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Systemic response required as more banks back away from coal Finance ministers and central bankers representing 90% of the global economy (the “G20”) will meet under increasing pressure to regulate and prepare financial markets for the threat of climate breakdown. “Overall the financing

Cities , Environment , Health , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Transport / 06/02/2019

Electric buses a golden opportunity for India

Aniruddha Bhattacharjee India must not squander this chance, must not repeat the mistakes it made with CNG Back in 1980, Shenzen was a small fishing village in China with 30,000 residents. Today it’s a mega-metropolis of nearly 13 million people. But the economic turnaround did affect the city’s

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 06/01/2019

WWF hit by another exposé of ranger abuses

A new investigation has uncovered further revelations of WWF-linked abuses of local people in the name of conservation. It’s the third major exposé this year since Survival International drew attention to the organization’s funding of an illegal conservation project. In Forest of Fear, part o

Environment , Health , Resources , Sustainable Development , Videos , Waste , Water / 05/28/2019

Watch in VR-TRASHED: The Tijuana River Valley Pollution Crisis

JOVRNALISM Both sides of the border are dealing with pollution from the Tijuana River Valley where thousands of tires and plastic bottles turn into incubators for viruses like E. coli and Zika. Explore the U.S.-side at the Effie May Trail and Goat Canyon, plus see how a Tijuana neighborhood is liter

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 05/25/2019

In an era of mass extinction, who decides which species to save – and how?

Priorities at #national and #international levels can be at odds with those of #local and #Indigenous #communities and a major chunk of #conservation efforts focused on “charismatic #megafauna”- popular #species as opposed to lesser and smaller species

Biodiversity , Environment , Featured , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/22/2019

Just One-Third of the World’s Longest Rivers Remain Free-Flowing

Only 21 of the world’s 91 rivers longer than 1,000 km that originally flowed to the ocean still retain a direct connection from source to sea. Only 37% of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing Nearly 60,000 large dams exist worldwide, with more than 3,700 currently planned or under

Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Waste / 05/19/2019

What happens when you throw away pencil cells?

Amita Bhaduri Study reveals how tossing of dry cell batteries in our dustbins poisons the environment A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental research and advocacy organisation on batteries titled Dead and buried: A situational analysis of battery waste management in India estimate

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 05/18/2019

Solomon Islanders tried to stop the logging of their forests – and may pay the price

Morgan Erickson-Davis The majority of the 611,000 people of the Solomon Islands still live traditional rural existences on the 900 islands that make up the seven regional provinces. Communities are based on tribal lines and ownership of tribal land is passed on from generation to generation. The arr

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 05/16/2019

Indonesian government blocking efforts to reform palm oil industry

Ministers in the Government of President Joko Widodo are blocking efforts to reform the palm oil industry. The Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs ordered palm oil companies not to share information regarding the palm concessions they own. Transparency has become a key battlegroun

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Science & Technology / 05/14/2019

Rewriting genes could have broad knock-on effects on nature

The emerging field of synthetic biology could affect nature in ways that go beyond single genetically engineered organisms, according to IUCN Synthetic biology – altering or redesigning genes to meet human objectives – is a fast-developing field with significant potential impacts on nature conse

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