'Most countries don’t want to recognise indigenous people as people'
Mohammed Taghi Farvar, former director of Avicenna University in Iran, is a well-known ecologist and social scientist. At present, he is the …
G20 Summit: New Delhi Leaders' Declaration adopted with consensus on various environmental goals
Countries committed to “urgently accelerate our actions to address environmental crises and challenges, including climate change”
Did the G20 deliver ambitious climate & energy outcomes?
Most climate & energy targets mentioned were reiterations of goals laid out in other fora
Will Astana Declaration succeed where Alma-Ata failed?
The new declaration, that renews the global pledge to achieve universal health coverage by 2030, is a step forward but still lacks on several fronts
G20 nations agree to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030
Indian Presidency establishes Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre under International Solar Alliance
Can India forecast drought in the long term?
The country has a long experience of managing drought but it is time it evolved its long-term forecasting mechanism
Can India’s G20 Presidency tackle climate change while ensuring energy access, security & transition?
The G20 Presidency can also help India fulfill OSOWOG mandate & SDG 7 goal
Belem Declaration: Amazon countries fail to agree on protection goals
At least 80 per cent of forest needs to be protected to avoid an irreversible tipping point
2022 too short, too far: DTE’s stories on 50 years of Stockholm Declaration
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Civil society asks WTO members to raise concerns about ‘lop-sided’ Nairobi agreement
Organisations write letter calling on developing member nations to raise issue at General Council meet on Wednesday
WTO takes a wrong turn for development
The US, the EU and other developed countries are expected to make a concerted push for new issues
Japan’s new policy on the Ainu is misleading
Though Japan recognised them as an indigenous people in 2008, the New Ainu Policy Bill represents a continuation of the nation’s …
Climate change denial 2.0 was on full display at CoP26, but there was also pushback
COP26 was yet another win for the fossil-fuel sector, but a loss for the planet. And as Greta Thunberg said, it’s simply more “Blah, …
CoP26: With less than 100 months left for a climate redline, here is a deal that feels laggard
India forces coal and subsidies ‘phase out’ clause to milder and undefined ‘phase down’
CoP26 report card: Forests need implementation, not declarations alone
The fund pledged way below what is needed to achieve goals, 10 times being pumped into companies driving deforestation
CoP26: Why is forest-rich India staying away from Glasgow Declaration
India not happy with the effort to link infrastructure development and related activities with forest conservation in the Glasgow Declaration&…
Child health programme failed to deliver in 100 countries: WHO
A paper presented at the Alma Ata declaration said less than half of the women in the world get the four mandatory ante-natal check-ups done
Africa Climate Summit 2023 ends with ‘Nairobi Declaration’, but not everyone is happy
The declaration has received mixed reactions, with activists, members of civil society, energy and health experts, criticising it for not being …
CoP26: 24 African countries among 105 that signed ‘Glasgow declaration on land use’
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one of the African signatories to ‘Glasgow declaration’ lost 490,000 hectares of primary …
Empower communities to restore forests: Study
Crucial forest-restoration areas in low-income countries — home to 12 per cent of their total population — can have an impact on …
Doha Political Declaration adopted by world leaders to fast-track progress in least developed countries
The declaration is significant since it comes amid simultaneous global risks of rising cost of living and inflation as well as climate change
CoP26: Not on official agenda but Loss & Damage comeback gives hope, say experts
14 of the 97 pointers in the final draft of Glasgow Pact were dedicated to Loss & Damage
Astana Declaration: Not just health, but affordable health for all
UN’s 192 member countries agree to strengthen primary healthcare on the 40th anniversary of Alma Ata Declaration
The Pellipadugu Declaration on Food Sovereignty
Adivasi, dalit, pastoralist and peasant communities declare food security can only be met through Food Sovereignty
Delegates at UN Bonn summit adopt new framework to reduce risks from hazardous chemicals
Bonn Declaration that aims to prevent exposure, phase out harmful chemicals also adopted