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Mary Hoff When it comes to reducing consumer food waste, guilt doesn’t cut it. Here’s what does. Orignially posted atEnsia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported

Business , Featured , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/31/2015

Free Trade agreement between the EU and Canada threatens water management

Secret negotiations of free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada leaves loopholes that can allow water to be considered a trade-able good, says the European Water Movement. During the negotiations of the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada (know as CETA), the

Aid , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Resources , Sustainable Development , Videos / 10/28/2015

Indigenous Baka people report more abuse despite assurances

In new video testimonies, Baka “Pygmies” in southeast Cameroon have reported ongoing abuse and torture at the hands of wildlife officers World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has helped to create a new protected area without the consent of the Baka or their neighbors. Baka living to the south of th

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/27/2015

Rubber company expelled from Forest Stewardship Council

Rubber giant expelled from the world’s leading forest certification body, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) due to illegal land and forest clearance in Cambodia. In November 2014, Global Witness, that works on corruption in natural resource management complained to the FSC about illegal act

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Food , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/24/2015

Improving food security in mountains

Lipy Adhikari Climatic changes have added challenges for agriculture particularly in mountain areas Posted at SixDegrees as part of collaboration with Assam Times to share relevant news under creative commons attributes Agriculture is the most dominant sector in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan (HKH) coun

Data & Reports , Environment , Labour , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/21/2015

Can China’s South-North Water Transfer project and industry co-exist?

Huw Pohlner Source of China’s huge water transfer scheme has taken a heavy toll on traditional industries such as aquaculture, says new research Posted at thethirdpole.net, that focuses on understanding Asia’s water crisis. Originally published in chinadiaologue and republished at SixDegrees u

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Featured , Forests , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/20/2015

Do you want trees with that? How to stop consumer products destroying the rainforests

Nick Rowley Finally, climate finance targeted at developing countries is beginning to chip away at the economic incentives to exploit forested land If we are to succeed in tackling climate change, it is vital that we preserve the terrestrial carbon locked up in our forests and soils. Even putting th

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/18/2015

Does a place still have value if it is of no use to humans?

Jason Mark Deep in a rain forest, a tiny white moth taught me that every landscape is a working landscape The following is excerpted from Satellites in the High Country: Searching for the Wild in the Age of Man. Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Repub

Climate , Environment , Human Rights , Migration , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 10/15/2015

We are entering a new era of migration – and not just for people

Jessica Hellmann, University of Minnesota and David Ackerly, University of California, Berkeley “As ecologists, we know one thing for sure: when the climate changes, organisms move”. The world is watching as refugees flood into a Europe unprepared for the new arrivals. Conflict and socia

Aid , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , Resources , SDGs , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 10/13/2015

Every year, 5-7 trillion US$ or Japan’s entire GDP is needed for fulfilling SDGs

Developing and emerging economies are leading a quiet revolution to forge robust and sustainable financial systems for 21st century needs but who will foot the SDG bill? The first ever report on sustainable financial systems The Financial System we Need was released by the United Nations Envi

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