As stronger storms hit Bangladesh farmers, banks are climate collateral damage
Farmers in coastal areas of Bangladesh are increasingly defaulting on their loans due to climate change-driven storms that are destroying the farms they put...
AFD and eThekwini municipality partner to improve catchment management in Durban
Johannesburg, 17 August22: Cities and Climate In Africa (CICLIA), a € 12.4-million project preparation facility co-funded by the European Union, the Swiss State Secretariat...
World Water Week 2022 outcomes to inform UN Conference on Water...
Understanding, valuing and caring for water in all its forms is essential for humankind’s survival, which is why the debates and outcomes from World...
Australian miner threatens lawsuit against PNG for scrapping carbon scheme
Australian mining and energy firm Mayur Resources announced in July that it would scrap plans to build a planned coal-fired power plant in Papua...
Mexico court drops injunctions, paving way for controversial Tren Maya railway
The nearly $15 billion Tren Maya railway will run 1,500 kilometers (950 miles) across five states in Mexico: Quintana Roo, Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco and...
Bolivia’s former ‘death road’ is now a haven for wildlife
A steep and narrow road north from La Paz once claimed an average of 300 lives per year. However, since the construction of a...
Drawing the wrong lessons from Sri Lanka’s organic farming experience (commentary)
Long-standing organic farmers have performed well in the past two years even though conventional farmers in Sri Lanka suffered due to a sudden ban...
In a hotter, drier climate, how serious is fire risk to...
A new study suggests that fires on remote islands in southwest Australia pose a rising threat to short-tailed shearwaters and other seabirds as climate...
Amazon deforestation on pace to roughly match last year’s rate of...
Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest is on track to rival last year’s 15-year-high according to data released today by the Brazilian government.INPE, Brazil’s national...
Toxic rare earth mines fuel deforestation, rights abuses in Myanmar, report...
Highly toxic rare earth mining has rapidly expanded in northern Myanmar, fueling human rights abuses, deforestation and environmental contamination, an investigation by the NGO...
Sweat could soon power our wearable electronics
Wearable electronics like personalized fitness trackers and medical sensors are already a part of life for many people and soon they could become even...
WWF South Africa is urging nature lovers to #WearItWild to help...
Unleash your wild side during WWF South Africa’s #Wear It Wild fun campaign and take on the special persona of your favourite animal, be...
