Sustainable Business
Denmark cancels new oil and gas permits
The Danish Parliament has announced that it will cancel all future licensing rounds for new oil and gas exploration and production permits in the […]
Category: Climate
Climate
Chile opens the door for an ‘ecological’ constitution
Francisco Parra Galaz Chile will have a new constitution that could address long-standing concerns, from water management to a complete territorial reorganisation Freirina is […]
Cities
How Air Pollution Could Be Harming Your Brain
Kasra Zarei According to one expert, “The risk of air pollution on the brain is a much broader risk factor than we’ve given it […]
Sustainable Business
Countries intend to increase fossil fuel production while research says it needs to be limited by 6% per year
Countries plan to increase their fossil fuel production over the next decade, even as research shows that the world needs to decrease production by […]
Biodiversity
Forests or plantations: What can heal an ailing earth? These indigenous women have some conservation tips
RANJAN PANDA & PRAGATI PRAVA While trees are important to enrich all forms of ecosystems, there have been criticisms from various sections of society and […]
Sustainable Business
Climate Action Nonprofit Launches ‘Clean Creatives’ Campaign Aimed at Pressuring PR and Ad Firms to Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Clients
Julia Conley A new campaign unveiled this weekend by the nonprofit organization Fossil Free Media aims to expand on the goals of the fossil fuel divestment […]
Biodiversity
Battle of the bugs: on wings of climate change
Priti David/PARI India is seeing huge declines in native insect species – several of them tied closely to our food security. But it’s hard […]
Biodiversity
‘CSI Amazon’: Epic study looks at what’s killing the rain-forest’s trees
Liz Kimbrough A newly published study in the journal Nature Communications provides insight into the patterns driving tree death in the Amazon and may help scientists […]
Biodiversity
Community restores private forests for sustainable future in India
Deepanwita Gita Niyogi Private forest owners have been restoring degraded lands, improving green cover and livelihood opportunities. The initiative helps in biodiversity conservation and […]
Sustainable Business
Argentine provinces clash over a new large-scale dam
Damian Profeta Downstream provinces challenge the Portezuelo del Viento dam over the reduction of water availability After fits and starts that date back to […]
Biodiversity
Brazilian government taken to Court over deforestation and human rights abuses
A coalition of non-governmental organisations brought the Brazilian government to the Federal Supreme Court for its active negligence to protect the Amazon and the […]
Biodiversity
US Coral Reefs vulnerable and in a state of decline
Coral reefs in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans received a “fair” score in the first-ever condition status report for U.S. coral reefs released […]