Thousands march in Colombia to protest government reforms
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Thousands of people marched through Colombia’s biggest cities on Wednesday to protest political, economic and social reforms backed by President Gustavo Petro, as well as to demand action against deteriorating security. Leftist Petro was elected in 2022 on ambitious promises to fight poverty and inequality, and end Colombia’s six decades of internal […]
Water management: Afghans fight drought with small dams as Taliban shut out of COP28
Afghanistan is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change, but has been excluded from the COP28 global climate summit. ROHULLAH TALAASH and EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
Small scale growers: With sustainable cotton in fashion, India’s farmers seek fair price
BHASKER TRIPATHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that as fashion brands heed environmental concerns, demand rises for greener cotton but small-scale farmers need support to tap benefits…
Essay: Conflict pollution, washed-up landmines and military emissions – here’s how war trashes the environment
In an article first published on The Conversation, STACEY PIZZINO, JO DURHAM and MICHAEL WALLER, of The University of Queensland in Australia, look at the environmental costs of war…
World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says
SingaporeReuters The world is heading towards a series of environmental “tipping points” that could cause irreversible damage to water supplies and other life-sustaining systems, the research arm of the United Nations warned on Wednesday. Climate change and the overuse of resources have put the world on the brink of six interconnected tipping points that “could […]
Habitat at risk as Ukrainians crowd river seeking respite from war
Tylihul Estuary, Ukraine Reuters Kite surfers bounce along the gentle waves. A speedboat pulls children on an inflatable raft. Families soak up sunshine on a narrow beach. With most of Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast either occupied by Russian troops or in their line of fire, families seeking respite from life in a war zone are […]
Global nature deal edges closer to reality at UN summit
Montreal, Canada Reuters Negotiators at a UN summit to protect nature appeared closer to reaching a new global deal on Sunday that could see 30 per cent of land and sea protected by 2030, with hundreds of billions of dollars directed toward conserving the world’s wild places and species. China, the president of the COP15 […]
Australia proposes to overhaul ‘broken’ environment laws
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will overhaul its environment laws and set up a new nature protection agency which would have powers to make decisions on the approval of development projects, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Thursday. The move by the centre-left Labor government comes more than two years after an independent review found Australia’s environment […]
A Sustainable Life: Eating insects can be good for the planet
In an article first published on The Conversation, PETER ALEXANDER, a senior lectirer in global food security at the University of Edinburgh, looks at the benefits of eating more insects…
Essay: King Charles III should continue speaking about global warming
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says that if the royal family is going to be relevant for the 21st century, it needs to help the world face the most important crisis of the century…