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Luigi Guarino and Charlotte Lusty All too often, we place the beginning of the food chain at the farm, when in fact it extends back further – all the way back to seed banks, also called genebanks. These treasure troves of seeds safeguard the diversity of our crops and make it available to resear

Climate , Environment , Health , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2020

How Climate Change Is Putting Doctors In The Hot Seat

Melissa Bailey Global warming is often associated with dramatic effects such as hurricanes, fires and floods, but patients’ health issues represent the subtler ways that climate change is showing up in the exam room BOSTON — A 4-year-old girl was rushed to the emergency room three times in one w

Business , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Energy , Environment , Featured , Sustainable Development / 05/02/2020

Global energy demand to plunge to a seven decade low, the biggest shock since Second World War

The Covid-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, with the drop in demand this year set to dwarf the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and result in a record annual decline in carbon emissions of almost 8%. A new report released by the Inter

Business , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Resources , Sustainable Development / 05/01/2020

The surprising link between our consumer habits and deadly diseases ranging from malaria to the novel coronavirus

Anita Makri From age-old malaria to COVID-19, markets influence systems that drive pandemic risk. Here’s what we can do about it. Rebecca Wong knows a thing or two about scouting exotic animals. She’ll root around in online forums, take tips from friends of friends, hang out at hotels and restau

Aid , COVID-19 , Health , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/30/2020

Pandemic effect – can we save the SDG on water and sanitation?

Ashok Swain The Covid-19 pandemic could be the spur needed to aggressively pursue the Sustainable Development Goals, especially on water and sanitation, but it is unlikely to happen without significant assistance to developing countries The Covid-19 pandemic is not only an unprecedented worldwide pu

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Environment , Forests , Health , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/29/2020

Nature gets a breathing space, but for how long?

Scientists and others concerned about climate change kept on urging human race to shift to greener paths of development; this pandemic sent out a strong message and has forced the economic growth to slow down reducing GHG emissions drastically. China enforced the first lockdown in response to the

Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Events , Governance , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 04/28/2020

Germany committed to climate protection despite COVID and tight budgets: Merkel

The 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue virtually hosted by Germany and COP 26 host UK is focusing on how the international community can emerge from the acute coronavirus pandemic more resilient and more climate-friendly. Addressing the 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue remotely, German Chancellor Ange

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Environment , Forests , Governance , Refugees , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 04/27/2020

Watch: DamNation | The Problem with Hydropower

Patagonia This film explores the evolution of our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of wild rivers. Produced by Matt Stoecker & Travis Rummel Directed by Ben Knight & Travis Rummel

Business , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Health , Sustainable Development , Transport / 04/26/2020

Faced with a crisis, airlines seek delay on climate measures

Catherine Early The aviation sector deserves support to recover from Covid-19, but that doesn’t mean a free pass on climate, Aviation is one of the earliest and most visible economic losers of restrictions introduced to stop the spread of Covid-19, with 95% of passenger flights grounded. The indus

COVID-19 , Featured , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 04/26/2020

Pandemics and prejudice: When there is an epidemic, social prejudices resurface

Diseases don’t care for race or class. But they continue to be pinned to race, gender, sexual preference and geography In the early 1900s in New York, a strange event took place in the upscale enclaves of Long Island. Many of its denizens began to mysteriously contract typhoid. The emergence of a

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