Responding to the climate crisis

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17 09 2020 | 12:18

#SAVE BUGOMA FOREST

       

15 09 2020 | 10:26

Liberia's Weah urges tougher measures to curb 'rape epidemic'.

Liberian President George Weah on Wednesday called for tougher laws to combat what he said was an "epidemic" of rape of mostly children and young girls. Addressing a conference on the subject, Weah…

09 09 2020 | 11:00

"Adopt A Tree Initiative"

Dorcas Wakio Mugo is a student of Marine Resource Management at Technical University of Mombasa in Kenya. She is consigned to the fight against climate change, as a result she has opted to take a…

07 09 2020 | 11:01

Climate action and jobs to be focus for leading young women economists in Secretary-General convened roundtable - 3 September 2020 – 8:00-10:00AM EDT]

New bold and innovative policy ideas and solutions to address the increasing acute situation of unemployment during the recovery from COVID-19, and the need to vastly accelerate climate action, will…

07 09 2020 | 10:46

Police arrest dozens of Extinction Rebellion protesters in London.

Roads blocked near Parliament Square as group begins 10 days of UK-wide climate action. Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters have descended on Parliament Square in London leading to at least…

07 09 2020 | 10:39

Extinction Rebellion to block streets in London, Manchester and Cardiff.

XR plans protests next week as activists call on MPs to back a climate emergency bill. Extinction Rebellion plan to block streets in London, Manchester and Cardiff next week as they call on MPs to…

07 09 2020 | 09:51

Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade

Three-quarters of new and emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife. COVID-19, SARS and Ebola all started this way. The COVID-19 global pandemic has drawn new attention to how…

07 09 2020 | 09:22

HSBC and Pollination Group partner for first large-scale investment opportunity to protect nature.

HSBC Global Asset Management and Pollination have partnered with the ambition to create the world’s largest dedicated natural capital asset management company. HSBC Global Asset Management Limited…

23 08 2020 | 07:18

Goal of the Month | August 2020: Responsible Consumption and Production.

Did you know that every year about one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes – is wasted, yet food security continues to be a growing global concern, affecting millions of…

21 08 2020 | 20:35

How to turn 'not-in-my-backyard' wind opponents into 'please-in-my-backyard' supporters

The key to winning hearts and minds is treating people with respect, writes Peter L Kelley Picture a majestic wind turbine collecting energy out of thin air. Now picture it close enough to see each…

16 08 2020 | 09:45

Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world.   Throughout history, indigenous peoples have been decimated by diseases brought from elsewhere, to…

05 08 2020 | 08:11

Meet the Woman Making Bamboo Bikes in Ghana.

Bernice Dapaah calls bamboo "a miracle plant," because it grows so fast and absorbs carbon. But it can also work wonders for children's education and women's employment – as she's discovered. Bamboo…

04 08 2020 | 06:57

Cameroon’s President has just signed the death sentence for gorillas.

Protect Ebo forest, stop destruction NOW

04 08 2020 | 06:33

Fridays for Future Announces Next Global Climate Strike Date.

This Autumn, the school strike movement Fridays For Future calls for a global climate action day. On September 25th, demonstrations and manifestations will take place all across the globe, all…

30 07 2020 | 07:23

212 Environmental Activists Were Killed Last Year, a Record Number

While 2019 saw a massive uptick in environmental activism around the world, with climate strikes and the Extinction Rebellion campaign surging in popularity, the work of defending the environment on…

23 07 2020 | 18:53

Aldi commits to removing over 2 billion pieces of plastic by 2025.

By 2020 Aldi aims for 100% of all of their own label packaging to be recyclable, reusable or compositable and across all products by 2025. Last year’s report by Environmental Investigation Agency (…

22 07 2020 | 13:46

Is there a link between climate change and child slavery in West Africa?

On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we examine the exploitation of young boys in Senegal and why climate change is adding to problems in the region. We are joined by…

20 07 2020 | 08:31

China's first climate striker warned: give it up or you can't go back to school

Ou Hongyi, who took part in the #FridaysforFuture protest, says she has been told she cannot return to school unless she stops her activism   Takes initiative. An independent thinker. Engages in…