Publication date: February 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 180 Author(s): Jonathan Peillex, Imane El Ouadghiri, Mathieu Gomes, Jamil Jaballah
Publication date: February 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 180 Author(s): Jonathan Peillex, Imane El Ouadghiri, Mathieu Gomes, Jamil Jaballah
We’re not in ‘Kansas’ any more, and nor should we hanker to return, because many Australians weren’t faring well there If there is a movie that offers an analogy for the federal budget and its place in Australia’s response to Covid, it might be the Wizard of Oz, released the month before the start of
By External SourceOct 10 2020 (IPS-Partners) The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 declaring October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls
Rising emissions of nitrous oxide from farming are putting world on track to exceed 2C heating The spread of intensive farming is threatening to jeopardise the world’s chances of meeting the terms of the Paris agreement on the climate crisis, as the increasing use of artificial fertiliser and growing populations of livestock are raising the
Indigenous women join protests for land rights in Asia. Credit: IWGIA By External SourceCANBERRA, Australia, Oct 7 2020 (IPS) Can a state built upon the “taking of another people’s lands, lives and power” ever really be just? Colonialism can’t be reversed, so at a simple level the answer is no. But in my book, ‘We
Publication date: January 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 179 Author(s): Aires Afonso Mbanze, Carina Vieira da Silva, Natasha Sofia Ribeiro, José Lima Santos
Aurora Energy Research calculates investment would have to quadruple capacity Boris Johnson’s bold new vision for offshore wind to power every home in the UK by 2030 would require almost £50bn in investment and the equivalent of one turbine to be installed every weekday for the whole of the next decade. The huge investment, calculated
A group of youths engaged in various activities in Machinga, Malawi, to prevent and help in fighting trafficking of children from the area to Mozambique. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPS By Charles MpakaBLANTYRE, Malawi, Oct 6 2020 (IPS) In August, police intercepted the trafficking of 31 people to Mozambique. The victims, all Malawians, included 17 children and
Wang Yi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, addresses the virtual Security Council summit-level debate on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Global Governance post Covid-19”. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe. By Daud Khan and Leila Yasmine KhanAMSTERDAM/ROME, Oct 5 2020 (IPS) Lockdowns, social distancing, face-masks and other restrictions on personal and
Climate crisis and logging is leading to shift from canopy rainforest to open grassland Much of the Amazon could be on the verge of losing its distinct nature and switching from a closed canopy rainforest to an open savannah with far fewer trees as a result of the climate crisis, researchers have warned. Rainforests are