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Criminalisation and violence used to silence indigenous protest — UN reportUN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz said she has seen a rise in physical violence and legal prosecution against indigenous peoples. -
As India adds 100 Smart Cities, one tells a cautionary taleIndia's $7.5 bln plan to turn 100 urban centres into Smart Cities by 2020 does not address structural issues and ignores the needs of low-income and marginalised groups, experts say.
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Squeezing profits from a dry rock: Business models for a water-scarce worldHow can businesses that have based their trade on water continue to thrive in a water-stressed world? Here’s how one company is piloting new business models to remain profitable while conserving Earth’s most precious resource. -
Rising carbon levels threaten diets of hundreds of millions of poorBy 2050, nearly 300 million people could lack enough zinc or protein and 1.4 billion women and children will be vulnerable to iron deficiency.
Opinion
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Kerala’s monsoon: Lessons from recent floods in India– India's worst flood in recent times is a clear warning about the dangers of rampant and thoughtless human development, writes Azim Premji University's Harini Nagendra. How are communities overcoming mistakes made in development and preparing for a future of extreme weather? -
What climate change means for fungi and food safety– Global warming is creating conditions perfect for the growth of mycotoxins in foods. What does this mean for Southeast Asia, one of the world's major food production regions? -
Enter the dragon: China's renewables growth goes global– China is establishing itself as a renewables leader in richer nations but is still pushing polluting coal technology in Asia and Africa.
Videos
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders– A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
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Indian rapping about Unilever's mercury mess makes a hit– More than 3 million have watched Sofia Ashraf’s 'Kodaikanal Won't' - based on American singer Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' - which calls for Unilever to clean up a mercury-contaminated factory in India.
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Cut carbon and live well: Here's a calculator that proves we can do it– A new web platform called the Global Calculator allows individuals and organisations to check on the impact of one's lifestyle on the climate and what one can do to ensure the earth does not heat up beyond 2°C.
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