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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 , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Food , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/15/2021

2.6 Million Acres of Grassland Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year

Across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains, approximately 2.6 million acres of intact grassland – an area larger than Yellowstone National Park – were plowed up in 2019 to make room for row-crop production, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2021 Plowprint Report. The new findings repres

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Food , Governance , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/14/2021

Calls for halt to funding for industrial agriculture in Africa

Inga Vesper Civil society organisations have called on influential donors to stop funding industrial agriculture programmes, which they say harm smallholder farmers and the environment. The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) — which represents 200 million small

Aid , Disasters , Food , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/01/2021

Drought threatens the livelihoods of 7 million farmers in Afghanistan

The long-term outlook is challenging as farmers and herders, affected by drought, typically need three to five years to recover fully The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for humanitarian assistance to be scaled up as Afghanistan continues to be hit hard by

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Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Human Rights , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 08/19/2021

Palm oil cultivation in India can lead to biodiversity and wildlife loss, especially in rich Northeast India

Rupsy Khurana In India the fear is that if plantations are expanded it could magnify the wildlife and habitat loss crisis. This will be especially so if palm oil cultivation is pushed in northeast India, which is one of the most biodiverse regions of the country. More than 40 percent of potential

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Education , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/08/2021

Human-wildlife Conflicts, one of the Greatest Threats to Iconic Species

Conflict between people and animals, from China’s famed wandering elephants raiding farms for food and water to wolves preying on cattle in Idaho, is one of the main threats to the long-term survival of some of the world’s most iconic species, warns a new report from World Wildlif

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Education , Environment , Food , Forests , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Monitoring , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/05/2021

States have these 13 duties when it comes to biodiversity and human rights

Unprecedented biodiversity loss, pollution, climate change and the rise of zoonotic diseases have showcased the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. The human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as well as other human rights, can only be realized where biodivers

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/30/2021

Climate Emergency will be Catastrophic for India

A recent study, The costs of climate change in India, by the UK based Overseas Development Institute reviews climate change related risks faced by India and their possible impact on GDP, calling for greater climate ambition and action India does not bear responsibility for rising temperatures. Des

Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Food , Health , Labour , Soil , Sustainable Development / 06/20/2021

Darjeeling tea goes organic

Gurvinder Singh Growers of the world’s most expensive tea are going organic due to pressure from international buyers and a need to preserve the soil Darjeeling tea is going organic. Planters switching over claim that organic production helps maintain soil fertility, even if it means lower product

Business , Climate , Environment , Food , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 06/13/2021

Blu-Nits, a new measurement unit on the impact of a product on the environment

Mitchell Cetuk The word “blu-nit” comes from the joining of the words “blue” (for the planet) and “unit” (of measurement). The number of blu-nits attributed to a product equals the number of trees it would take to offset the CO2 emissions of that product in one day. This is accomplished

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