Daily Times
June 7, 2021
Restoring the ecosystem through sustainable measures will not only help protect the planet earth, but also improve the livelihood of its inhabitants, who are directly dependent on the green resources.
Besides, curbing diseases and lessening the risk of natural disasters is equally important to overcome the eco-degradation issues.
Having a look at various global survey reports showed that the top five global hazards, which the world is facing, are all related to the environment. Those include failure of climate change adaptation and mitigation, extreme weather events, major natural disasters and biodiversity loss, human-made environmental damage and global ecosystem-collapse, and related disasters. All ecosystems including forest covers, farmlands, wetlands and oceans can be restored in natural designs, only if the global restoration initiatives against the myriad and varied drivers of eco-degradation are launched, according to the published outcome of the
On the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2021, drawing from IPS’s bank of features and opinion editorials published this year, we are re-publishing one article a day, for the next two weeks.
The original article was published on February 25 2021
Forest women in Anantagiri forest in the south-east of India check out their solar dryer. (file photo) There is a growing shift and awareness in mainstream political, corporate and public debate about the need for climate action. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 2021 (IPS) – A keen awareness about the intersection of our ecosystem and the “accelerating destabilisation of the climate” is helping shift the narrative for climate action and can help us transition from being polluters to becoming protectors of the climate, said Marco Lambertini, Director General at the World Wide Fund for Nature.
On the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2021, drawing from IPS’s bank of features and opinion editorials published this year, we are re-publishing one article a day, for the next two weeks.
The original article was published on February 24 2021
Sudanese youth live with continuous insecurity due to climate change vulnerability, including droughts, desertification, land degradation and food insecurity. Courtesy: Albert Gonzalez Farran/ UNAMID/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
BONN, Germany, Feb 24 2021 (IPS) – For Sudanese youth, climate change is synonymous with insecurity.
“We are living in a continuous insecurity due to many factors that puts Sudan on top of the list when it comes to climate vulnerability,” said Nisreen Elsaim, Sudanese climate activist and chair of United Nations Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.
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Saleem Ali, the University of Delawareâs Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment and the founding director of the Minerals, Materials and Society (MMS) Program, discussed how technology metals played a key role in allowing the switch to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Technology metals at home Article by Adam Thomas Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase May 03, 2021
UDâs Saleem Ali discusses how technology metals play a pivotal role in allowing remote work during the pandemic
Saleem Ali is the University of Delawareâs Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment and the founding director of the Minerals, Materials and Society (MMS) Program. Ali recently produced a short, educational documentary featured on the United Nations Environment Programmeâs YouTube channel highlighting the role of technology metals that allowed people around the world to sw