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Marianna Poberezhskaya, Nottingham Trent University Russia’s strategy at the talks-It will want strong recognition of the role forests play in the climate with 640 billion trees in a good position to negotiate emissions reductions. Russia has a reputation as one of the more difficult states involv

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 11/19/2015

Indigenous activist’s life in danger after opposing destruction of Peruvian Amazon

Washington Bolivar, an indigenous activist in Peru has been receiving death threats as he challenges the destruction of Amazon rainforest for timber extraction and conversion to oil palm. According to a press release by Forest Peoples Programme, in the course of the last month, human rights defen

Biodiversity , Education , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/06/2015

How the environmental justice movement is gathering momentum in South Africa

Jacklyn Cock, University of the Witwatersrand Environmental justice is a travelling discourse which has taken on distinctive meanings in different parts of the world. South Africa is no exception. As a mobilising force the concept emerged from the US where it was developed 50 years ago in opp

Aid , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Resources , Sustainable Development , Videos / 10/28/2015

Indigenous Baka people report more abuse despite assurances

In new video testimonies, Baka “Pygmies” in southeast Cameroon have reported ongoing abuse and torture at the hands of wildlife officers World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has helped to create a new protected area without the consent of the Baka or their neighbors. Baka living to the south of th

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/27/2015

Rubber company expelled from Forest Stewardship Council

Rubber giant expelled from the world’s leading forest certification body, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) due to illegal land and forest clearance in Cambodia. In November 2014, Global Witness, that works on corruption in natural resource management complained to the FSC about illegal act

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Featured , Forests , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/20/2015

Do you want trees with that? How to stop consumer products destroying the rainforests

Nick Rowley Finally, climate finance targeted at developing countries is beginning to chip away at the economic incentives to exploit forested land If we are to succeed in tackling climate change, it is vital that we preserve the terrestrial carbon locked up in our forests and soils. Even putting th

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/18/2015

Does a place still have value if it is of no use to humans?

Jason Mark Deep in a rain forest, a tiny white moth taught me that every landscape is a working landscape The following is excerpted from Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Repub

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Resources / 10/09/2015

Rare cactus species face extinction

ANKITA SENGUPTA About one-third of the cactus species in the world are threatened with extinction: IUCN Orignially posted at The Asian Age. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with author The illegal trade of live plants and seeds for the horticultural industry as well as their unsustainable h

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Resources , Videos / 10/04/2015

Masai land under threat from luxury wildlife hunting

Olosho, produced by the Masai community is a powerful video highlighting the land-rights struggle against global companies and the Tanzanian government The film was created by six members of the Maasai community, from Loliondo, Tanzania who have been battling over twenty years to protect their p

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Education , Energy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Multimedia , Resources , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 09/25/2015

Explainer: what are the UN sustainable development goals?

Asghar Zaidi, University of Southampton The SDGs come into effect at the end of 2015, following the completion of the millennium development goals (MDGs), and cover the period 2016-2030 Orignially posted at The Conversation, that generates news and views from the academic and research community. Rep

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