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The Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey says expansion of croplands the biggest cause of deforestation The rate at which our forests are disappearing slowed by nearly 30 per cent from the first decade of the century to the period from 2010-2018, a key report launched today by th

Aid , Biodiversity , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Gender , Governance , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/07/2022

Eviction, torture, rape, murder reported from world famous gorilla national park in DRC

Thousands of Batwa were evicted when the park was expanded in 1975. Since then they’ve mostly lived outside it, in conditions of absolute poverty, but some have tried to return to their lands inside the park. A national park famed for its gorilla-spotting treks has been the scene of appalling atro

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Health , Migration , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 03/30/2022

5 ways climate change will affect animals and plants

Tara Lohan Warming temperatures, stronger storms and rising seas present a cascade of challenges that researchers are racing to understand. Scientists have provided another reminder that, when it comes to climate change, we’re all in this together. A study published last October in Nature Clima

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/16/2022

Is Nature Based Solutions greenwashing-numerous organizations write an open letter

From the conservation industry’s perspective, the idea is simple: corporations pay them to enclose forests or plant trees on land they claim is “degraded” and which could absorb more carbon if restored. In return, the corporations claim that the climate damage from their ongoing gr

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 03/15/2022

UK governments new Environment Law puts into doubt their commitments made at COP 26

UK new Environment Act could fail to tackle much of the country’s deforestation footprint abroad, despite the UK government’s claims of a ‘world-leading’ law and their role in securing the Glasgow Declaration on Forests to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030. The Department For

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Launches & Events , Resources , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 03/03/2022

Environment Assembly concludes with 14 resolutions to curb pollution, protect and restore nature worldwide

Along with putting an end to plastic pollution, a second key resolution supports the establishment of a comprehensive and ambitious science policy panel on the sound management of chemicals and waste and preventing pollution. The 5th UN Environment Assembly concluded in Nairobi with 14 resolutions

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 03/01/2022

Mining companies seek to expand into Brazil’s indigenous territories

Lívia Machado Costa New report shows that companies from Brazil and abroad are sieging sites of interest, even where mineral extraction is prohibited he search for new mining areas is expanding into Brazil’s indigenous territories, amid rising mineral revenues and exports, as well as in

Biodiversity , Cities , Climate , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 02/28/2022

Latest IPCC report says human induced climate catastrophe is destroying both humans and nature

Climate crisis has exposed millions of people to acute food and water insecurity, especially in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, on Small Islands and in the Arctic. Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of pe

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/06/2022

Understanding the nexus between soil degradation and Climate Change

Dr. Sanjeev Narrainen The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2019 Report revealed that our soil is degrading at an alarming rate, with a significant loss of macro and micro nutrients. Contemporary societies live on a cultivated planet where agriculture covers approximately 38% of the land

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Education , Environment , Forests , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/30/2022

Forget logging or hunting – two Assam villages in India embrace eco-tourism

Gurvinder Singh Giving up hunting and tree felling, two Assamese villages are conserving their forest habitat rather than let their natural resources erode. With their villages now on the eco-tourism map, they are embracing alternate livelihoods. Notun Leikol village in Assam is rich in natural beau

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