Aid
600,000 hit by earthquake in Lombak, Indonesia
Over 20,000 #people are in #temporary #shelters while thousands more are under open skies in need of #drinking #water, #food, #medical #supplies, and #clothes.
Category: Environment
Climate
Extreme weather renews focus on adaptation
Countries need to recognise that the climate impacts they are beginning to experience now are only the start
Cities
India needs big policy push for treatment and reuse of urban wastewater
News of water scarcity fuels a lot of hue and cry in the nation, however when it comes to discussions about solutions we find […]
Biodiversity
Has the Netherlands figured out how to mainstream seaweed?
Despite its environmental benefits, using local seaweed for food can be a tough sell. Some think the Dutch have finally cracked the code. “Is […]
Biodiversity
One in Seven Wildlife Rangers Have Been Seriously Injured in the Line of Duty Over the Past Year
New results released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to mark World Ranger Day reveal that one in seven wildlife rangers (14 percent) surveyed across […]
Sustainable Business
2017, the Deadliest Year for Land and Environmental Defenders as Agri-Business Most Linked to Killings
Global Witness reveals that at least 207 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2017– indigenous leaders, community activists and environmentalists murdered trying to […]
Biodiversity
Retaining forests benefits African farmers, new study finds
Koen Kusters The closer a farm is located to a forest, the better it performs in terms of livestock productivity and long-term soil sustainability, […]
Biodiversity
Why even small hydropower plants shouldn’t be built in protected areas: photo evidence
Pippa Gallop In 2015, Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ), part of Intesa Sanpaolo, extended EUR 1 million to a hydropower plant as part of an […]
Biodiversity
Watch: Fix And Release-A Turtle Trauma Centre
Scott Dobson Fix and Release explores a small turtle trauma centre in Peterborough Ontario Canada as it fights to even the odds for survival […]
Cities
Nairobi is planning car-free days. They could bring many benefits
Haneen Khreis, Texas A&M University and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Australian Catholic University Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is the second most congested city in the world. To […]
Sustainable Business
Supply Chain Accountability in Apparel Industry
Vivek K.Singh Challenges, even threats, remain in the accountability of supply chains, notably in the apparel industry. This is what Vivek K.Singh, a sustainability expert living […]
Biodiversity
Aquaculture is source of 53 % of all global fish consumption
Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even though the amount of fish being captured in the wild has levelled […]
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