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DTE Coverage of COM2024
Week-long annual gathering of African finance ministers in Zimbabwe found continent trades more with outside world than with itself
DTE Coverage of Abu Dhabi WTO meet
Negotiations on fisheries “came close” to a deal but one or two or two matters could not be reached
DTE Coverage of UNEA-6
The event ended on March 1, 2024 with delegates expressing optimism that firm action on curbing the plastic menace would soon become a reality
Rethink the way we grow food
The world has enough food to feed people; the problem is that much of this food is going into feeding livestock or just to waste. This is what …
‘FAO acknowledges that it neglected costs of food systems in its accounting’
Alexander Muller, former FAO assistant director-general talks about how the impacts and cost of natural capital as well as social …
South Africa’s Agulhas long-billed lark: adapting and surviving despite farming taking over their nesting grounds
Because it only occurs in a small part of South Africa, the Agulhas long-billed lark presents ecotourism value and forms part of South Africa&…
When did the Anthropocene begin on Earth?
Although global archaeological data show that human transformation of environments began at different times in different regions, by 3,000 years …
IPCC report on global warming of 1.5°C: Seven things that emerge from the first look
The reprot suggests that it has become extremely improbable to achieve the 1.5°C goal purely by reducing emission
Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 5-August 11)
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by
Powerful winds of change: Mapping the offshore sector
Europe is the leader in offshore wind projects, but Asia and the United States plan to enter the sector in a big way in the next two decades
International Monetary Fund, pension funds and climate: The heat is on
The most vulnerable need protection from the volatility of climate and market
UNFCCC Pre-COP: Restoring faith needs proactive agenda on loss and damage
Loss and damage offers the process of the UN body an opportunity to signal desperately needed empathy with the most vulnerable
Environmental lawyer killed in the Philippines
Mia Mascariñas-Green was shot dead in front of her children in the Philippine island of Bohol
Chimeras of afterlife
A growing number of the elite are freezing their bodies in the hope for a rebirth. Is it possible?
Hepatitis in children: Scientists have found a possible cause for the mystery outbreak
Childhood hepatitis is caused by an infection from one of the hepatitis viruses (such as hepatitis A or hepatitis C)
The misnomer of sustainable fishing
Restricting subsidised high-seas fishing and supporting the local catch benefits fish, fishers and coastal communities
Seed money: Corporations attempt to take over Africa’s seed economy
The complete Down To Earth ocver story on what a slew of government regulations can mean
How governments across Africa defend troubling seeds regulations
Governments in African countries justify rush to formalise the seed sector citing acute food scarcity in the continent
COVID vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains
Africa’s score trails all major regions of the world in six key categories of logistics performance, including timeliness and tracking
Rethink usefulness of trading water: UN human rights expert
States must ensure appropriate legal measures to prevent price speculation of water
Malawi’s tiny Chapman’s chameleons are holding on for dear life
Populations of the Chapman’s pygmy chameleon in isolated forest patches are ‘genetically disconnected’
The New Oil Rush: Nations scramble for minerals critical to clean energy
As a bitter battle ensues between China and the rest of the world to control rare earth minerals, can India secure its place in this new energy order?
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions.
