart village rises in Bengal, India through agricultural entrepreneurship
What is 5D money for a city of the future?
Earth Day: Eight amazing facts that prove tribal people are the best conservationists
Insurgency, Terrorism and Organised Crime in a Warming Climate: A new report warns
Science is a social process: facilitating community interactions across the research lifecycle
Here’s what we need to accelerate progress on the UN’s 2030 global energy goals
Johannesburg’s bike lanes are not well used. Here’s why
Globally, record new renewable power capacity added at lower cost
The Carbon Footprint of a Cheeseburger
Bangalore lost homes with gardens
How to Make Compost From Your Poo! – Closing the Loop
El Salvador, first country to ban mining
A quiet value chain revolution is sweeping farmers, food & cities
Solar for work in Bangladesh
Kenya creates online system to monitor rural sanitation
India Pakistan resume talks on Indus Treaty: Stakes are high
How a UN platform to stop biodiversity loss could up its game
Kenya announces breakthrough ban on plastic bags
EU and UNICEF to reach thousands of refugee children in Turkey with Conditional Cash Transfer for Education
Canadian oil company pulls out of uncontacted tribes land in Peru
Proposed Law Would Require All California Children To Be Screened For Lead
Climate change drives up river salinity in Bangladesh
Water Restrictions Force Pepsi to Cease Production
Effective climate adaptation requires effective financing
A year after Berta Cáceres’ murder, protecting the planet is just as deadly
Rio carnival stars environmental disaster
Watch: Seed vault holds key to human survival
What we need are farms that support farmers, consumers AND the environment
BBC banned from India’s tiger reserves after “shoot on sight” investigation
Australia’s 2016 environment scorecard: rains return but in some cases too late
Sindh People March to Protect Indus River
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: A great Mimic
Data platform launched by UNEP to track SDGs
Modern Communication technology at the centre of better work-life balance: New ILO report
India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works
Language a barrier to flow of scientific knowledge
River Basin Management needs sensitive and responsible cities
Tibetan Mastiffs: Abandoned and dangerous
The secret lives of urban waste pickers
Is warming behind India’s depleting groundwater?
Toilets that churn gold for the soil
How renewable energy advocates are hurting the climate cause
60% of primate species now threatened with extinction, says major new study
Polluted air beyond permissible standards across India: Greenpeace
The future of two wheeler cities: Amsterdam and Hanoi
US$21 million grant for Mauritania to boost food security
German G20 Presidency launches GreenInvest platform for green finance
Pasighat in India reaffirms opposition to big dam
OECD investigates WWF for funding human right abuses
What does the environment have to do with diseases that affect the immune system?
Women bear the brunt of climate-forced migration
The well diggers of Bengaluru: Tradition and modernity
2016- A Year of Climate Change!
Alleged Scheme To Fix Generic Drug Prices in US Started At Dinners And ‘Girls Nights Out’
Introducing the City Water Project!
Peru: Last female speaker of indigenous Amazonian language murdered
Farakka Refugees: Walking along Ganga from Gangasagar to Gaumukh
Biodiversity talks end with slew of announcements
Indian Meteorological Department estimates rainwater harvesting potential of Maharashtra
Environmental crime threatening peace and security: INTERPOL & UNEP
How “open source” seed producers from the U.S. to India are changing global food production
Embedding Sustainability Everywhere – All Five Slices Now
Fault lines in the Great Indian Poverty debate
Renewables remain marginal to Bangladesh’s energy plans
Indian Court Stops Water to Coke, Pepsi Plants in Tamil Nadu
Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production
Poll: Will Donald Trump quit the Paris Climate Agreement?
Swachh Bharat: It’s Time To Stop Sweeping Accountability Aside
G20 countries still financing overseas coal
Entrepreneurial companies seeks sanitation startups
COP22 lauds success of Paris Agreement
Incredible new photos of uncontacted Amazon tribe – that could be wiped out
12,000 U.S. schools are within a mile of a hazardous chemical facility. What should we do about that?
Iran dam to affect Iraq
The road to Marrakech
Billionaire’s elephant-hunting safaris implicated in “Pygmy” abuses
Watch dramatic Climate Change movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio
COP22 to set the scene for a sustainable planet
Shocking 58% decline in Global Wildlife population: WWF
These East African countries show how teamwork and technology can thwart illegal fishing
Renewable energy is the best solution to the climate crisis towards a sustainable world
Civil society needed to enforce environmental law
Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forests under threat from a power plant
Agriculture has big role to play in curbing greenhouse gas emissions: 2016 State of Food & Agriculture report
There are No Winners in Pac Rim Mining Company vs El Salvador
The new UN deal on aviation emissions leaves much to be desired
Climate change and the boatman
Nanotech bandage heals wounds in days
Most people breathe in polluted air: WHO
A citizen science revolution?
Welcome to Masdar City: the ultimate experiment in sustainable urban living
Can upscale chocolate turn the tide on Haiti’s devastating deforestation?
UNHCR reports crisis in refugee education
Paraguay Government defies order to protect un-contacted tribe
NGO focus: Work of ASODECOM, Burundi
Drought management: Successes in Solapur, India
Earth Temperature Timeline
Reinstating the traditional rainwater harvesting systems in water deficient district of Alwar, India
Open health data in India: Finally a reality?
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This Man Turned an Opium Field into a Sustainable Coffee Farm in Thailand
