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However, the reef is dying. Climate change, driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is the biggest culprit with the reef going through five mass bleaching events in the past 25 years On the 28th of January 2022, the Australian government pledged $1 billion of funding for the conservation o

Aid , Biodiversity , Climate , Corruption , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 11/20/2021

Indigenous people get less than 1% of climate funding? It’s actually worse (commentary)

Torbjørn Gjefsen The lead author of a Rainforest Foundation Norway report showing how little funding goes to Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) for tenure and forest management writes that the reality is even worse than the “less than 1%” soundbite often shared. Over 10 years, $

Biodiversity , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/23/2021

The Negligence of Indigenous Community under the Food Development Programme in Indonesia

Feny Nuroktaviani Indigenous Forest in Indonesia is categorized as state forest, that authorizes the government to utilize the forest for the sake of the state interest Since the 1990s, Food Estate has been one of the Indonesian government’s key programs to strengthen food security in In

Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Forests , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 09/03/2021

Report Reveals Indigenous Resistance Disrupts Quarter of US and Canadian Emissions

JESSICA CORBETT The numbers don’t lie. Indigenous peoples have long led the fight to protect Mother Earth and the only way forward is to center Indigenous knowledge and keep fossil fuels in the ground Indigenous resistance to fossil fuel projects in the United States and Canada over a rec

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/24/2021

“Conservation as usual” comes under fire from UN expert ahead of world conservation summit

UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment calls for “a transformative approach,” to conservation that puts human rights and indigenous peoples at the heart of conservation. As conservationists and global leaders prepare to meet in Marseille, France, for the IUCN’s World Con

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Education , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 07/08/2021

Human-wildlife Conflicts, one of the Greatest Threats to Iconic Species

Conflict between people and animals, from China’s famed wandering elephants raiding farms for food and water to wolves preying on cattle in Idaho, is one of the main threats to the long-term survival of some of the world’s most iconic species, warns a new report from World Wildlif

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/25/2021

Bolivia ratifies its commitment to protecting the rights of Mother Earth and the environment

Tanya Wadhwa On the International Mother Earth Day, Bolivian President Luis Arce announced the reactivation of the Plurinational Authority of Mother Earth to promote climate change adaptation and mitigation programs as well as the generation of clean energies through photovoltaic, wind and renewable

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Refugees , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/22/2021

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

Business , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Food , Resources , Sustainable Development / 12/08/2020

Sow soy and harvest conflict? The case of land occupation in Brazil

Stefano Falcone The modernisation of the agricultural sector can be an important driver of development, decreasing the amount of labour necessary for farming while pushing farmers to relocate in industry. But why would farmers voluntarily renounce their land and look for factory jobs? Since Smith

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Soil , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/27/2020

Forests or plantations: What can heal an ailing earth? These indigenous women have some conservation tips

RANJAN PANDA & PRAGATI PRAVA While trees are important to enrich all forms of ecosystems, there have been criticisms from various sections of society and experts to the obsession with planting trees. Scientists and experts have raised serious concerns regarding the effectiveness of su

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