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With India being home to the largest livestock population, the country faces unique challenges in mitigating these risks The World Bank recently approved an $82 million loan to bolster animal health management in India and combat zoonotic diseases globally. Zoonotic diseases, which originate in anim

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Water / 05/08/2023

Western-Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate change

Ayesha Tandon The extreme heatwave that swept across Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria in April 2023 was “at least 100 times more likely” due to climate change, according to a new “rapid attribution” study. During the last week of April, temperatures surged up to 20C higher than nor

Aid , Data & Reports , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 05/07/2023

Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022

The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to the la

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Food , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/13/2023

Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions

Xia Zhijian Techniques that use less water, produce more rice and emit less methane are gaining traction in China In a mountain village in south-west China, the local people are playing a guessing game. A new climate-friendly way of growing rice is being trialled here that will reduce methane emissi

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 02/12/2023

Brazil’s government launches major operation to evict miners from indigenous land

Authorities in Brazil have launched a major operation to remove thousands of illegal goldminers from the Yanomami territory in the north of the country. Agents from the Environmental Protection Agency IBAMA and Indigenous Affairs Department FUNAI are involved, alongside

Biodiversity , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 01/29/2023

International NGOs Call for Release of Prominent Environmental Defender in Vietnam

Environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach is one of several silenced by the Vietnamese government after attempts to wean the country off of coal and protect communities from public health hazards International NGOs are rallying around prominent environmental lawyer Dang Dinh Bach on the one-year anniversa

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Sustainable Development / 01/28/2023

Offshore wind will need major investments in transmission, supply chain, reports say

Robert Zullo The authors encourage the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which leases federal waters for offshore wind, to consistently open new lease areas to encourage a steady stream of development and they note that states and utilities setting new offshore wind procurement targets will he

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Resources , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/17/2023

Explained: How forest fires worsen flash floods in the Himalayas

Karan Anand Intense wildfires damage soil on the forest floor, contributing to dangerous flash floods across the mountains of South Asia Wildfires and flash floods are two of the most visible symptoms of climate change across the Himalayas. The two phenomena are more connected than you might think.

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/07/2023

Researchers Warn Great Salt Lake’s Retreat Threatens Crucial Ecosystem, Public Health

Julia Conley “The lake’s ecosystem is not only on the edge of collapse. It is collapsing,” said one ecologist. Scientists are warning Utah officials that the Great Salt Lake is shrinking far faster than experts previously believed, and calling for a major reduction in water consump

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Monitoring , Resources , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/04/2023

From declining deforestation to quitting coal, Indonesia marks a pivotal 2022

Isabel Esterman Home to the world’s third-largest expanse of tropical forest, the world’s fourth-biggest population, and frequently ranked among the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters, Indonesia is a country where what happens has a vast effect on global biodiversity and environmental heal

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