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Emilio Godoy The country has signed international commitments to reduce methane emissions, but has been slow to enforce new regulations on polluters Between 2019 and 2020, Nancy Martínez lived near four gas burners on the outskirts of Poza Rica, a city in the state of Veracruz, about 270 kilometr

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/27/2022

Cover-up: Brazilian government plot to open up uncontacted tribe’s territory revealed

An extraordinary plot to open up an uncontacted tribe’s territory for exploitation, and suppress evidence of the tribe’s existence, has been revealed in Brazil. The cover-up involves top officials in FUNAI, the government Indigenous Affairs Agency, who have been hand-picked by President Bol

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Interviews , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Soil , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 01/19/2022

Interview: Urban farms, insects, key in battle against hunger

Michael Kaloki Climate change has brought about several extremes including drought, which affects our ability to grow crops. If we use insects for food, we would not need to depend on rains. Food security is an ongoing challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. But Esther Ngumbi says bugs offer a solution. Ng

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/26/2021

Another poor wet season endangers Cambodia’s biggest lake and its people

Ate Hoekstra, Yon Sineat Climate change, unsustainable and illegal fishing and the proliferation of hydropower dams on rivers that feed Tonle Sap threaten the livelihoods of over one million Cambodians Sarun Nong, a fisher on Koh Krabey, a small island in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap lake, takes

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Education , Energy , Environment , Featured , Forests , Governance , Migration , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 11/24/2021

New German Government to have super ministry for both climate and economic affairs

The three-way coalition set to assume power under chancellor-in-spe Olaf Scholz further prioritizes the environmental and digital sectors while maintaining traditional German economic strengths The leaders of the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), the environmentalist Green Party and the business-f

Business , Climate , Economy , Energy , Environment , Forests , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Transport / 11/24/2021

It’s time to look at the other greenhouse gases – methane and nitrous oxide

Lily Hess Addressing emissions other than those from CO2 could significantly stymie temperature rise When it comes to climate change, carbon dioxide is by far the greenhouse gas that has caused the most global warming. However, scientists are beginning to give more attention to methane and nitrous o

Aid , Biodiversity , Climate , Corruption , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 11/20/2021

Indigenous people get less than 1% of climate funding? It’s actually worse (commentary)

Torbjørn Gjefsen The lead author of a Rainforest Foundation Norway report showing how little funding goes to Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) for tenure and forest management writes that the reality is even worse than the “less than 1%” soundbite often shared. Over 10 years, $

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 11/18/2021

Human rights abuses reported from Kenya conservation efforts linked to British Royals

The areas under “conservancies” are the ancestral grazing lands of pastoralist peoples such as the Samburu and Maasai, who have been managing these lands since time immemorial. Wildlife “conservancies” in Kenya whose visitors include Britain’s Royals are implicated in the eviction, torture

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Disasters , Economy , Education , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Monitoring , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 11/15/2021

COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate talks?

Christopher Davy The Paris rulebook has been finalised, the focus has been put on cutting emissions this decade, but developing countries are left dissatisfied on finance After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow climate pact” on 13 November. The t

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Energy , Featured , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Transport , Waste , Water / 11/09/2021

COP26 Report Reveals ‘Massive’ Credibility Gap Between Climate Commitments and 1.5°C Target

Julia Conley If all the announced net-zero commitments are implemented, the global temperature would rise 1.8°C by 2100, policy experts said, adding, “but this is only IF these targets are fully implemented, and it’s a big IF.” Climate policy experts on Tuesday called for the fina

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