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BMW and Jaguar Land Rover’s leather suppliers are linked to illegal deforestation in the territory of one of the world’s most threatened uncontacted tribes, according to an official complaint launched by Survival International. Two Italian companies, Pasubio and Gruppo Mastrotto, source leath

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 12/06/2022

COP15: NGOs warn plan to protect 30% of earth by 2030 will ‘devastate Indigenous lives”

The organizations call for any conservation targets included as part of a new Global Biodiversity Framework to “give priority to the recognition and protection of collective and customary land tenure systems of Indigenous Peoples Leading NGOs including Survival International, Amnesty International

Aid , Climate , Disasters , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 11/22/2022

COP27: Loss and damage fund sole success

Joydeep Gupta The only solace is the start of a fund to pay poor nations for the loss and damage they are suffering due to climate change The disconnect between the reality of climate change and the artificial bubble in which global climate negotiations take place became significantly wider as the e

Aid , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 11/18/2022

Beyond the rhetoric – why INGOs need to change

Peter Walton Since the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit and the inception of the Grand Bargain, there has been a lot of rhetoric and very little action by large donors and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) around the commitments made, particularly localisation. After the summit

Cities , Climate , Environment , Food , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Opinions , Refugees , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/04/2022

Cities need to handle climate-displaced people with dignity

Cities, no doubt, are aspirational and most people want to move into them for upgrading their stands of living. However, a lot of these immigrants will be coming due to distressed conditions and hence neither they nor the city authorities will be prepared to handle them. In recent times, many urban

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Monitoring , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 11/01/2022

World records biggest increase in methane concentrations since start of measurements

In yet another ominous climate change warning, atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). WMO’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin&nbs

Business , Climate , Corruption , Economy , Energy , Environment , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/24/2022

Just Stop Oil: do radical protests turn the public away from a cause? Here’s the evidence

Colin Davis, University of Bristol Protest plays a role in agenda seeding. It doesn’t necessarily tell people what to think, but influences what they think about. Members of the protest group Just Stop Oil recently threw soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in the National Gallery in London. The action

Aid , Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Economy , Environment , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Monitoring , Refugees , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/17/2022

Sea-level rise ‘may cross two metres by 2100

An ADB report warns that sea levels in the Asia-Pacific could exceed two metres by 2100 due to the double whammy of sinking land mainly due groundwater withdrawal as well as the warming of the oceans as a result of climate change The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recommends raising to two metres

Aid , Climate , Environment , Events , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/15/2022

What is COP27, and why is it so important?

With COP27 coming up in November, here’s what we know so far about this year’s most important climate talks COP27 is the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This annual meeting brings together the 198 members of the conventio

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Forests , Gender , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 09/29/2022

A deadly decade for land and environmental activists – with a killing every two days

The report highlights that the control and use of land and territory is a central issue in countries where defenders are threatened. Since 2012, Global Witness has been gathering data on the killings of land and environmental defenders. In that time, a grim picture has come into focus – with evide

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