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Indonesia has a vast tract of suboptimal land that is rarely used as land for agriculture because it is considered to have low productivity – it is often infertile, marginal, low potential, poor in resources, degraded and difficult to cultivate for productive agricultural land Why do we need to lo

Biodiversity , Energy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/23/2021

Could the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon be China’s next big national park?

Shi Yi Experts say the river’s Grand Canyon area, a haven for many species, should be designated a national park to show China’s commitment to protecting biodiversity he Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is a dream destination for many biologists and explorers, its forests a constant source of sighti

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/05/2021

Frequent fires in Sundarban mangrove forests in Bangladesh: Who’s to blame?

Sadia Mahjabin Imam Over the past two decades there have been 24 fires in the Sundarbans. Inquiry committees come up with reports in due time, but the recommendations remain the same, implying that the recommendations are not being implemented. It did not take long for the fire that swept through Da

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Resources , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development / 09/29/2021

Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss

With the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration underway, review finds successes and many challenges ahead to restore Africa’s degraded lands and improve livelihoods The first ever stocktake of restoring Africa’s forests and landscapes, launched during Africa Climate Week, shows that more needs to b

Biodiversity , Cities , Climate , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Opinions , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/28/2021

How to meet climate and SDG goals together for cities

Each city should have two plans ready within a year. One, a SDG plan and two, a climate action plan Cities are growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, almost 55 percent of the global population lives in cities. This figure is estimated to grow to 68 percent by 2050. In this decade, which is also

Biodiversity , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/23/2021

The Negligence of Indigenous Community under the Food Development Programme in Indonesia

Feny Nuroktaviani Indigenous Forest in Indonesia is categorized as state forest, that authorizes the government to utilize the forest for the sake of the state interest Since the 1990s, Food Estate has been one of the Indonesian government’s key programs to strengthen food security in In

Biodiversity , Business , Cities , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/22/2021

More than 50 Mayors Call on Governments and Companies to Conserve Forests

Many cities are investing in trees, forests and other nature-based solutions to counteract these effects and help their residents adapt to climate change City leaders representing combined population of nearly 173 million residents have issued the Cities4Forests “Call to Action on Forests & C

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/06/2021

Tuna species commercially harvested is on recovery, while Komodo Dragon is endangered: IUCN Redlist

IUCN actively supports the development of an ambitious Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ and Red List Index will be used to track progress towards species conservation targets. Four commercially-fished tuna species are on the path to recovery thanks

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Forests , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 09/03/2021

Report Reveals Indigenous Resistance Disrupts Quarter of US and Canadian Emissions

JESSICA CORBETT The numbers don’t lie. Indigenous peoples have long led the fight to protect Mother Earth and the only way forward is to center Indigenous knowledge and keep fossil fuels in the ground Indigenous resistance to fossil fuel projects in the United States and Canada over a rec

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Forests , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/29/2021

With USD 2.3 billion to spend, this is how public development banks can help biodiversity

Augusta Dwyer The world’s seven largest development banks, most of them multilaterals, own about half of the Public Development Banks (PBD) sector’s entire global assets and the most prominent of these financial institutions have also made sustainability commitments. It’s not just money that b

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