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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

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,

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

Business , Corruption , Data & Reports , Featured , Sustainable Development / 08/23/2015

More than 50 % of OECD countries exporting corruption, says Transparency International

22 of the 41 OECD anti-bribery convention countries have failed to investigate or prosecute any foreign bribery case during the last four years, violating their obligation to combat cross-border bribery According to the recently released report by Transparency International (TI), only four countries

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

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

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Sustainable Development / 01/03/2015

Ecuador halts all environmental deals with Germany

The rift between Germany and Ecuador erupted as some German lawmakers wanted to visit the Yasuni National Park which is site to a controversial mining project, that Ecuador has pushed ahead with despite opposition from indigenous group and environmentalists. On the 19th of December, the The Ecuadori

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