Lesotho's current land legislation dates back to 1969. The African country is now seeking to update it to face climate change. ...
As Mexico's last glaciers are disappearing because of climate change, local communities are facing harsher droughts. ...
Southeast Asia has seen the problem of plastic waste grow in urgency as fast-paced urbanization, a reliance on single-use plastic products, and continued plastic production have made plastic a convenient choice for its population of over 650 million people. ...
Opinion: the new legal definition of “ecocide” could be a gamechanger for the environmental movement
A drafting panel of 12 legal experts from across legal jurisdictions released this week a “historic” proposal for a legal definition of “ecocide”, which could inspire new environmental legislation and liability regimes. The announcement marks the culmination of years of ...
Cameroon’s coastal waters have been invaded by three of the world’s most dangerous water weeds, proving an existential threat to aquatic ecosystems and livelihoods of riparian communities. The latest of these weeds, Salvinia molesta, is a free-floating, green-brown freshwater fern with branching ...
The Asian Development Bank pledged to cut down fossil fuel financing, but left a door open for gas. ...
Sustainability is more than a catch phrase. It is a building block for a world moving to drastically reduce carbon emissions, discover, and develop technologies of the future. When we hear this word, we tend to think of renewable fuel ...
Southeast Asia has seen the problem of plastic waste grow in urgency as fast-paced urbanisation, a reliance on single-use plastic products, and continued plastic production have made plastic a convenient choice for its population of over 650 million people. The ...
Leaders from the world's richest nations failed to provide a clear signal on climate justice after the G7 summit. ...
Los sistemas alimentarios mundiales representan un tercio de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero, al mismo tiempo que contienen muchas de las soluciones a la emergencia climática. Aún así, estos reciben muy poca cobertura de los medios, especialmente ...