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13 Maio 2019
“Climate change is hitting hardest those who have done least to cause it, especially the world’s indigenous peoples from the Arctic to the tropics,” said renowned actor and activist Alec Baldwin speaking at the 18th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York on…
12 Maio 2019
Studies reveal that community-forest management can reduce deforestation and poverty
Washington: Researchers observed that giving local communities the opportunity to manage their forests reduced deforestation and poverty. According to the study published in the journal of Nature Sustainability,…
10 Maio 2019
The Global Landscape Forum (GLF) Kyoto event will explore landscape-based solutions for the climate challenge on 13 May. Sign up online or register for the free digital edition.
As scientists gather in Kyoto this weekend for the 49th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC…
10 Maio 2019
La Declaración, elaborada durante la VI Conferencia Global sobre Agricultura Familiar celebrada en Bilbao en marzo de 2019, ha sido firmada por 96 organizaciones y plataformas de la sociedad civil, representantes de millones de agricultores y agricultoras familiares de todo el mundo.
Nosotras,…
9 Maio 2019
Through collective action, environmental protection can be achieved. This is what the Kalinga indigenous people in the Philippines demonstrated to the world when they stopped the famous Chico River Dam Project from being constructed, and it is what inspired Joan Carling to make her lifelong mission…
9 Maio 2019
La inclusión de las mujeres rurales comienza por sus propios hogares, donde tener más recursos y poder tomar decisiones les ayuda a alimentar mejor a sus familias en los países pobres, según expertos de la ONU.
“Si las mujeres tienen acceso a los recursos financieros, pueden marcar la…
7 Maio 2019
The findings of the first-ever Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services are important in the light of the ongoing Supreme Court case against Forest Rights Act
Biodiversity is declining everywhere at an unprecedented rate, but this rate is lower in areas where indigenous…
6 Maio 2019
Por Vijay Prashad*
É um hábito das elites refugiar-se num campo militar e pedir aos generais que se movimentem em prol de seus interesses. Foi o que Juan Guaidó, autoproclamado presidente da Venezuela, e o oposicionista Leopoldo López fizeram na manhã de terça-feira, último dia de abril. López…
30 Abril 2019
The project may prove to be biggest effort so far to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
NEW YORK - A Dublin-based company plans to erect "mechanical trees" in the United States that will suck carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, it said on Monday, in what may prove to be biggest effort to…
27 Abril 2019
Solicitação de candidaturas para participar nas sessões dos Órgãos do Tratado que ocorrerão entre julho e setembro em Genebra, 2019 estã agora abertas.
O Fundo para Populações Indígenas foi estabelecido em conformidade com a resolução 40/131 da Assembléia Geral de 13 de dezembro de 1985, com o…
25 Abril 2019
Newly released data indicate the tropics lost around 120,000 square kilometers (around 46,300 square miles) of tree cover last year – or an area of forest the size of Nicaragua.
The data indicate 36,400 square kilometers of this loss – an area the size of Belgium – occurred in primary forest.…
24 Abril 2019
Porto, 24 abr 2019 (Lusa) - A cátedra da UNESCO Vida na Terra, lançada hoje, visa preservar a biodiversidade e o património natural africano, prevendo a colaboração entre Portugal e seis países da África Austral, afirmou o presidente da Comissão Nacional da UNESCO.
"Estou certo de que esta Cátedra…