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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

Business , Environment , Health , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 08/13/2015

What to do about the antidepressants, antibiotics and other drugs in our water

Elizabeth Grossman As pharmaceuticals taint rivers and lakes, scientists search for solutions Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. Th

Aid , Biodiversity , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 08/06/2015

How can we prevent the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals from failing?

James Patterson, University of Waterloo; Florian Koch, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, and Kathryn Bowen, Australian National University The soon-to-be-adopted SDGs are likely to fail unless far more attention is given to addressing governance challenges crucial to their implementation

Biodiversity , Climate , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/30/2015

As we prepare for the UN climate talks, a look at what’s changed since Copenhagen

Fiona Harvey Is the world better suited for an agreement than it was in 2009? Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. This year will mar

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Food , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/28/2015

US multi-nationals pledge $140 billion in new low-carbon investment

Alcoa, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Cargill, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Google, Microsoft, PepsiCo, UPS, and Walmart-all part of Obama’s American Business Act on climate mitigation Today, the 27th of July; the US Secretary of State John Kerry and senior Whi

Business , Environment , Featured , Health , Human Rights , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 07/27/2015

Your smart phone is the next water testing kit

Caddisfly is an open source low cost user friendly water testing kit that can be attached to a smart phone’s camera and captured data is transferred to an online map in realtime There was a time when bulky water testing kits had to be transported to far flung and inaccessible places-vill

Corruption , Energy , Environment , Human Rights , Labour , Multimedia , Resources , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 07/17/2015

Broken Landscape: a film on the lives of people affected by “rat hole” coal mining, Meghalaya, India

The film Broken Landscape examines the lives of those on the front lines of water-energy-livelihoods choke point, complicated by illegal mining and corruption In India’s resource-rich, green, yet poor state of Meghalaya, unscientific or “rat hole”coal mining has been one of

Data & Reports , Education , Environment , Featured , Gender , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/09/2015

“Extreme poverty can be eradicated within one more generation”, says Ban Ki-moon

Significant gains have been made for many of the MDG targets worldwide, but progress has been uneven across regions and countries, leaving significant gaps The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have produced the most successful anti-poverty movement in history and will serve as the jumping-off poi

Energy , Environment , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/24/2015

Armed attack on Ilisu dam workers in Turkey; construction halted

A series of events including dismals, an armed assault, injuries and arson, have forced workers to run away from the controversial Ilisu Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant construction site On the 19th of June, five workers were dismissed from work by the Malamira company that employs most of the w

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