Sustainable Development – Page 10

However, the reef is dying. Climate change, driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is the biggest culprit with the reef going through five mass bleaching events in the past 25 years On the 28th of January 2022, the Australian government pledged $1 billion of funding for the conservation o

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 , Business , Climate , Education , Environment , Forests , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/30/2022

Forget logging or hunting – two Assam villages in India embrace eco-tourism

Gurvinder Singh Giving up hunting and tree felling, two Assamese villages are conserving their forest habitat rather than let their natural resources erode. With their villages now on the eco-tourism map, they are embracing alternate livelihoods. Notun Leikol village in Assam is rich in natural beau

Climate , Energy , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Waste / 01/29/2022

Hot air: Mexico lags behind in fight against methane, despite pledges

Emilio Godoy The country has signed international commitments to reduce methane emissions, but has been slow to enforce new regulations on polluters Between 2019 and 2020, Nancy Martínez lived near four gas burners on the outskirts of Poza Rica, a city in the state of Veracruz, about 270 kilometr

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/27/2022

Cover-up: Brazilian government plot to open up uncontacted tribe’s territory revealed

An extraordinary plot to open up an uncontacted tribe’s territory for exploitation, and suppress evidence of the tribe’s existence, has been revealed in Brazil. The cover-up involves top officials in FUNAI, the government Indigenous Affairs Agency, who have been hand-picked by President Bol

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 , Education , Environment , Launches & Events , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 01/18/2022

A new range of social innovators and business leaders awarded by Schwab Foundation

From a Brazilian entrepreneur using hip-hop to turn Favela youth away from crime, a Dutch nurse revolutionizing home healthcare and a park ranger turned tech founder using Minecraft to revive Australia’s Indigenous culture, the 2022 Social Innovators of the Year includes a list of outstanding foun

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Economy , Energy , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development / 01/11/2022

NOAA Report Shows 310 Climate-Linked Disasters Cost US Over $2 Trillion Since 1980

Brett Wilkins This report underscores the reality of how the climate crisis is already affecting people’s lives and the economy As new statistics published Monday by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed the United States has sustained more than $2 trillion in dama

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