Three ways we can turn the tide on nature loss

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Sep
Posted on 22 June 2022 The impacts of nature loss affect us all, and it is only getting worse – since 1970 wildlife populations have declined by two-thirds. Only urgent and ambitious action will turn things around. That’s why it’s more important than ever for countries to agree the details of a global plan for nature that will reverse biodiversity loss to secure a nature-positive world by 2030
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UN Human Rights Office issues assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang, China

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 01Sep
GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Human Rights Office today issued an assessment of human rights concerns in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Fundraising in Sport for Development: How to invest your time, energy and resource (5 September at 14:00 BST)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Aug
What do we need to consider when investing in fundraising? Where should we invest our time, energy and resources? Join Oaks Consultancy for a webinar on fundraising in sport for development.
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GIGAWHAT Podcast highlights human rights violations in the renewable energy sector

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Aug
In this episode of GigaWhat, Mongabay-India Contributing Editor and the podcast host, Mayank Aggarwal, speaks with Jessie Cato (natural resources programme manager, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre) and Saurav Goyal (founding member, Metastable Materials) about various aspects of the clean technology supply chain...
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YOUNG FOUNDATION: Building ‘15-minute neighbourhoods’: what’s on your doorstep?

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 31Aug
We’re working with local people in the London Borough of Waltham Forest to help the Council better understand needs in their communities, and shape neighbourhoods in response
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Support for fossil fuels almost doubled in 2021, slowing progress toward international climate goals, according to new analysis from OECD and IEA

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Aug
29/08/2022 - Major economies sharply increased support for the production and consumption of coal, oil and natural gas, with many countries struggling to balance longstanding pledges to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies with efforts to protect households from surging energy prices, according to analysis released today by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development....
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[Joint Statement] Myanmar: Five years since genocide, the world must act to ensure justice for Rohingya

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Aug
"In marking the five-year commemoration of the genocide committed against the Rohingya in 2017, 384 civil society organizations reaffirm our commitment to continue to stand in solidarity with and seek justice for the Rohingya, to ensure the full restoration of their rights in Myanmar, and to end the impunity of the Myanmar military. The plight of the Rohingya must not be forgotten."
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UN calls for more inclusive and fair digital transformation in Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Aug
The Committee on Information and Communications Technology, Science, Technology, and Innovation, which opened today, is set to examine how this digital transformation has brought a number of benefits and opportunities for people, governments and businesses, but also has further widened the digital divide both between and within countries in the region, opening new development gaps and reinforcing
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Joining forces: growing impact in Africa & beyond

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 30Aug
This year, Finance in Common will host its 3rd Summit, which will be held in-person for the first time on 19th and 20th of October 2022, organised jointly by the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank.
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UNDP launches second cohort of Ocean Innovators

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 26Aug
New York, Aug 23 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched its second cohort of 10 ocean innovators to tap on new technologies and approaches to end overfishing, and put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices.
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