Climate
Why we should stop labelling people climate change deniers
Meanwhile, far from the pomp and formality of COP meetings, do local populations feel engaged in climate change action? I doubt it.
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Sustainable Business
Calls for Police Protection for Uncontacted Tribe
Survival has launched an emergency action, “4 weeks for the Kawahiva”, to encourage Brazil’s government to map out their land and prevent their genocide before Jair Bolsonaro becomes...
Climate
State and Regional Governments Decarbonizing at Double the Rate of G20 Governments
This year, 37 governments from Argentina, Brazil, Columbia Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico disclosed, and Latin America became the second largest group of disclosing governments after Europe.
Data & Reports
Global wage growth lowest since 2008: ILO
But, in many low- and middle-income economies, wage inequality remains high and wages are frequently insufficient to cover the needs of workers and their families.
Biodiversity
IUCN lists 15 new sites as world’s best protected areas
Green listed sites are certified as being effectively managed and fairly governed, with a positive impact on people and nature.
Data & Reports
620 million children’s education and health compromised by lack of decent school toilets
The health, education and safety of millions of children around the world is threatened because they don’t have a decent toilet at school or […]
Sustainable Business
Don’t Burn Your House to Smoke out a Rat: Climate Change Interventions
The ultimate result is, the tax-payer’s money which otherwise should have been used for welfare schemes, is being thrown in the drain in the garb of clean energy...
Data & Reports
Air pollution leads to millions of emergency room visits for asthma attacks
Ylva Rylander/SEI Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone […]
Biodiversity
Making forests the focus of global bioeconomies
Gabrielle Lipton On 11 October, the European Commission launched a new strategy to create a comprehensive bioeconomy – a ‘biosociety’ – and ultimately a carbon-neutral future. The […]
Biodiversity
Chinese logging put Solomon Islands rainforests at risk
New evidence suggest hugely unsustainable rates of logging and high risk of illegal practices in the Solomon Islands are putting China’s trade diplomacy at […]
Aid
World Bank, Asian Development Bank, still pouring billions into fossil fuels in climate-vulnerable
World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are investing almost $5 billion in fossil fuels in 10 Asian countries. […]
Environment
Environment and politics in Bhutan’s elections
In #Bhutan, #political parties make big promises, but #environment #conservation takes back seat with little detail on their #plans