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The winners- A Brazilian indigenous group that inspired the film Avatar A conservation outfit in Indonesia that is saving sea turtles A movement for pygmy rights in Congo A community-based organization restoring conflict affected areas in Afghanistan Leaders from the UN joined actor and a

Business , Energy , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 09/15/2015

Could these two environmental challenges be the answer to each other?

Gabriella Mulligan In sub-Saharan Africa, entrepreneurs are exploring whether sanitation could solve a growing fuel crisis — and vice versa Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons�

Business , Disasters , Environment , Labour , Soil , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/13/2015

Insurance scheme helps Bangladesh flood victims minimise losses

Rafiqul Islam A flood insurance scheme, introduced as a pilot project by an international NGO, has helped families in Bangladesh cope with the economic fallout of floods Orignially posted at thethirdpole.net, that focuses on understanding Asia’s water crisis. Republished at SixDegrees under Cre

Food , Labour , Resources , Soil / 09/13/2015

Malawi’s farm subsidy benefits the poor but doesn’t come cheap

Channing Arndt, United Nations University; James Thurlow, International Food Policy Research Institute, and Karl Pauw, International Food Policy Research Institute Malawi’s farm input subsidy benefits the poor and can be part of a viable national development strategy Orignially posted at The Conve

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Forests , Labour , Resources , Water / 09/08/2015

Earth’s forests though better managed continue to shrink, says FAO

Forests, the size of South Africa, or 129 million hectares lost in last 25 years, mostly tropical Brazil reported the largest annual loss while China reported the largest annual gain India chops most wood, 88 % of which is firewood Forests contributes about USD 600 billion annually to global GDP,

Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Water / 09/04/2015

World Water Week: How innovation will help save and clean up water supply

Beth Walker As experts gathered in Stockholm for World Water Week, thethirdpole.net looks at the most interesting innovations that could transform how we use fast-dwindling water resources Orignially posted at thethirdpole.net, that focuses on understanding Asia’s water crisis. Republished a

Climate , Environment , Health , Resources , Sustainable Development / 08/30/2015

We can’t ignore the air pollution crisis in Africa’s fast-growing megacities

Mathew Evans, University of York The World Health Organisation calculates air quality is responsible for more than 500,000 deaths a year in Africa from both indoor and outdoor air pollution. To put this into perspective, around 11,000 people died in the recent Ebola epidemic Orignially posted at The

Business , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Transport / 08/26/2015

Are self-driving vehicles good for the environment?

Ucilia Wang Autonomous transportation has lots of advantages. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions could be one of them Originally posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs

Data & Reports , Environment , Food , Human Rights , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development / 08/18/2015

Can the Earth feed 11 billion people? Four reasons to fear a Malthusian future

James Dyke, University of Southampton Humanity is on course for a population greater than 11 billion by the end of this century, according to the latest analysis from the UN’s population division Orignially posted at The Conversation, that generates news and views from the academic and research co

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Environment , Featured , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 08/13/2015

Earth dies faster this year!

As on 13th August 2015, on Earth Overshoot Day, the humans of world have spent resources of the Earth by more than 50 per cent the Earth can renew for this year In 2000, the Earth Overshoot Day fell in early October. This year it has moved ahead to 13th August. To maintain the consumption […]

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