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The Shark Hunters: Film
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50,000 years old forest discovered under water
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Syria’s wheat shortage deepens
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Clean Solar energy, brings light to Kenya’s villages
What Africa’s drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots
Rickshaw gets upgrade with hemp sidecar
The Global Economy is Failing 35% of the World’s Talent
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UN report confirms corruption is biggest threat to ivory, as wildlife officials arrested across Africa and Asia
Protest against relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in Hasankeyf dam site
Self-sufficient Cities May Hold the Key to the Future
A Record Breaking Year for Renewable Energy: New Installations, Policy Targets, Investment and Jobs
Ten years on: how Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth made its mark
What the Green Climate Fund really means for international development
Press freedom violations threaten transparency in extractive sector
Climate-Driven Water Scarcity Could Hit Economic Growth
Widespread ingestion of packing chemicals revealed
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On Labour day, 12,000 refugees can go homeless in Berlin
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What lies behind Africa’s lack of access and unreliable power supplies
Coal is parching the planet as well as cooking it, says new report
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A second Honduras anti-dam activist assassinated, EU funders suspend funding
Transportation industry roped in to counter wildlife trafficking
Italian corporation reported to OECD over dam disaster
EcoCheck: Australia’s Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants
Africa’s oldest national park under new threat
Is nuclear power our energy future — or a dinosaur in a death spiral?
Open defecation ends in Bangladesh – almost
Award winning activist killed in Honduras
Climate change adaptation in global megacities protects wealth – not people
Africa Analysis: Research grant shake-up brings hope
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The global bike sharing boom – why cities love a cycling scheme
Disputed Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down in Kala Dera, India
Campaign: A toddler’s plea to clean the beaches
Is it time to rethink recycling?
The plight of Vaigai river, India
Indigenous people assert their rights over Sundarban Forest, India
Wetlands for Sustainable Livelihoods, Harare’s story
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Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?
We just had the hottest year on record – where does that leave climate denial?
Focus on Private Sector: Time to clear the air
Children paid in moonshine and glue for cleaning toilets in central Africa
Five trends that will define the world’s forests in 2016
The Next 10 Years of Tech & The Implications: A graphic record
Progress can Kill: Survival report reveals world’s highest suicide rate
What Kenya’s biggest slum can teach us about saving cities from floods
In Sri Lanka, Science and Technology are Becoming Girl’s Subjects
Give bees a chance: the ancient art of beekeeping could save our honey (and us too)
Rainwater harvesting brings hope to farmers in Pakistan’s Punjab
Abu Dhabi device harvests untapped solar power
Are energy-saving settings bad for the environment?
From Zorro to Zombie: the rise and fall of the microcredit movement
Local level water cooperation flourishes in Central Asia
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Reflections on the Failed US Media Coverage of COP 21 in Paris
The Paris climate agreement at a glance
Revealed: Tiger numbers increase when tribe stays in tiger reserve
UN launches 2016 humanitarian appeal asking for $20.1 billion, the highest request ever
Tiny materials in countless products raise big questions for environment and health
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Odisha farmers join global mobilization movements to demand a climate deal benefitting Small Farmers
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Rich countries need to put cash on the table to curb deforestation
Burning leaves and its impacts on our health
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Coal industry sponsors climate summit
The Story of a Solar Fridge: Film
18 Village Councils in India demand Coca Cola stop using groundwater
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What does technology do to our relationship with the environment?
London Police acknowledge violating women’s human rights
Paris climate talks: Russia will use its huge forests as a bargaining chip
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Indigenous activist’s life in danger after opposing destruction of Peruvian Amazon
New Groundwater Regulations in India to impact existing Coca-Cola, Pepsi plants
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Free Trade agreement between the EU and Canada threatens water management
Indigenous Baka people report more abuse despite assurances
Rubber company expelled from Forest Stewardship Council
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Social protection can eradicate hunger: FAO
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African Dams linked to over one million malaria cases
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Malawi’s farm subsidy benefits the poor but doesn’t come cheap
A silent climate march in Berlin, that was not so silent
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World Water Week: How innovation will help save and clean up water supply
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Aid , Health , Sustainable Development / 10/08/2017
Aid cuts undermine regional health security: Australia

