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Isabel Esterman Home to the world’s third-largest expanse of tropical forest, the world’s fourth-biggest population, and frequently ranked among the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters, Indonesia is a country where what happens has a vast effect on global biodiversity and environmental heal

Environment , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/03/2023

EPA Finalizes Rule Protecting ‘Waters of the United States’

Supreme Court overreach may weaken EPA’s science-based rule The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a final rule identifying waters protected under the Clean Water Act. The rule defines the term “waters of the United States” — sometimes re

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Education , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Water / 12/19/2022

UN Biodiversity Convention adopted the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Nearing the conclusion of a sometimes fractious two-week meeting, nations of the world agreed on a historic package of measures deemed critical to addressing the dangerous loss of biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems. Convened under UN auspices, chaired by China, and hosted by Canada, the 1

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Energy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Resources , Sanitation , Science & Technology , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 12/10/2022

Top conservation issues to watch out for in 2023

Mary Hoff 15 emerging issues that anyone who cares about biodiversity ought to keep an eye on What should people who care about conservation be paying attention to? Each year since 2009 scientists and conservationists from around the world have come together under the direction of researchers from C

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Economy , Energy , Environment , Food , Forests , Health , Resources , Soil , Sustainable Development , Waste , Water / 12/04/2022

‘Turn Off the Tap on Plastic,’ UN Chief Declares Amid Debate Over New Global Treaty

Kenny Stancil Hours before the first round of negotiations to advance a global plastics treaty concluded Friday in Punta Del Este, Uruguay, the leader of the United Nations implored countries “to look beyond waste and turn off the tap on plastic.” “The push for an ambitious global

Business , Cities , Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Economy , Energy , Environment , Governance , Labour , Resources , Solutions , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 10/20/2022

Adapting China to extreme weather

Xia Zhijian Climate adaptation of industry and infrastructure is a matter of national concern after extreme weather battered China’s manufacturing centres this summer Vast swathes of China suffered from unusual weather this summer. Floods, droughts, power shortages, wildfires, heatwaves and heatst

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/02/2022

EU recovery plans promises green recovery, but is actually a threat to nature

The European Commission has claimed that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (EUR 672.5 billion) will ensure a ‘green recovery’ throughout Europe. Yet not only is it failing to protect and restore nature, it will likely even increase harm to it, according to a new Bankwatch and EuroNatur report

Climate , Disasters , Environment , Opinions , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/08/2022

Why a ‘one-in-a-thousand-year’ flood could become the norm in Australia

Notwithstanding the Australian government’s sub-par climate policies, Australia has created a government agency for recovery and resilience, a disaster risk reduction framework, and national adaptation guidance. The east coast of Australia is experiencing one of its worst floods in recent history.

Biodiversity , Business , Environment , Food , Health , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 01/31/2022

Food trade takes a mixed stance on new genetic engineering in EU

So far, GMO-free agriculture in Germany and Europe has been a success story: fields have been largely free of GM crops for years, and the direct use of GM crops in food has fallen through with consumers – which is why such products are not found in supermarkets. At the same time, explicitly GM

Biodiversity , Business , Cities , Climate , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/22/2021

More than 50 Mayors Call on Governments and Companies to Conserve Forests

Many cities are investing in trees, forests and other nature-based solutions to counteract these effects and help their residents adapt to climate change City leaders representing combined population of nearly 173 million residents have issued the Cities4Forests “Call to Action on Forests & C

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