New York City, January 5, 2020: People marching from Manhattan to Brooklyn against the rise in antisemitism in New York. Antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in the United States in 2021. Credit: Shutterstock. By Joseph ChamiePORTLAND, USA, Dec 12 2022 (IPS) It’s time to step up, speak out and object to antisemitism. Antisemitic remarks,
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12 December 2022
Why is it so cold in the UK right now?
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The Met Office has weather warnings in place and travel is disrupted, but how unusual is this for the time of year? Cold air from the Arctic has been pushed over the UK. This has been caused by a high-pressure weather system over Greenland and Iceland moving eastwards towards another high-pressure system over Russia. The
12 December 2022
Disparities in economic values for nature-based activities in Canada
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Publication date: March 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 205 Author(s): Danielle S. Spence, Corinne J. Schuster-Wallace, Patrick Lloyd-Smith
12 December 2022
British Museum hints at ‘complete reimagination’ and a net zero carbon future
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Chair of the museum, George Osborne, says it no longer wants to be a ‘destination for climate protest’ The future for the British Museum could be very different indeed. That was the message from the organisation’s chair George Osborne in his annual speech to Trustees last month, in which he announced a “complete reimagination” of
11 December 2022
Supporting national-level policies for sustainable consumption in Portugal: A socio-economic Ecological Footprint analysis
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Publication date: March 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 205 Author(s): João-Pedro Ferreira, João Lourenço Marques, Sara Moreno Pires, Katsunori Iha, Alessandro Galli
10 December 2022
Dignity, Freedom and Justice
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ECW Director Yasmine Sherif Statement on Human Rights Day By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Dec 10 2022 (IPS-Partners) As we commemorate Human Rights Day, let us recall the opening preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of
10 December 2022
John Kerry examining likely impact of new UK coalmine
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US climate envoy says he will publicly criticise UK’s approval of Cumbrian mine if it adds to emissions John Kerry, the US climate official, has said he is closely examining the UK government’s approval of a new coalmine, over concerns that it will raise greenhouse gas emissions and send the wrong signal to developing countries.
8 December 2022
Strong ethics and flexible actions, the properties of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), as key resources for socioecological resilience to the impacts of climate change: a case study of Baojiatun, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau karst area, southwest China
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Research ABSTRACT This paper explores how indigenous people rely on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) as a means to adapt to climate change. We focus on the observation, interpretation, and adaptation of natural phenomena among farmers from Baojiatun in the karst depression of central Guizhou, where the Han people have settled for more than 600 yr.
8 December 2022
Resource shifting: Resourcification and de-resourcification for degrowth
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Publication date: March 2023 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 205 Author(s): Hervé Corvellec, Alexander Paulsson
8 December 2022
To Achieve Human Rights, Start with Food
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The gravity of the situation demands a holistic approach to tackle the hunger problem. We must take a human rights-based approach so as to apply human rights principles in our efforts. Credit: Patrick Zachmann/Magnum Photos/FAO By Maximo ToreroROME, Dec 7 2022 (IPS) This year’s Human Rights Day marks the 74th year since the United Nations