Sadia Mahjabin Imam Over the past two decades there have been 24 fires in the Sundarbans. Inquiry committees come up with reports in due time, but the recommendations remain the same, implying that the recommendations are not being implemented. It did not take long for the fire that swept through Daser Bharani in the Sharankhola… Continue reading Frequent fires in Sundarban mangrove forests in Bangladesh: Who’s to blame?
Tag: Ecosystem
Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss
With the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration underway, review finds successes and many challenges ahead to restore Africa’s degraded lands and improve livelihoods The first ever stocktake of restoring Africa’s forests and landscapes, launched during Africa Climate Week, shows that more needs to be done to fully tap the enormous opportunity for the continent to… Continue reading Every year, vanishing forests in Africa results in 3 % GDP loss
Reversing ecosystem degradation: working with city youths
Education curriculum for youth should be designed in ways that their grades are linked to conservation actions. Oxygen, an otherwise conveniently forgotten thing, has been the most talked about crisis in India in recent months. However, much of the attention stayed put on the oxygen cylinders and concentrators. Very naturally so. A few Indians, who are generally concerned… Continue reading Reversing ecosystem degradation: working with city youths
Locals benefit from nature based tourism: WB Report
A new World Bank report shows that for every dollar governments invest in protected areas and support for nature-based tourism, the economic rate of return is at least six-times the original investment. The report, “Banking on Protected Areas: Promoting sustainable nature-based tourism to benefit local communities” found that the original investment triggered a chain of benefits for local… Continue reading Locals benefit from nature based tourism: WB Report
U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
Liz Kimbrough United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration launched by U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The goal: to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation worldwide. The U.N. has declared the coming decade a time for ecosystem restoration, highlighting in a new report the importance of preventing, halting and reversing ecosystem… Continue reading U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’
Certification schemes are greenwashing forest destruction
Certified companies, including with the widely-known FSC label, are reportedly linked to forest destruction, land disputes and human rights abuses warns a new report from Greenpeace International. Destruction: Certified, shows that many certification schemes used for products such as palm oil and soya for animal feed are, in fact, effectively greenwashing destruction of ecosystems and… Continue reading Certification schemes are greenwashing forest destruction
Tourism, corruption threaten world’s largest freshwater lake
Vitaliy Ryabtsev Since Siberia’s Baikal Lake became a popular destination, a booming industry catering to holiday goers, mainly from China, is eating away at its natural ecosystem and pristine waters After the closure of the Baikal cellulose-paper industrial complex in 2013, the main cause of pollution for the great Siberian lake became mass tourism. In… Continue reading Tourism, corruption threaten world’s largest freshwater lake
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
Argentine municipalities embrace agroecology
Jorgelina Hiba A network of municipalities in Argentina is reimagining an agricultural production model based on industrial inputs, encouraging a new relationship between farming, food and nature The global climate crisis has made the debate about the ways food is produced and consumed around the world ever more urgent, with agribusiness at its centre. In… Continue reading Argentine municipalities embrace agroecology
Germany leads in contributing to Global Fund for Coral Reefs
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) announced that Germany, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation have made commitments to the fund totalling more than USD$10 million. These contributions, announced during the first GFCR Executive Board meeting this week, mark the launch of a fundraising campaign that… Continue reading Germany leads in contributing to Global Fund for Coral Reefs
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