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Gina Ziervogel, Margaret Angula, Salma Hegga The world may still argue about whether or not climate change is for real. But in vast expanses of arid southern Africa, the daily struggle to cope with a changed climate is well under way. The lessons being learnt here on a small scale could pro

Biodiversity , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Forests , Sustainable Development / 06/20/2016

UN report confirms corruption is biggest threat to ivory, as wildlife officials arrested across Africa and Asia

A new UN report has confirmed that corrupt officials are at the heart of wildlife crime in many parts of the world, rather than terrorist groups or tribal peoples who hunt to feed their families The 2016 World Wildlife Crime Report’s findings have coincided with a wave of arrests of wildlife o

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/08/2016

Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia

Dale Nimmo, David Lindenmayer, John Woinarski, Ralph Mac Nally, Shaun Cunningham Coral bleaching is not surprising: it is consistent with many changes that are occurring now across Australia’s natural environments Media reports around the world have brought the mass coral bleaching of A

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Water / 03/16/2016

A second Honduras anti-dam activist assassinated, EU funders suspend funding

Nelson Garcia, a member of the same Indigenous rights group as murdered activist Berta Caceres, has been assassinated in Honduras. On Tuesday, Nelson Garcia was killed after being shot four times in the face in the Rio Chiquito community who was a member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indige

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests / 03/15/2016

EcoCheck: Australia’s Southwest jarrah forests have lost their iconic giants

Grant Wardell-Johnson Western Australia’s few remaining giant jarrahs are increasingly lonely monuments to the forest’s towering past. Our EcoCheck series takes the pulse of some of Australia’s best-known ecosystems to find out if they’re in good health or on the wane. When the first

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 03/10/2016

Africa’s oldest national park under new threat

Activists say, it may only be a matter of weeks before Uganda issues oil licence in Lake Edward, effectively opening up Virunga by the back door. According to Global Witness, on the 26th of February seven companies submitted bids to the Ugandan government in a licensing round which includes the N

Biodiversity , Corruption , Environment , Food , Forests , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Sustainable Development / 02/04/2016

Indigenous people assert their rights over Sundarban Forest, India

More than 200 people from the region assembled at a Public Hearing in Sundarban islands and asserted their rights to the island’s mangrove forests in India “The tiger is not our threat, the Forest Department is.” The people, through submissions made to the Independent Public Hearing Panel

Biodiversity , Education , Environment , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/02/2016

Wetlands for Sustainable Livelihoods, Harare’s story

Ken Irvine Today is World Wetlands Day; the 2016 theme is ‘Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods’. This theme is selected to demonstrate the vital role of wetlands for the future of humanity and specifically their relevance towards achieving the new Sustainable Development Goa

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 01/27/2016

Global deforestation is decreasing. Or is it?

Jeremy Leon Hance A new look at the complex picture of land use change suggests that when it comes to forests, we’re far from being out of the woods. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creati

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 01/20/2016

Five trends that will define the world’s forests in 2016

Bill Laurance The past year has been a momentous time for the world’s forests, with both good and bad news. Fasten your seat belts, because 2016 promises to be another roller-coaster ride. Here I highlight five factors that could have a big impact on forests this year. For further discussio

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