From the conservation industry’s perspective, the idea is simple: corporations pay them to enclose forests or plant trees on land they claim is “degraded” and which could absorb more carbon if restored. In return, the corporations claim that the climate damage from their ongoing greenhouse gas emissions is being cancelled out. Big climate polluters like Shell and Nestlé are peddling a dangerous scam. They say they can bring their greenhouse… Continue reading Is Nature Based Solutions greenwashing-numerous organizations write an open letter
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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 subsidies -government payments that incentivize overcapacity and lead to overfishing- undermine these benefits yet are increasing globally. World Trade Organization… Continue reading WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies: Global Open Letter
Watchdog Shines Light on Big Pharma’s ‘Fierce’ EU Lobbying Campaign Against Vaccine Patent Waiver
Jake Johnson The public is being left in the dark as to the demands, influencing strategies, and full firepower of the Big Pharma lobby at a time when the debate over who gets to keep monopoly control of Covid-19 patents is raging To preserve its stranglehold over global vaccine production, the pharmaceutical industry’s army of… Continue reading Watchdog Shines Light on Big Pharma’s ‘Fierce’ EU Lobbying Campaign Against Vaccine Patent Waiver
Is 30 percent land converted to protected areas the biggest land grab in history?
Three hundred million people stand to lose their land and livelihood, most of them tribal and indigenous peoples, according to Survival International World leaders and global conservation organizations are expected to discuss a proposal under the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to convert 30% of the planet into a protected zone at President Biden’s Leaders’… Continue reading Is 30 percent land converted to protected areas the biggest land grab in history?
Love It or Lose It campaign calls on people to love nature so it doesn’t disappear
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched a national brand marketing campaign across the U.S. declaring 2021 as a crucial year to show your love for nature. The year-long campaign, “Love It or Lose It,” debuting the week of Valentine’s Day, calls on everyone to show their love for nature, upon which all of humanity depends. Anchored… Continue reading Love It or Lose It campaign calls on people to love nature so it doesn’t disappear
Partnership Campaign to Save the Paris Agreement
Climate Scorecard has launched a Partnership Campaign to save the Paris Agreement and are inviting all concerned organizations to join the Campaign. This Campaign is targeted at getting countries, especially leading greenhouse gas emitting countries, to strengthen the ambition of their pledges to the Paris Agreement before the Agreement goes into effect. The Campaign states… Continue reading Partnership Campaign to Save the Paris Agreement
Working together to clean the Klein Jukskei in Johannesburg
Locals in Johannesburg North work together for a greater cause by bringing the community together to restore the natural environment. Riverglades Estate in Jukskei Park was fortunate enough to have The Biodiversity Company give a talk on snakes and spiders. People fear these animals the most and often encounter them in their homes or surrounding areas, making… Continue reading Working together to clean the Klein Jukskei in Johannesburg
A silent climate march in Berlin, that was not so silent
In the erstwhile border of East-West Berlin a silent dance march tried to raise awareness as Paris UN climate conference gets near Below is a set of photos from the silent climate demonstration that was organized on 12th evening by a group of NGOs like WWF-Youth, Fossil Free Berlin . However, it was not that silent as it appeared to a casual… Continue reading A silent climate march in Berlin, that was not so silent
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