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Persuasion, prison and hard cash: how Nigeria is halting rainforest loss
2 commentsWith the feisty lyrics of American rap legend Tupac pumping out of the car stereo, 36-year-old Steve Okoikpi manoeuvres his only-slightly ageing Mercedes Benz through sharp bends on the road. The destination is Akasanko, a forest community of about 500 people in the outskirts of Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. Cross River lies [...]
»Report: employ disaster-risk management to reduce climate impacts
No commentsTanzanians and indeed all developing countries should brace for more disasters arising from extreme weather events caused by climate change as a result of human activities, the UN climate science body recently reported.
»Opinion: mountain countries threatened by climate change
No commentsNepalese journalist Ramesh Prasad Bhushal explains how mountain regions like the Himalayas are threatened by climate change and need urgent help.
»Himalayan snow ‘half previous estimates’
No commentsHimalayan snow cover is little more than half of that previously estimated, according to first-ever comprehensive research on snow cover in the region released at UN climate talks here.
»Go vegetarian, reduce your carbon footprint
1 commentVegetarianism in the struggle against climate change.
»Taking it to the streets – in pictures
No commentsChanting time-honored South African protest songs, the people of Durban joined workers and activists from all over the world to march against climate change, poverty and inequality – in the hope of pressuring delegates at UN talks into finding real solutions.
»Climate march on Durban
No commentsThousands marched through the streets of Durban, South Africa at the weekend and held a mass meeting in front of the ICC where the United Nations climate change negotiations are taking place.
»From the COP17 exhibit hall: fashion design reinvented
1 commentCalifornia College of the Arts is exhibiting sustainable clothing designs at COP17. Their aim is to reinvent the retail fashion industry.
»Global warning
No commentsCaribbean music artistes produced this video with the help of Panos Caribbean as a warning against climate change.
»Jamaica’s ‘powerless’ fishermen watch livelihoods disappear
No commentsJamaica’s fishermen are in despair. Warming coastal waters, and the destruction of coral reefs have seen their catches dwindle. Increasingly frequent hurricanes often means it’s too dangerous to go to sea. Many fear what the future holds. Listen to their accounts.
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