Aid
EU agrees on a most comprehensive climate action packages in its history
The EU aims to cut its climate emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and thus comply with the Paris climate agreement, while Social Climate […]
Category: Resources
Biodiversity
Kenya’s Ogiek community promote a new vision for conservation in Africa
Zubaida Mabuno Ismail In western Kenya, the Ogiek battle for land rights and a chance to demonstrate their role in biodiversity protection. At an […]
Biodiversity
Micro-plastics in the fish I eat
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC) found out that pollutants like micro-plastics may be causing growth defects in fish, including skeletal deformities […]
Biodiversity
How the Brazilian elections could determine the future of the Amazon
Lázaro Thor Borges Seeking re-election, Jair Bolsonaro’s government has championed the easing of environmental policy in Brazil, while opponents push for a sustainable turnaround […]
Aid
Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns about a looming food crisis in Sudan driven by the combined impacts of […]
Aid
Bonn Climate Summit Ends in ‘Unconscionable’ Failure as Rich Nations Turn Backs on Poorest
Julia Conley Deepening campaigners’ anger was the fact that European countries present at the Bonn conference are currently boosting fossil fuel imports to replace […]
Aid
EU recovery plans promises green recovery, but is actually a threat to nature
The European Commission has claimed that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (EUR 672.5 billion) will ensure a ‘green recovery’ throughout Europe. Yet not only […]
Biodiversity
Tobacco the twin killer of health and environment, says WHO
WHO has revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the […]
Climate
Mountains of natural sugar discovered under seagrass, equivalent to 32 billion Coke Cans
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Seagrass beds are underwater oases. Now researchers have discovered vast amounts of sugars underneath seagrass meadows. This sheds […]
Aid
New civil society initiative aims to ‘green’ China-Brazil agriculture trade
Yan Tian Baxter Chinese NGO GEI aims to equip food producing regions in Brazil with good practices to bring about broader changes in agricultural […]
Biodiversity
Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows
The Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey says expansion of croplands the biggest cause of deforestation The rate at which our forests are […]
Sustainable Business
Bottled water sales rose globally as pandemic took hold
Fiona Broom Families in some of the poorest parts of the world turned to buying bottled water as the pandemic sent countries into lockdown, […]
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