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A new law starting on May 1 in Berlin to curb on holiday rentals like Airbnb can lead to thousands of refugees going homeless overnight Berlin, a city already facing a housing crunch is introducing a new law from 1st May banning unregistered holiday apartments. Over the past years, many landl

Business , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 04/20/2016

What lies behind Africa’s lack of access and unreliable power supplies

Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, recently released a report highlighting Africa’s electricity challenges. Power shortages can hamper socioeconomic development, but they also have implications for health and education. The Conversation Africa’s energy and environment e

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Water / 03/16/2016

A second Honduras anti-dam activist assassinated, EU funders suspend funding

Nelson Garcia, a member of the same Indigenous rights group as murdered activist Berta Caceres, has been assassinated in Honduras. On Tuesday, Nelson Garcia was killed after being shot four times in the face in the Rio Chiquito community who was a member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indige

Aid , Business , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Transport / 03/16/2016

Transportation industry roped in to counter wildlife trafficking

Global transport leaders sign historic declaration at Buckingham Palace in fight to shut down Illegal wildlife trafficking routes A declaration at Buckingham Palace committing leaders of the transportation industry globally to taking major steps to fight illicit wildlife trafficking. A game change

Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Human Rights , Labour , Water / 03/15/2016

Italian corporation reported to OECD over dam disaster

Survival International has reported Italian engineering giant Salini to the OECD over its construction of a controversial dam set to destroy the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Kenya. The dam has cut off the Omo river’s regular flooding, which 100,000 people rely on

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 03/10/2016

Africa’s oldest national park under new threat

Activists say, it may only be a matter of weeks before Uganda issues oil licence in Lake Edward, effectively opening up Virunga by the back door. According to Global Witness, on the 26th of February seven companies submitted bids to the Ugandan government in a licensing round which includes the N

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 03/04/2016

Climate change adaptation in global megacities protects wealth – not people

Lucien Georgeson and Mark Maslin Cities across the world are increasingly at risk from climate change. People living in extreme poverty are especially vulnerable, both because global warming will tend to hit developing countries the hardest, and because they have less money to throw at the p

Business , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/04/2016

Award winning activist killed in Honduras

Honduras human rights activist , Berta Cacares assassinated for fighting against a dam project that will usurp the Lenca people from their home. Berta Cacares who won the 2015 Goldman Prize for her enduring activism against the Agua Zarca dam was killed on 3rd March after assailants broke into Cac

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Transport / 02/17/2016

The global bike sharing boom – why cities love a cycling scheme

Alexandros Nikitas The benefits of bike sharing schemes include transport flexibility, reductions to vehicle emissions, health benefits, reduced congestion and fuel consumption, and financial savings for individuals. As urbanisation and modernisation reach unprecedented levels, road congestion has b

Business , Corruption , Environment , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/15/2016

Disputed Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down in Kala Dera, India

Deteriorated Groundwater Conditions Lead to Closure The Coca-Cola company has stopped production at its disputed bottling plant in Kala Dera in Jaipur, and has no plans to resume operations, according to documents (in Hindi) obtained by the India Resource Center and interviews with workers. Coca-Col

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