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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 Billboards scattered along the sides of highways that cut through the largest soybean farms in Brazil carried a clear

Aid , Data & Reports , Food , Health , Human Rights , Monitoring , Refugees , Sustainable Development / 06/21/2022

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 armed conflict, low production of key staple crops and economic turmoil. A multi-partner Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, i

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Monitoring , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/20/2022

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 the gas shipments they previously received from Russia “We have had enough of you offering crumbs with one hand while you st

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/02/2022

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 is it failing to protect and restore nature, it will likely even increase harm to it, according to a new Bankwatch and EuroNatur report

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Forests , Health , Soil , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 05/31/2022

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 industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing. The WHO report “Tobacco: Poisoning our planet” highlights that the industry’s carbon footpr

Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/08/2022

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 new light on how plants store carbon in the ocean. Seagrasses form lush green meadows in many coastal areas around the world

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/07/2022

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 trade ince 2003, when China first became a net food importer, the gap between its imports and exports has continued to widen. By 2019, it had become

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2022

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 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

Business , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Environment , Health , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 05/01/2022

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, with larger chunks of incomes being spent on drinking water, SciDev.Net analysis shows. Lack of access to safe water or adequate infrastructure, coupled with he

Aid , Business , Economy , Energy , Governance , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 04/29/2022

Biggest US aid project in Nepal has created turmoil

Dipak Gyawali A Millennium Challenge Corporation grant to build an electricity transmission line has led to widespread criticism, protests and the undermining of democracy in Nepal, foreshadowing many problems ahead US gift of USD 500 million to strengthen Nepal’s infrastructure has led to unprece

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