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Jake Johnson Ancient and slow-growing deep sea corals, endangered large whales and sea turtles, and an incredible array of fish, seabirds, sharks, dolphins and other wildlife—these are the species and habitats that will pay the price. In a move that environmentalists warned could further imperil h

COVID-19 , Environment , Food , Human Rights , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/05/2020

OPINION: COVID-19 IS TELLING US THAT IT’S TIME FOR GLOBAL SYSTEMS CHANGE — STARTING WITH WATER

Claudia Sadoff & Mark Smith To survive the coronavirus pandemic and minimize the adverse impacts of future shocks, we must address global water insecurity and inequality now. COVID-19 has, like nothing before, exposed the fragility of the systems that underpin our globalized world, revealing jus

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Health , Sustainable Development / 05/30/2020

Coronavirus, cyclones and locusts: In 2020, it’s getting harder in India than ever to ignore science and our impact on the environment

The intensification of agriculture and the accompanying clearance of forest lands for cropping and grazing had been driving diverse wildlife species together and pushing wildlife and livestock into overlapping environments. It’s hard to deny it any longer: 2020 is getting seriously apocalyptic. La

Biodiversity , Climate , COVID-19 , Disasters , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Water / 05/26/2020

After Cyclone Amphan, broken houses and rotting fish

Joydeep Gupta Residents of the Sundarbans wonder why they are rebuilding, when their lands have been encroached for years by the seas, and their huts that will fall down in the next cyclone “What is the point in rebuilding our house,” asks Santanu Haldar, “when we know it will be torn down in

COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Environment , Food , Gender , Human Rights , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 05/24/2020

SDG setback ‘tremendous’ as COVID-19 accelerates slide

Gareth Willmer & Fiona Broom Crucial global goals to reduce hunger and poverty and curb climate change have gone backwards or stalled, the United Nations Secretary-General warns in a new report, as the COVID-19 outbreak moves from being a health crisis to becoming the “worst human and economic

COVID-19 , Health , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 05/23/2020

COVID disrupts routine vaccination for 80 million infants globally

COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in rich and poor countries alike – at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio. This stark warning comes from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

COVID-19 , Governance , Health , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 05/17/2020

Vietnam’s low-cost COVID-19 battle shows the world what can be done

Misha Coleman, Margaret Sheehan Vietnam’s response to COVID-19 is one of Southeast Asia’s most successful interventions so far. The challenge now will be to maintain this level of vigilance even as life heads back towards normal. Daily, a staggering quarter of a million people use the public bu

Aid , Business , COVID-19 , Economy , Governance , Labour , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 05/15/2020

Commodity-dependent developing countries face risk of economic crisis

Many commodity-dependent economies in Africa and Latin America will likely face an economic crisis before they are directly hit by the pandemic, which will further limit their ability to handle a health crisis, according to a policy brief released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Climate , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Sustainable Development / 05/14/2020

COVID-19 can compromise the transition to clean energy: WEF

The coronavirus pandemic risks cancelling out recent progress in transitioning to clean energy, with unprecedented falls in demand, price volatility and pressure to quickly mitigate socioeconomic costs placing the near-term trajectory of the transition in doubt. World Economic Forum releases study m

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Environment , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development / 05/10/2020

A healthy ocean can help fight pandemics

Torsten Thiele, Marie-Christine Imbert, Timothy Bouley Marine life is full of potential treatments, including the first antiviral approved for Covid-19 patients Covid-19 is forcing the world to rethink our economies, supply chains and science. Widespread inconsideration of biology and ecology in

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