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Lázaro Thor Borges Seeking re-election, Jair Bolsonaro’s government has championed the easing of environmental policy in Brazil, while opponents push for a sustainable turnaround Billboards scattered along the sides of highways that cut through the largest soybean farms in Brazil carried a clear

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Data & Reports , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Human Rights , Refugees , Resources , Sustainable Development / 11/18/2021

Human rights abuses reported from Kenya conservation efforts linked to British Royals

The areas under “conservancies” are the ancestral grazing lands of pastoralist peoples such as the Samburu and Maasai, who have been managing these lands since time immemorial. Wildlife “conservancies” in Kenya whose visitors include Britain’s Royals are implicated in the eviction, torture

Biodiversity , Energy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/23/2021

Could the Yarlung Tsangpo canyon be China’s next big national park?

Shi Yi Experts say the river’s Grand Canyon area, a haven for many species, should be designated a national park to show China’s commitment to protecting biodiversity he Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is a dream destination for many biologists and explorers, its forests a constant source of sighti

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/05/2021

Frequent fires in Sundarban mangrove forests in Bangladesh: Who’s to blame?

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 Da

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Food , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/15/2021

2.6 Million Acres of Grassland Lost in North American Great Plains in One Year

Across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains, approximately 2.6 million acres of intact grassland – an area larger than Yellowstone National Park – were plowed up in 2019 to make room for row-crop production, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2021 Plowprint Report. The new findings repres

Biodiversity , Business , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Forests , Governance , Labour , Resources , Sustainable Development / 06/14/2021

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 t

Aid , Biodiversity , Cities , Corruption , Data & Reports , Environment , Featured , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/07/2021

Thirsty hydropower: misuse of drinking water pipelines has destroyed a river in Bulgaria

Andrey Ralev The Blagoevgradska Bistritsa hydropower cascade was planned to use only the drinking water of the town of Blagoevgrad. Eight years later, it has used more than double the water allowed, leaving the river ‘even without frogs’. Our latest report shows the need for more scrutiny of EIB

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 04/04/2021

African Elephant Species Critically Endangered

Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species�

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Sustainable Development / 02/14/2021

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

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 02/10/2021

Study Finds Climate Crisis Driving Great White Sharks Into Colder Waters, With Devastating Effect on Wildlife

Brett Wilkins Warming oceans—a key measure of the climate crisis—are forcing great white sharks into colder waters, where they are causing a devastating decrease in wildlife populations, according to new research reported Tuesday by The Guardian. The sharks are not the problem—climate cha

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