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Bill Laurance The past year has been a momentous time for the world’s forests, with both good and bad news. Fasten your seat belts, because 2016 promises to be another roller-coaster ride. Here I highlight five factors that could have a big impact on forests this year. For further discussio

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Solutions / 01/03/2016

Abu Dhabi device harvests untapped solar power

Rehab Abd Almohsen Researchers in Abu Dhabi have created a low-cost device that can make solar cells panels more efficient by splitting sunlight into its constituent colours. The plastic device both concentrates and separates sunlight into its key spectral components: all the visible colours of the

Climate , Environment , Science & Technology / 12/15/2015

Reflections on the Failed US Media Coverage of COP 21 in Paris

Donald A. Brown The US mainstream media coverage of the UNFCCC COP 21 in Paris missed some of the most important issues that US citizens need to understand to evaluate the US governments response to climate change. Although there has been ample coverage of President Obama’s appearance at the beg

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Education , Energy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 12/14/2015

The Paris climate agreement at a glance

Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change finally came to a landmark agreement. Signed by 196 nations, the Paris Ag

Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Water / 12/04/2015

Climate Initiatives must not include large hydropower projects, says 300 NGOs

Large hydropower projects emit massive amounts of methane, make water and energy systems more vulnerable to climate change, and cause severe damage to critical ecosystems and local communities. A global manifesto released by a coalition of more than 300 civil society organizations from 53 countrie

Climate , Environment , Food , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development , Water / 12/04/2015

Odisha farmers join global mobilization movements to demand a climate deal benefitting Small Farmers

More than three hundred farmers in Nuapada and Bargarh districts of Odisha, India organised a “March To the Crop Field” on the Global Mobilization Day for CoP 21 As the global leaders prepare to strike a new deal to fight climate change during the Conference of Parties 21 (CoP21) meeting

Business , Climate , Environment , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 12/02/2015

The Road to Paris – Is it smokestack once again?

Radhika Perrot Many countries have based their emissions reduction commitment at least in part on national economic self-interest rather than global responsibility Never before has the world seen such commitment in reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) and expectations set so high for a transformative cha

Climate , Environment , Forests , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 11/27/2015

Burning leaves and its impacts on our health

Marianne de Nazareth Burning of leaves releases large amounts of soot, and particulate matter, aggravating air pollution As winter begins to grip Bangalore and cold foggy mornings begin to greet us every day, the familiar acrid smell of burning leaves begins to permeate the air as we wind our way

Business , Climate , Corruption , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Resources , Sustainable Development / 11/27/2015

Coal industry sponsors climate summit

Anam Zeb A new report by the NGO Corporate Accountability International says four of the leading sponsors of the Paris climate summit are collectively responsible for over 200 megatonnes of annual carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. The report, Fueling the Fire – The corporate sponsors bankrollin

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Resources / 11/27/2015

Feeding ‘Godzilla’: as Indonesia burns, its government moves to increase forest destruction

Bill Laurance|James Cook University In the midst of its worst fire crisis in living memory, the Indonesian government is taking a leap backward on forest protection. The recently signed Council of Palm Oil Producing Nations between Indonesia and Malaysia, signed at the weekend in Kuala Lumpur, will

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