Nov 15, 2017 | Blog, Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship
Two weeks of climate talks in Bonn this month made little progress on the disputes that have been lingering since the Paris Agreement of 2015. The UN annual conference that year culminated with a nearly unanimous agreement to voluntarily limit greenhouse gas...
Nov 5, 2017 | At Work, Climate & Planet Stewardship
Companies caught up in Peru’s biggest timber scandal likely knew that their exports from the Amazon rainforest were illegal, according to undercover footage captured by the watchdog GSN working in the area, Global Witness. The footage recorded timber exporters...
Oct 23, 2017 | Blog, Cities, Health & Human Security, Knowledge Networks
Migration challenges the world’s cities and those locations that are advanced producers of services, have large economies, are international gateways, and are political and cultural hubs of international significance, have increasing migrant populations;...
Oct 15, 2017 | Blog, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Health & Human Security
A massive reforestation effort in the Brazilian region of the Amazon is being undertaken through a partnership between between Conservation International, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, the Brazilian...
Oct 11, 2017 | Cities, Employment & Prosperity
Economic growth may come from rural areas, as food production and job creation come from agricultural opportunities. According to a new United Nations agriculture agency report released Monday. the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report State of Food and...
