Oxfam has called on the US to join Europe in laying its climate finance cards on the table as international climate talks opened in Barcelona yesterday. Real progress on climate finance is possible for the first time after European leaders, meeting in Brussels on Friday, outlined their proposal for how ... keep reading
Written by Oxfam this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
The Commission on Climate and Tropical Forests, a bipartisan, non-profit group of business, government, and conservation leaders released a report on October 7th asking the United States policymakers to cut emissions from tropical deforestation by half by 2020. The group is co-chaired by Lincoln Chafee, former US senator, Rhode ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this week, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
This weeks CSR-Asia conference in Kuala Lumpur touched on several critical issues for the region. One contentious topic is palm oil. While organizations, like the WWF lauded Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), might have tried to add legitimacy to the notion that palm oil can be cultivated in a ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development (2 comments)
A recent review paper by the US Geological Survey suggests that the arctic could potentially alter the Earth’s climate by becoming a source of global atmospheric carbon dioxide. In the new review, David McGuire of the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, along with ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. last month, about Air Quality, Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government
The upcoming WILD foundation conference is looking to cutting edge social media tools to help engage their audience. Known as Wild9, the conference is taking place in Merida, Mexico in early November. WILD's core values center around protecting the planet’s last wild places and the wildlife and people ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
The National Museum of Singapore was graced last night with some of Southeast Asia’s leading innovators. Both native talent and international experts were showcased in an event hosted by Qi Global. The event themed Human Progress in Harmony with Nature was incredibly significant, not only for the speakers, but ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Art & Culture, Celebrities, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Pollution (1 comment)
Getting attention for environmental issues is not always an easy thing to do in Asia. Many identify “green” with the color of money and not much else. And in many ways, who could blame people-- with competitive cultures, an economic downturn, and a rising cost of living, for many the ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in September, about Art & Culture, Climate Change, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Food, Poverty & Development
When economics and the environment collide it’s usually the latter that suffers. Development in previously undeveloped countries causes habitat and species loss and a domino effect of environmental problems. Kenya is one such country wrestling with balancing the prosperity brought on by increased tourism to the beaches of Dinai ... keep reading
Written by Raegan Payne in September, about Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The pulse of dance-club music plays like a jungle beat, as thumping bass notes flirt with flashing lights, liquor and ecstasy of the pharmaceutical kind. Miles and miles away, a little-known multi-billion dollar battle is playing out in the remote wilderness of Cambodia, linking the club scene ... keep reading
Written by Sam Campbell in September, about Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
I can’t believe what I read on Bloomberg.com, “International Paper’s ArborGen joint venture with MeadWestvaco Corp. and New Zealand’s Rubicon Ltd. is seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sell the first genetically engineered forest trees outside China.” What? International Paper? It can ... keep reading
Written by Cindy Tickle in September, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Genetic Modification, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Pollution
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