On June 6, 1857, Henry David Thoreau wrote this in his journal: “Our thoughts and sentiments answer to the revolutions of the seasons, as two cog-wheels fit into each other.” It’s true: the seasons we know are both material and cultural, …
BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno has urged local financial institutions to go into sustainable finance as part of broader efforts to promote a resilient, inclusive, and low-carbon economy. Diokno said in a recent speaking engagement that mainstreaming …
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI): Highlighting environmental concerns, a new study in China argues that the majority of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investment should go to countries in southern and southeast Asia due to fewer risks that threaten economic …
By Theo Martin / For The Herald Gov. Jay Inslee’s enactment of a sweeping new sustainability law last month was heralded by environmentalists in Washington state as a major step toward reaching the state’s ambitious environmental goals because it placed …
As smallholder women farmers in Niger State face difficulties in accessing loans from banks and approved agricultural institutions, they have learnt to lean on each other for financial assistance. Justina Asishana reports on the creative ways the women farmers are …
LONDON — At last weekend’s G-7 summit in Cornwall, England, leaders agreed on a new infrastructure investment partnership with a focus on “clean and green growth” in developing countries — a plan that the group of rich democracies hopes to …
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size On a recent wintry morning, farmer Paul Porter surveyed a dying stand of grey box trees lining Mirrool Creek that meanders 15 kilometres through his “Mywurlie” property near Booligal in the NSW …
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called today for reclaiming the urban agenda and conceptualizing the city as an opportunity and a global public good, and not as a cost, …
(The Philippine Star) – June 20, 2021 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — An alliance of big business groups has urged industries to boost their disaster mitigation programs and preparedness against the economic effects of climate change. In a recent virtual …
The Indo-Pacific – spanning from the east coast of Africa to the Pacific Island states – is a region where the EU has a comprehensive network of relationships and partners. The EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, agreed by …
Cathy Cowan Becker | Guest Columnist Voters in Columbus and Grove City approved electric aggregation for 100% renewable energy in November. As chair of Ready for 100 Ohio, now executive director of Simply Living, I was heavily involved in both …
Secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres yesterday appointed Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed to serve as Deputy Secretary-general for a second term, shortly after the UN General Assembly re-appointed him for a second term. Guterres’s second term starts on January …
According to the FIFA men’s ranking of football in the world as of late May 2021, China has been ranked 77, far ahead of Chinese Taipei (ranked 141), Hong Kong (ranked 144) and Macau (ranked 182) out of the total …
South Africa discharges between 90 000 and 250 000 tonnes of rubbish into the ocean every year, according to a United Nations Environment Programme report. This is equivalent to five trucks dumping garbage in the sea every hour. Globally more than four …
Video PlayerClose NAIROBI, June 18 (Xinhua) — Huawei and Kenya’s mobile phone operator, Safaricom will provide support to wildlife conservation, officials said Friday. Speaking at a fun run held in Nairobi’s Karura Forest ahead of the June 26 virtual marathon …