Ahead of the climate talks in Bonn starting today, 6th June, the Climate Action Tracker in a published analysis has disclosed that no new actions have been undertaken by governments since the completion of the Glasgow climate conference of parties…
2022 Earth Overshoot Day falls on July 28
The Power of Possibility web platform launches today to highlight many proven solutions to build resource security and combat climate change. Over 50 years of global overshoot have led to a world where aggravated drought and food insecurity are compounded by unseasonably…
Message from hills: Eco-fragility must be respected, environment-development binary must be transcended
The tragedy of ecological governance in most parts of the world is that it remains trapped in the environment-development binary. The Niti Aayog has commissioned a study to analyse the “far-reaching economic impacts” of judgments delivered by the Supreme…
Africa, Unexpectedly, Leading the World in Success Combating COVID-19
In the first days of the coronavirus pandemic, world health officials feared for how Africa would fare against another quick spreading virus– a premonition stemmed from the continent’s struggles with previous epidemics such as Ebola and the Marbung virus. With…
Food habits must change to meet Paris Climate Agreement, Oxford-led study finds
By Yihang Fang According to an Oxford-led study published in the journal Science, even if the world significantly reduces its reliance on fossil fuels, it will still be unable to meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals if the global food system…
‘Inequality defines our time’: UN chief delivers hard-hitting Mandela
Inequality, an issue which “defines our time”, risks destroying the world’s economies and societies, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a hard-hitting speech on Saturday. Inequality, an issue which “defines our time”, risks destroying the world’s economies and societies, UN…
2020 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Highlights
LONDON, UK, May 25th, 2020 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today Brand Africa announced the 10th anniversary rankings of Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands, the pre-eminent survey and ranking of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa. The rankings were announced…
Spend the night at one of these gorgeous church hotels
These incredible houses of worship around the world have been sensitively transformed into luxurious hotels that promise a one-of-a-kind experience. Hardly knowing what she did, she picked up a little bit of stick, and held it out to the puppy;…