Tag: Environment
Delhi’s choked roads worsen India’s toxic smog crisis
The sprawling megacity of 20 million people is regularly ranked the world's most polluted capital
Little-known nut helps Indonesian farmers build sustainable forest economy
Through an enterprise set up by the village authorities, residents are harvesting and selling kenari, a mineral-rich nut
What’s next after COP26: Notes, observations, promises
For Filipino delegates at COP26, their pursuit for climate justice will continue in their respective campaigns in the coming months
‘Nothing but an emission of hot air’
Pope Francis said the world needs “a new ecological approach that can transform our way of dwelling in the world"
Efforts to end the world’s reliance on coal face challenge in...
Deciding how nations divide the task of achieving climate targets under an accord reached in Paris in 2015 poses a major challenge
Asian women’s group slams Glasgow’s failure to address climate emergency
The women said that what COP26 came up “only further burden grassroots women and perpetuate plunder of resources of global south countries”
‘The water is poison’: Chinese activist spends life protecting polluted lake
"When I was a child, we could see the bottom of the lake. When I was thirsty, I drank the water from the lake -- we used it for cooking"
Global powers urged to go further after UN climate deal
India and China weakened the language of the final text, forcing tears and an exasperated apology from Britain's COP26 president
Filipinos at COP26 discuss concerns with Vatican officials
The activists met with Church officials to discuss the situation of communities and the need for funding to help victims of climate crisis
Fisherfolk in northern Philippines cry foul over ‘attacks’ of foreign vessels
Environmental activists claim that a 'river rehabilitation project' in the northern Philippines is actually a black sand mining operation
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