Food Security
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Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Scarcity of Pollinators Reduces Crop Yields, Quality in U.S. and B.C.
A scarcity of both wild bees and their domesticated cousins is limiting crop yields and quality, according to a recent collaborative study of farms ... -
AsiaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsSevere Storms & Flooding
Hundreds Dead, Millions Affected as Extended Bangladesh Monsoon Combines with Cyclone Recovery, Pandemic
Hundreds of people are dead and millions have been affected as Bangladesh faces its longest period of monsoon flooding in decades, while South Asia ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyJurisdictionsMiddle EastNon-Renewable EnergyOceansOil & GasWater
Decaying Tanker off Yemeni Coast a Human and Marine Disaster in Waiting
As a rusty, crude-filled oil tanker moulders off the coast of Yemen, the health and well-being of 1.6 million Yemenis—and of the country’s marine ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionChinaDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIndiaJobs & TrainingNational Plans & ResponsesSolarUnited StatesWind
EU Treats Climate as ‘Pawn in Bigger Negotiation’, Adopts World’s Greenest Stimulus with Too Little Enforcement
Just a day after declaring it a “mission impossible”, leaders of 27 European countries finalized a COVID-19 recovery plan and seven-year budget worth €1.8 ... -
Monsoon Flooding Displaces Nearly Four Million in Nepal, Northeast India
Flooding and mudslides triggered by pounding monsoon rains have sent nearly four million people in Nepal and India’s northeast regions fleeing for their lives. ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryPathways to 1.5
$2.7-Trillion in Ecosystem Investments Would Generate 400 Million Jobs: WEF
A yearly investment of US$2.7 trillion in ecosystem health would reap an annual 400 million jobs and $10 trillion in returns through 2030, according ... -
AfricaAsiaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationPathways to 1.5Severe Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Climate Resilience Efforts Must Include Local Needs, Local Wisdom, WRI Says
Less than 10% of international climate funding is currently earmarked for local efforts to build resilience. This dynamic needs to change, says the World ... -
BuildingsCanadaFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
Alberta Storm Sends Hailstones the Size of Tennis Balls at 80-100 Kilometres Per Hour
The hailstorm that hit southern Alberta last week, smashing windows and destroying farmers’ crops, was the most severe on record and the fourth-worst natural ... -
BioenergyBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHydropowerSolarSub-National GovernmentsWaterWind
David Suzuki Foundation Fellow Brings Power to the People
A member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation, Melina Laboucan-Massimo has a master’s degree in Indigenous governance and is the founder of Lubicon Solar ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionDemand & EfficiencyDemographicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesUnited States
U.S. Dominican Nuns Raise $130 Million for ‘Holistic’ Climate Solutions Fund
Five years after Pope Francis delivered his acclaimed encyclical calling for environmental and climate justice, 16 congregations of Dominican nuns in the United States ... -
AfricaBiodiversity & HabitatChinaEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail Transport
$20-Billion East African Pipeline to Displace Thousands of Farmers, Risk Massive Oil Spill
A US$20-billion pipeline project in East Africa is set to displace thousands of small farmers and endanger key wildlife habitat and coastal waters—in spite ... -
Air & MarineBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Action/"Blockadia"Drive to 1.5Food SecurityOceansPathways to 1.5Severe Storms & FloodingUnited StatesWave & TidalWind
‘Teal Deal’ Could Tap into Oceans for Climate Change Mitigation
As the window for climate action narrows, experts in marine science and economics are calling for a new “Teal Deal” that embraces the enormous ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationInternational Agencies & StudiesLegal & RegulatoryOceansOil & GasSub-National Governments
Week 24, June 15: Ecological Restoration
We face an ecological as well as a climate emergency. Because of our human influence, Earth is in the midst a mass extinction crisis: ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemographicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingSupply Chains & Consumption
Pandemic Will Drive Global Famine Without Urgent Food System Reform
The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of famine in the world’s poorest countries as it bankrupts small-hold farmers, breaks supply chains, and stymies ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIndiaMethaneSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Week 23, June 8: Regenerative Farming
Studies show that regenerative organic methods of farming and ranching can produce similar yields to conventional agribusiness while storing carbon in the soil, producing ...
