Manipur oil survey hits wall of opposition
Tamenglong June 21: People of Tamenglong have been suffering with the construction of railway tracks…
Browsing: Think green
Withdraw SDGs progress report: Global Coalition
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jun 14 (IPS) – A report on the Sustainable Development Goals…
When women have land rights, the tide begins to turn
By Manipadma Jena New Delhi, June 12 (IPS) – In Meghalaya, India’s northeastern biodiversity hotspot,…
Family planning carnival Bangladesh 2017
Rafiqul Alam Khan In the early 70s’ birth per women constituted above 7 percent in…
The future of sustainability reporting
by Karen Pong In Hong Kong and Singapore last month, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), in…
“Shocking” reality of child marriage in the US
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jun 8 (IPS) – While stories of child marriage are commonly…
End dependence on smuggling for gold trade: TIB
Dhaka, Jun 9 – The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged the government to announce…
Fight against illegal mining in River Ganga
Bhim Singh Rawat Finally on World Environment Day, Swami Shivanand has withdrawn his fast unto…
Saving the oceans is saving future
The oceans’ health is only getting worse and the cycle of decline must be reversed,…
Re-connect with nature now… before it is too late!
By Baher Kamal Rome, Jun 5 (IPS) – Now that president Donald Trump has announced…
World Environment Day: Connecting people to nature
‘Connecting People to Nature’, the theme for World Environment Day 2017, implores us to get…
Mayors to fight climate change despite US withdrawal
President Trump has announced that he will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on…
“I’m All Right, Jack” In The Eurozone
by John Weeks False Dawn: Those of my generation will remember well 1959’s hilarious and…
After the march against monsano
On Saturday, May 20, activists took to the streets, all over the world, for the…
Agony of mother earth world’s forests depleted for fuel
By Baher Kamal This is the second of a two-part series on how humankind has…
Mapping and responding to climate-induced migration
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, May 18 (IPS) – As the world focuses on conflict-related migration…
Creating future-ready education system: The EarthEd
Our latest State of the World report, EarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet! We…
Scientists find 38 million pieces of trash on pacific island
When researchers traveled to a tiny, uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,…
Scientists find 38 million pieces of trash on Pacific island
Wellington – When researchers traveled to a tiny, uninhabited island in the middle of the…
For green energy friends and activists
We are some Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-origin Germans currently living in different German cities and from…
Who are the best ‘Eaters’ – how to use eggplants as toothbrush
by Baher Kamal Rome, May 11 (IPS) – The news is this: Japan is a…
Poverty drives wages down: Cambodia
By Erik Larsson Phnom Penh, May 9 (IPS) – H&M has made promises to raise…
‘Higher tobacco tax, increases revenue saves lives’
Dhaka – A pre-budget press conference on ‘Which Type of Tobacco Tax Demanded’ was held…
7-day drive to ensure jute packaging from May 15
Dhaka – The government will conduct a weeklong special drive across the country from May…
Time to address global warming
There are two enormous myths about global warming. One is that dealing with it is…
UN must take parliamentarians on board for Agenda 2030
By Andreas Bummel Berlin (IPS) – In pursuit of the Agenda 2030 the UN is…
Flying green in Bangladesh
By Sohara Mehroze Shachi Dhaka, May 4 (IPS) – New technology could be the answer…
Fight against corruption to defend the Amazon
By Milagros Salazar Tarapoto, Peru, May 3 (IPS) – Corruption has penetrated the Amazon rainforest…
Press Freedom Confce urge free-pluralistic media, scribes’ safety
Jakarta, Indonesia, May 4 – The four-day international conference on “Critical Minds for Critical Times:…
The psychological importance of wasting time
Olivia Goldhill There will always be an endless list of chores to complete and work…