Penny Wong Australia’s healthcare budget cut impacts international development-21% cuts were made in the infamous 2014 budget – a staggering amount when you consider at the time Australia’s international development budget accounted for just over 1% of total budget spend. Earlier this year

Aid , Labour , Migration , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 10/04/2017
Discrimination vs Diversity: trying to work for an NGO or government agency in Germany

Germany has a significant number of highly skilled and professional migrants in the social sector but they face employment barriers in German NGOs and CSOs.  I’m a German citizen. I am also a migrant – maybe not one that’s in high demand but certainly one with the right skill-sets

Aid , Climate , Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/20/2017
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation awards $20 million in environmental grants

The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation  announced its largest-ever portfolio of environmental grants, increasing the organization’s total direct financial impact to over $80 million since 1998.  The new grants, $20 million to more than 100 organizations, have been awarded for wildlife and habitat con

Aid , Data & Reports , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 09/07/2017
Myanmar: A mixed bag of poverty reduction and human rights violations

While on one hand Myanmar government is violating the human rights of Rohingyas, on the other hand, a recent WB assessment states that poverty in Myanmar has considerably declined. Poverty in Myanmar continues to decline, falling from 32.1 percent to 19.4 percent in the 10 years up to 2015, while st

Aid , Sustainable Development / 07/16/2017
Whither aid? Perspectives from developing countries

Jonathan Pickering, Robin Davies and Annalisa Prizzon A new special issue of the journal Development Policy Review gathers ‘consumer’ perspectives on international development assistance—where the consumers in this case are mainly senior officials within developing country governments. Dev

Aid , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2017
Living in a Well-meaning Lie: Valuing all Voices?

Jindra Cekan Large parts of international aid system remain broken. We design too many projects outside of the countries themselves. We have fixed funding and leave in pre-set times rather than when participants are actually ready to take over. We ‘handover’ without partnering throughout the who

Aid , Food , Sustainable Development / 01/12/2017
US$21 million grant for Mauritania to boost food security

Mauritania to receive US$21 million IFAD grant to boost food security, nutrition and reduce rural poverty A total of 285,600 farmers, particularly women and young people in six regions in southern Mauritania will benefit from a financial agreement signed today between the International Fund for Agri

Aid , Environment / 01/11/2017
German G20 Presidency launches GreenInvest platform for green finance

As part of Germany’s G20 Presidency, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is advancing the ‘GreenInvest’ dialogue platform in order to engage developing countries in the mainstreaming and mobilisation of green finance. A first consultation of developi

Aid , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 12/12/2016
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 in conversations around the world It has been a tumultuous year, and next year does not look like we will have much stability as a respite. As domestic concerns grow

Aid , Business , Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 05/22/2016
What the Green Climate Fund really means for international development

Marc Gunther In its seventh year, progress for the fund has been slow. What will it take to fulfill the GCF’s promise? When the world’s poor countries demanded action during the failing United Nations–led climate negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009, the U.S. government responded with a promise:

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