Sustainable Development – Page 103

A new UN report has confirmed that corrupt officials are at the heart of wildlife crime in many parts of the world, rather than terrorist groups or tribal peoples who hunt to feed their families The 2016 World Wildlife Crime Report’s findings have coincided with a wave of arrests of wildlife o

Environment , Human Rights , Water / 06/10/2016

Protest against relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in Hasankeyf dam site

Activists are protesting against the relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in the historical city of Hasankeyf which is under the threat of the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River On June 4, 2016, several dozen activists have protested against the relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in the historical city

Education , Energy , Environment , Food , Labour , Multimedia , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Transport , Videos , Water / 06/05/2016

Self-sufficient Cities May Hold the Key to the Future

Juan Vargas The Pukika Experiment consists of building a self-sufficient city for 3 million people By the end of the century, we’ll need to build urban housing for 5 billion people. This is the product of our increasing population and the current urbanisation trend. Today, there are slightly over

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Sustainable Development / 06/01/2016

A Record Breaking Year for Renewable Energy: New Installations, Policy Targets, Investment and Jobs

The Renewables 2016 Global Status Report reveals that renewables are now firmly established as competitive, mainstream sources of energy in many countries around the world. REN21 published the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy. 2015 was a record year for renewable

Climate , Energy , Environment , Featured , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 05/31/2016

Ten years on: how Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth made its mark

John Cook But has the film achieved what it set out to do – raise public awareness and change people’s behaviour in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Ten years ago, An Inconvenient Truth opened in cinemas in the United States. Starring former US vice president Al Gore, the documen

Aid , Business , Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 05/22/2016

What the Green Climate Fund really means for international development

Marc Gunther In its seventh year, progress for the fund has been slow. What will it take to fulfill the GCF’s promise? When the world’s poor countries demanded action during the failing United Nations–led climate negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009, the U.S. government responded with a promise:

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/08/2016

Great Barrier Reef bleaching is just one symptom of ecosystem collapse across Australia

Dale Nimmo, David Lindenmayer, John Woinarski, Ralph Mac Nally, Shaun Cunningham Coral bleaching is not surprising: it is consistent with many changes that are occurring now across Australia’s natural environments Media reports around the world have brought the mass coral bleaching of A

Business , Corruption , Disasters , Energy , Environment , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/04/2016

Press freedom violations threaten transparency in extractive sector

Publish What You Pay Writing about the extractive industries is an important area for journalists With the wealth of natural resources available, the huge financial interests at play, the influential role of extractive companies and the dominance of natural resource revenue for some developing coun

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 05/03/2016

Climate-Driven Water Scarcity Could Hit Economic Growth

Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to 6 percent of their GDP, spur migration, and spark conflict, according to a new World Bank report High and Dry: Climate Change, Water and the Economy, says the combined effects of growing populations, rising incomes, and exp

Business , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Food , Human Rights , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 05/03/2016

Widespread ingestion of packing chemicals revealed

The growing use of plastic food containers in developing countries means their citizens are now exposed to as much bisphenol A (BPA) as those in rich countries, a research review has found The paper, published in Food and Chemical Toxicology earlier this month compiles data from 16 studies. It found

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