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Torsten Thiele, Marie-Christine Imbert, Timothy Bouley Marine life is full of potential treatments, including the first antiviral approved for Covid-19 patients Covid-19 is forcing the world to rethink our economies, supply chains and science. Widespread inconsideration of biology and ecology in

Biodiversity , Business , COVID-19 , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 05/09/2020

Brazil opens 38,000 square miles of indigenous lands to outsiders

Mauricio Torres and Sue Branford Indigenous land rights have been under constant attack by the government since Bolsonaro took office in January 2019. Even before he took over, the presidential campaigner hinted that he would grab back land from the Indians. FUNAI, Brazil’s indigenous agency,

Biodiversity , Disasters , Economy , Environment , Food , Sustainable Development / 05/08/2020

Locust attack threatens food security in Pakistan, South Asia

Muhammad Akbar Notezai; Atika Rehman As FAO warns of major blow to food supply, farmers say locusts are already gobbling up their crops and swarms gather to sweep across the region In south western Balochistan, one of the remotest parts of Pakistan, desert locusts are busy eating crops. According to

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Disasters , Food , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2020

Is a pandemic the time to think about genebanks?

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

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

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

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Education , Environment , Featured , Launches & Events , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 04/22/2020

“Earth School” launched to keep students connected to nature in the time of COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, UNEP launched a coalition with TED-Ed and others called “Earth School,” for providing free, educational content for students, parents and teachers who are currently at home Initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and TED-Ed, Earth School

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Sustainable Development / 04/14/2020

Climate change could cause abrupt biodiversity losses this century

Christopher Trisos, University of Cape Town and Alex Pigot, UCL The impacts of climate change on species and ecosystems are already evident. Poleward shifts in the geographic distributions of species, catastrophic forest fires and mass bleaching of coral reefs all bear the fingerprints of climate ch

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Disasters , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Sustainable Development / 04/07/2020

Public Calls for Governments to Close Southeast Asia’s Wildlife Markets

A WWF public survey in South East Asian countries show that an overwhelming majority support closure of wildlife markets which are mostly illegal This World Health Day, as the world grapples with the worst public health emergency in recent memory, over 90 percent of respondents surveyed in Southeast

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Featured , Governance , Health , Launches & Events , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 03/28/2020

Coronavirus hits a critical year for nature and the climate

Fermín Koop Covid-19 could derail new global agreements on biodiversity, oceans and COP26 climate talks This year’s packed agenda of negotiations on climate change, biodiversity and the global ocean was supposed to address the fortunes of a living world in critical condition. But the coronavir

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