By External SourceUNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 2020 (IPS) While 2020 will be remembered most for the way COVID-19 changed our lives in nearly every way and in every part of the world, we made some strides for women’s rights and gender equality. From new laws addressing domestic violence and equality to women’s critical leadership during
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23 December 2020
Oregon wildfires are adding more fuel to young activists’ legal climate battle
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Plaintiffs in Juliana v United States are suing the government for violating their constitutional rights and asking for a recovery plan In early September, Jacob Lebel was in Clackamas, Oregon, preparing to relocate a tannery to his family’s Rose Hills Farms when fire broke out 180 miles away. He was quickly summoned back. Lebel, 23,
23 December 2020
Education and pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours: A nonparametric regression discontinuity analysis of a major schooling reform in England and Wales
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Publication date: March 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 181 Author(s): Nattavudh Powdthavee
23 December 2020
The World in 2021
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By Isabel OrtizNEW YORK, Dec 22 2020 (IPS) The year 2020 is ending with the world caught up in an unprecedented human and economic crisis. The pandemic has contaminated 75 million people and killed 1.7 million. With the lockdowns, the global economy has suffered the worst recession in 75 years, causing the loss of income
23 December 2020
Canada and transboundary fisheries management in changing oceans: taking stock, future scenarios
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This article is the Introduction to the Special Feature entitled: Canada and Transboundary Fisheries Management in Changing Oceans: Taking Stock, Future Scenarios. We summarize the research context of the four papers in the Special Feature.
22 December 2020
Australian transport emissions back to pre-pandemic levels, report suggests
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Covid lockdowns initially saw greenhouse gas emissions from road transport plummet but by September it was back to business as usual Greenhouse gas emissions from road transport in Australia have nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, exposing the country’s lack of policies to decarbonise the sector, new analysis shows. But the amount of electricity being generated
22 December 2020
Institutions and inequality interplay shapes the impact of economic growth on biodiversity loss
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The latest global assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warns that biodiversity loss can make ecosystems more vulnerable to the effects of climate change and other stressors. Economic growth has been identified as one of the key drivers of these losses, however, the impact pathway may depend on how
21 December 2020
The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Marriage and Other Gender-Based Violence
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By Saeda Bilkis BaniDHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 21 2020 (IPS) I recently visited rural areas of Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Dhaka with a new understanding of the impact that COVID-19 is having on child marriage, a harmful practice that is a global challenge. The fundamental shift that I saw was that child
21 December 2020
Online Violence, Fueled by Disinformation and Political Attacks, Deeply Harms Women Journalists
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Credit: Unsplash, vía Thought Catalog. By Julie PosettiWASHINGTON, Dec 18 2020 (IPS) An alarmingly high number of women journalists are now targets of online attacks associated with orchestrated digital disinformation campaigns. The impacts include self-censorship, retreat from visibility, an increased risk of physical injury, and a serious mental health toll. The main perpetrators? Anonymous trolls
20 December 2020
The most exciting scientific breakthroughs of 2020, chosen by scientists
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The response to Covid-19 has been momentous but discoveries in AI, diet, conservation, space and beyond, show the power of science to improve the world post-pandemic In 2020 the race to space changed gear. The May launch of the SpaceX vehicle Crew Dragon was the first time a private vehicle had delivered astronauts to the