Global lockdowns have lowered emissions but longer-term changes needed, say scientists This year is on course to be the world’s hottest since measurements began, according to meteorologists, who estimate there is a 50% to 75% chance that 2020 will break the record set four years ago. Although the coronavirus lockdown has temporarily cleared the skies,
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28 April 2020
Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began
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27 April 2020
Why Reproductive Rights Must Be a Critical Part of Our Arsenal to Fight Pandemics
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A pregnant woman in Kenya’s North Eastern Province with one of her children. Overpopulation in the area contributes to poor maternal health. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS By Siddharth ChatterjeeNAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 2020 (IPS) Sexual and reproductive health and pandemics might seem to be unrelated topics, but large and dense populations are drivers of the high
25 April 2020
Climate science deniers at forefront of downplaying coronavirus pandemic
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Vocal influencers such as the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and the Heartland Institute are hitting back at a time when people’s trust in science is rising Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Fringe climate science deniers who spread online disinformation are now actively downplaying the seriousness
24 April 2020
Why Covid-19 Choices Are Critical for Children
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Children eating lunch in the João Baptista Cáffaro School cafetería. Itaboraí, Brazil, 45 km from Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS By Jo BeckerNEW YORK, Apr 24 2020 (IPS) Children may escape the worst symptoms of Covid-19 and suffer lower mortality rates, but for millions, the pandemic will have devastating effects. The choices that governments
23 April 2020
Motivating individuals for social transition: The 2-pathway model and experiential strategies for pro-environmental behaviour
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Publication date: August 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 174 Author(s): Ute B. Thiermann, William R. Sheate
23 April 2020
Citizen Action is Central to the Global Response to COVID-19
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By Isabel Ortiz and Walden BelloNEW YORK and MANILA, Apr 22 2020 (IPS) The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented human and economic crisis. Governments are taking strong actions, enforcing quarantines to reduce contagion, testing populations, building emergency intensive care units. Governments have also launched large fiscal stimulus plans to protect jobs and the
23 April 2020
Earth Day: Greta Thunberg calls for ‘new path’ after pandemic
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Climate activist says Covid-19 outbreak shows change can happen when we listen to scientists Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Greta Thunberg has urged people around the world to take a new path after the coronavirus pandemic, which she said proved “our society is not sustainable”. The Swedish climate activist said the
22 April 2020
Coronavirus, New Threat for Mexican Migrant Workers in the U.S.
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Considered essential to the U.S. economy, as Donald Trump himself now acknowledges, Mexico’s seasonal farmworkers are exposed to the coronavirus pandemic as they work in U.S. fields, which exacerbates violations of their rights, such as wage theft, fraud, and other abuses. CREDIT: Courtesy of MHP Salud By Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Apr 21 2020 (IPS) As
22 April 2020
Ten threats to humanity’s survival identified in Australian report calling for action
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Commission for the Human Future, led by John Hewson, says coronavirus crisis is right time for world to look at catastrophic risks Sign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus email Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications Governments should use the urgency of the Covid-19 pandemic to address 10 potentially
21 April 2020
Culture and the social-ecology of local food use by Indigenous communities in northern North America
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Social-ecological and biocultural systems connect people to their environment at the intersection of nature and culture. The harvest of local wildlife for human consumption is critically important to the food security of the world’s Indigenous peoples and to the conservation of biodiversity, either as a driver of biodiversity loss or of biodiversity protection, depending on