The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ordered a permanent ban on field trials of genetically engineered (GE) eggplant and a temporary halt on approving applications...
Don Quixote would have had his work cut out in Saxony-Anhalt: the majestic “windmills” can be seen all over the federal state. They are the symbol...
The December 2015/January 2016 issue of Morningstar magazine is available online and in print and focuses on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, with a number...
Today in Paris Friends of the Earth Scotland launched their biggest ever campaign. The Fossil Free Scotland campaign aims to end the use of fossil fuels...
Currently, just over half of the human population live in cities and other urban areas. Extraordinarily, the UN forecast that, by the year 2050, approximately two...
“As a grass roots organization, we are extremely important role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as we can deliver them on the ground,” said...
Animal Defenders International (ADI) has today launched a new appeal and website to secure funds for the lifetime care of 33 lions rescued from travelling circuses...
An innovative integrated landscape management framework has been unveiled at the Global Landscapes Forum by an alliance of Indonesian central and provincial government, civil society, local...
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has initiated the establishment of a new independent organisation, the Belantara Foundation, that will create an innovative new direct funding...
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal...
Yesterday ClientEarth lawyer Alan Andrews told the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee inquiry on UK air quality that the Government will face fresh legal...
Tom Smith (pictured), Director of Strategy & Planning, Sedex writes: Climate change, biodiversity, human rights and development issues are higher up the global agenda this year...
Proposed special rights for corporations in EU trade agreements threaten to prevent the necessary energy transition to tackle climate change according to a new report released...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined the second day of The International New York Times Energy for Tomorrow Conference yesterday for a keynote conversation with Op-Ed columnist...
Corporate tax avoidance remains the top public concern about business behaviour for 2015, according to the latest survey of public opinion about business behaviour conducted for...