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Three hundred million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples, according to Survival International World leaders and global conservation organizations are expected to discuss a proposal under the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to convert 30

Aid , Climate , Economy , Governance , Monitoring , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 04/20/2021

Biden’s Big Climate Summit: expectations include justice for victims of climate change

Forty world leaders have been invited to take part in this Biden’s Leaders’ Summit, including 17 major economies responsible for approximately 80% of global emissions and global GDP, as well as some countries that are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. “I was ma

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Labour , Sustainable Development / 04/18/2021

Belgium bans biofuels made from palm oil, soy

In making the move, Belgium joins Denmark, France, and the Netherlands as other European nations that have barred palm oil-based biodiesel due the crop’s association with large-scale conversion of native forests and peatlands for industrial plantations, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia. Belgiu

Business , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Governance , Health , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 04/12/2021

US$ 1.4 trillion lost every year to tobacco use

WHO’s new technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration shows countries ways to cut down on over US$1.4 trillion in health expenditures and lost productivity due to tobacco use worldwide. Improved tobacco taxation policies can also be a key component of building back better after COV

Corruption , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Monitoring , Sustainable Development / 04/11/2021

12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died in Covid’s First Year

Jane Spencer, The Guardian and Christina Jewett The yearlong series of investigative reports found that many of these deaths could have been prevented. Widespread shortages of masks and other personal protective gear, a lack of covid testing, weak contact tracing, inconsistent mask guidanc

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 04/09/2021

Brazilian Supreme Court takes crucial step towards recognizing indigenous rights

A small community of Brazilian Indians has won a land rights case at Brazil’s Supreme Court that could have major repercussions for indigenous people across the country. The Court has ruled that a 2014 judicial decision cancelling the return of some of their ancestral territory to the Guarani co

Climate , Corruption , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Monitoring , Refugees , Sustainable Development / 04/08/2021

Governments across the world fail to protect human rights amid a pandemic

The global pandemic has exposed the terrible legacy of deliberately divisive and destructive policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination and oppression and paved the way for the devastation wrought by COVID-19, Amnesty International said in its annual report for 2020. The State of the

Aid , Biodiversity , Cities , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/07/2021

Thirsty hydropower: misuse of drinking water pipelines has destroyed a river in Bulgaria

Andrey Ralev The Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade was planned to use only the drinking water of the town of Blagoevgrad. Eight years later, it has used more than double the water allowed, leaving the river ‘even without frogs’. Our latest report shows the need for more scrutiny of EIB

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 04/04/2021

African Elephant Species Critically Endangered

Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species�

COVID-19 , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 04/02/2021

COVID-19 in Mauritius – A success Story?

Mauritius has been globally acclaimed for successfully limiting the spread of the coronavirus. Yet, this was not without substantial hassle. COVID-19 induced various responses from governments all around the world. Different countries must address the pandemic with respect to their local socio-econo

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