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Along with putting an end to plastic pollution, a second key resolution supports the establishment of a comprehensive and ambitious science policy panel on the sound management of chemicals and waste and preventing pollution. The 5th UN Environment Assembly concluded in Nairobi with 14 resolutions

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 03/01/2022

Mining companies seek to expand into Brazil’s indigenous territories

Lívia Machado Costa New report shows that companies from Brazil and abroad are sieging sites of interest, even where mineral extraction is prohibited he search for new mining areas is expanding into Brazil’s indigenous territories, amid rising mineral revenues and exports, as well as in

Biodiversity , Cities , Climate , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 02/28/2022

Latest IPCC report says human induced climate catastrophe is destroying both humans and nature

Climate crisis has exposed millions of people to acute food and water insecurity, especially in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, on Small Islands and in the Arctic. Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of pe

Biodiversity , Business , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Food , Health , Resources , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 02/25/2022

A global plastic treaty on cards?

Plastic pollution is one of the key concerns for the entire globe at the moment. Something that started as a symbol of progress a few decades ago is out in the open as a killer that the humans find very difficult to control. It’s a menace from top to toe, from the production stage to the [&hell

Biodiversity , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/06/2022

Understanding the nexus between soil degradation and Climate Change

Dr. Sanjeev Narrainen The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2019 Report revealed that our soil is degrading at an alarming rate, with a significant loss of macro and micro nutrients. Contemporary societies live on a cultivated planet where agriculture covers approximately 38% of the land

Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Food , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 01/31/2022

Food trade takes a mixed stance on new genetic engineering in EU

So far, GMO-free agriculture in Germany and Europe has been a success story: fields have been largely free of GM crops for years, and the direct use of GM crops in food has fallen through with consumers – which is why such products are not found in supermarkets. At the same time, explicitly GM

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Interviews , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Soil , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 01/19/2022

Interview: Urban farms, insects, key in battle against hunger

Michael Kaloki Climate change has brought about several extremes including drought, which affects our ability to grow crops. If we use insects for food, we would not need to depend on rains. Food security is an ongoing challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. But Esther Ngumbi says bugs offer a solution. Ng

Business , Climate , Economy , Energy , Environment , Forests , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Transport / 11/24/2021

It’s time to look at the other greenhouse gases – methane and nitrous oxide

Lily Hess Addressing emissions other than those from CO2 could significantly stymie temperature rise When it comes to climate change, carbon dioxide is by far the greenhouse gas that has caused the most global warming. However, scientists are beginning to give more attention to methane and nitrous o

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Health , Labour , Sustainable Development / 11/11/2021

WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies: Global Open Letter

To curb overfishing, biodiversity degradation and loss, and CO2 emissions, and to safeguard food and livelihoods, WTO members must prohibit fisheries subsidies that cause harm Sustainably managed wild fisheries support food and nutritional security, livelihoods, and cultures. Harmful fisheries sub

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Energy , Featured , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Transport , Waste , Water / 11/09/2021

COP26 Report Reveals ‘Massive’ Credibility Gap Between Climate Commitments and 1.5°C Target

Julia Conley If all the announced net-zero commitments are implemented, the global temperature would rise 1.8°C by 2100, policy experts said, adding, “but this is only IF these targets are fully implemented, and it’s a big IF.” Climate policy experts on Tuesday called for the fina

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