Why the International Solar Alliance is geopolitically significant
Trans-regional solar energy cooperation can pave the way for equability and a just energy order in the international arena
Global warming can reduce coffee growing areas in the world’s largest coffee-producing region: study
Bee-friendly farm practices and conserving forests suitable for coffee production can reduce vulnerability to climate change, it said
No one-size-fits-all approach to human-crocodilian conflict globally: Delegates at IUCN meet
The great diversity of crocodilians, their distribution and the diverse cultures of people who share their habitat, make a common solution impossible
Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Between 83 million and 132 million people could go hungry in 2020 due to COVID-19, according to the report
Ultra-processed foods lead to $7 trillion in hidden health, environment costs globally: Report
Consumption of highly processed foods was increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries
Male jaguars form ‘coalitions’ too like lions and cheetahs
Panthera study finds male jaguars form multi-year alliances to secure prey, mating opportunities and territories
Latin America, Caribbean see acutest hunger in 15 years: UN
The number of people living with hunger increased by 13.8 million in just one year in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new UN …
Latin American and Caribbean nations highly vulnerable to climate change
Economic costs of climate change will be around 2.5 per cent of annual GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean if temperature rises 2.5°C …
Zika impact: Demand for abortion up 100% in Brazil
Pregnant women from Zika-affected countries are defying national laws which restrict abortion to request abortion medications online, a new …
COVID-19: 2.5 mln more girls can be pushed into child marriage, warns report
This could reverse the progress of last 25 years towards gender equality and child rights, warns report by Save the Child
The Global South is on the rise — but what exactly is the Global South?
With an economic shift & enhanced political visibility, countries in the Global South are increasingly asserting themselves on the …
Meet on protection systems that help mitigate disaster, climate risk
First regional conference saw experts from 17 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific regions
Botswana elephants episode: There’s a colonial underpinning to conservation
Conservation should indeed be a global priority. But understanding of the complexity and colonial roots of this problem and the shocking double …
Nearly 150,000 Indians have died in the past 51 years because of extreme weather: WMO
Extreme weather, climate and water-related events caused nearly 12, 000 disasters worldwide between 1970 and 2021
Latin American countries agree to stop deforestation at Lima summit
Pledge to replant nearly 20 million hectares of forest by 2020
Bolsanaro’s environmental crimes come under EU scanner
Europe’s resolve to act against the Bolsonaro government’s environmental crimes appears to be strengthening
Three reasons why company v community conflicts take place across continents
Shortcomings in regulatory norms and failure to engage with local communities have disrupted commercial projects in many countries
One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry: UN State of Food Insecurity Report
Asia houses 526 million of the 805 million chronically undernourished people in the world