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The legendary Mongolian Plateau has faced increasing environmental challenges associated with overgrazing, and achieving a sustainability transition for this region needs herders’ participation. However, why herders let grasslands be overgrazed even after property rights were privatized—“the tragedy of privatization”—remains unclear. We aimed to understand the causes of overgrazing in Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, and sought deep

Aviva Investors says voting at AGMs will be influenced by policies on climate, human rights, biodiversity and executive pay Aviva Investors, an important UK asset manager, has put the directors of 1,500 companies on notice that it is willing to seek their removal if they fail to show enough urgency in tackling issues including the

Publication date: April 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 194 Author(s): Adam B. Pollack, Robert K. Kaufmann

Leicester politicians hope levy on local firms will help cut pollution in city Councils across the UK are using radical strategies to cut the number of polluting vehicles on their streets in response to the climate emergency. Leicester city council hopes a new charge on workplace parking will improve air quality, fund public transport and

Publication date: April 2022 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 194 Author(s): Leonardo Becchetti, Gabriele Beccari, Gianluigi Conzo, Pierluigi Conzo, Davide De Santis, Francesco Salustri

‘Urgent’ coordinated action to tackle overconsumption, farming subsidies and the climate crisis also needed to halt biodiversity loss Expanding national parks and protected areas will not be enough to halt the destruction of nature, warn leading scientists, who say urgent action on overconsumption, harmful subsidies and the climate crisis is also required to halt biodiversity