Tag: Environment
Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Pakistan’s hottest city
Most of the people in Jacobabad live in acute poverty, with water shortages and power cuts compromising their ability to beat the heat
Religion can unite people to work toward common goal, says green...
Golan noted how residents of the Holy Land can overcome their differences by working together on a common project like water accessibility
Sin against God, unprecedented crime against humanity
There is no doubt that images of what climate change looks like no longer belong to the future but are happening now
Green activists, faith-based groups lament lifting of ban on open-pit mining...
"We will not take this sitting down. We will not take this silently," said Bishop Cerilo Casicas of the Diocese of Marbel
Philippine province lifts open-pit mining ban, paves way for Tampakan project
The Tampakan project on Mindanao island has been described as "one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the world"
Climate activists call on Asian Development Bank to stop funding fossil...
Among multilateral development banks, ADB stands out as one of the biggest lenders to the region's fossil fuel-dominated energy sector
‘Surprise’ urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action
Climate change played a role in the severity of the rains and floods, but other factors also contributed to the damage
As living costs surge, climate change takes a backseat in elections
As COVID-19 has worsened economic and social inequalities, jobs and livelihoods have dominated election campaigns
Climate change creating new virus hotspots ‘in our backyard’
There are currently at least 10,000 viruses that have the capacity to cross over into humans "circulating silently" among wild mammals
Restoring damaged land key to climate, biodiversity goals
Global food systems are responsible for 80 percent of deforestation and 70 percent of freshwater use, said a new UN report
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