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6 September 2020
More than 600 arrests made at Extinction Rebellion protests in London
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Climate campaigners stage a range of public events over five days despite Covid restrictions More than 600 people have been arrested during five days of climate crisis protests in central London, police have said. Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion (XR) reignited its efforts to highlight the dangers of climate crisis this month after they were
4 September 2020
UNESCO urges action to meet rampant $200 billion annual funding gap for education in poorest countries due to COVID-19
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By PRESS RELEASEPARIS, Sep 4 2020 (IPS-Partners) New research by the Global Education Monitoring Report at UNESCO shows an increase in the annual funding gap for education in the poorest countries to as much as US$200 billion a year. These findings are published in the new paper, Act Now: Reduce the impact of COVID-19 on
3 September 2020
Overexploitation Risk in “Green Mountains and Clear Water”
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Publication date: January 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 179 Author(s): Su Xiu Xu
3 September 2020
‘Ground zero of lies on climate’: artists protest at London thinktanks
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Mark Rylance and Zadie Smith join Writers Rebel event against Tufton Street lobbyists A group of artists and writers including Zadie Smith and Sir Mark Rylance have spoken out against thinktanks and lobbyists at the heart of Westminster, gathering with hundreds of protesters near their offices on Wednesday night. Speakers from Writers Rebel, a group
3 September 2020
Music Collective ‘Megative’ Dubs Out the Negative
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The members of Megative, with Gus van Go (far left). Credit: Daviston Jeffers By SWANPARIS, Sep 2 2020 (IPS) Even as their income dries up and their touring opportunities disappear because of the Covid-19 pandemic, some artists are using their work to call out injustice, criticize inept leaders and spark social change. The members of
3 September 2020
Multilevel stakeholder networks for Australian marine biosecurity: well-structured for top-down information provision, requires better two-way communication
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The structure of stakeholder networks impacts the ability for environmental governance to fulfil core functions: share information; agree on problem framing and actions; and resolve conflict. Managing pest and disease incursions presents particular challenges. Rapid coordination of action is needed in times of crisis, but any hope of success during crisis requires a foundation of
2 September 2020
Seeking Asylum? Not Here!
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A young asylum-seeking girl from Afghanistan walks on a makeshift bridge inside what is known as the Olive Grove, an improvised camp adjacent to the Moria Reception and Identification centre on the Greek island of Lesvos. © UNHCR/Achilleas Zavallis By Joseph ChamieNEW YORK, Sep 1 2020 (IPS) Although the right to seek asylum is recognized
1 September 2020
Global heating motivated American mastodons to trek north
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Shift led to local extinctions and could have important implications for species today Genetic diversity could shrink as animals venture into new territories because of global heating leaving them vulnerable to extinction, scientists have warned after tracking the impact of climate change on the American mastodon. Huge, hairy and with a pair of fearsome tusks,
1 September 2020
Australia’s big polluters required to offset just 1.2% of greenhouse gas emissions
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Analysis shows state and federal governments not exercising their powers to require companies to increase offsets Only 1.2% of the greenhouse gas emissions released by Australia’s top 65 emitting companies had to be offset under federal and state laws last financial year, an analysis has found. The analysis by Footprint, a sustainability news site, examined