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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 , 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 , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Health , Sustainable Development / 03/27/2020

DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT AND LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY ARE CREATING THE PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR DISEASES LIKE COVID-19 TO EMERGE

John Vidal As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the novel coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics Mayibout 2 is not a healthy place. The 150 or so people who live in the village, which sits on the south bank of the Ivindo River, deep in the great Minkebe fores

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/21/2020

Half of World’s GDP or $44 trillion Dependent on Nature

This World Economic Forum report, produced in collaboration with PwC UK, found that many industries have significant “hidden dependencies” on nature in their supply chain and may be more at risk of disruption than expected. The latest science tells us that about 25% of our assessed plant and

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 01/10/2020

Wings of Chance: The Accidental Discovery of the Apatani Glory Moth

Samrat In remote Pange, near the Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, an “unintentional” photograph by a local sparked a series of scientific expeditions and led to the discovery of a new moth species, now named after his tribe Pange is the base camp for expeditions and treks in

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Resources / 01/05/2020

How to monitor the bushfires raging across Australia

Amanda Gearing, Queensland University of Technology As I write this, fires are consuming huge swathes of Australia and conditions are expected to worsen. The situation is attracting global interest, and reporting has been extensive. But it isn’t always easy to find reliable information on how the

Business , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Water / 12/26/2019

Indian government looks to acquire land in Kashmir

India’s central government identified 15,000 acres in Kashmir – mostly next to rivers, streams and wetlands – for investors from outside the region Following New Delhi’s decision to scrap the semi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019 and its subsequent conversio

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 12/11/2019

Species recoveries bring hope amidst biodiversity crisis

Conservation efforts have led to improvements in the status of ten species, according to update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This includes the recovery of the Guam Rail, a bird previously listed as Extinct in the Wild. Despite these improvements, the IUCN Red List now includes 30,178

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 12/08/2019

Your favourite consumer brands are fuelling climate crisis

Some of the world’s best known brands are fuelling climate change by sourcing palm oil and wood pulp linked to Indonesian forest fires, reveals new Greenpeace International analysis This new analysis – based on the Indonesian government’s methodology for estimating emissions related to pe

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