Cities
Electric buses a golden opportunity for India
Aniruddha Bhattacharjee India must not squander this chance, must not repeat the mistakes it made with CNG Back in 1980, Shenzen was a small […]
Category: Sustainable Development
Biodiversity
WWF hit by another exposé of ranger abuses
A new investigation has uncovered further revelations of WWF-linked abuses of local people in the name of conservation. It’s the third major exposé this year since […]
Aid
Managing the transition from aid: lessons for donors and recipients
Annalisa Prizzon The past 15 years have seen 35 low-income countries (LICs) achieving middle-income country (MIC) status. While income per capita is only one […]
Environment
Watch in VR-TRASHED: The Tijuana River Valley Pollution Crisis
JOVRNALISM Both sides of the border are dealing with pollution from the Tijuana River Valley where thousands of tires and plastic bottles turn into […]
Sustainable Business
Five billion people at risk from industrial trans fat exposure
A new report REPLACE summarizes country actions to ban industrially produced trans fat and makes recommendations for action to achieve the 2023 goal for […]
Biodiversity
In an era of mass extinction, who decides which species to save – and how?
Priorities at #national and #international levels can be at odds with those of #local and #Indigenous #communities and a major chunk of #conservation efforts focused on “charismatic #megafauna”-...
Biodiversity
Just One-Third of the World’s Longest Rivers Remain Free-Flowing
Only 21 of the world’s 91 rivers longer than 1,000 km that originally flowed to the ocean still retain a direct connection from source […]
Gender
Supporting working mothers can save her child’s life
Farasha Bashir New research by icddr,b in Bangladesh urges government to support measures to ensure balance between childcare and work for mothers In almost […]
Data & Reports
What happens when you throw away pencil cells?
Amita Bhaduri Study reveals how tossing of dry cell batteries in our dustbins poisons the environment A recent study by Toxics Link, an environmental […]
Biodiversity
Solomon Islanders tried to stop the logging of their forests – and may pay the price
Morgan Erickson-Davis The majority of the 611,000 people of the Solomon Islands still live traditional rural existences on the 900 islands that make up […]
Biodiversity
Indonesian government blocking efforts to reform palm oil industry
Ministers in the Government of President Joko Widodo are blocking efforts to reform the palm oil industry. The Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs […]
Biodiversity
5 low-cost technologies that help protect Latin America’s environment
Innovations enable recycling, tracking poachers and invasive species, and adaptation to climate change Tania Chacón Latin America’s natural wealth is undeniable. It is a […]