Kashmir’s New Land Laws Could Impact Biodiversity
SRINAGAR, India, Dec 17 (IPS) – Walking in the middle of fields of delicately-scented purple saffron crocus flowers, 36-year-old Mubeen Yasin, a saffron farmer...
THE HAGUE, Dec 17 (IPS) – When it comes to international environmental diplomacy, America has a chequered past. It stood at the forefront of...
Ötzi the Iceman may have scaled ice-free Alps
Many Alpine summits may have been ice-free before about 5,900 years ago.
It was a kidnapping as brazen as it was unexpected.
Huge methane cache beneath Arctic could be unlocked by the moon
The moon’s tides affect how much methane is released from seafloor sediments and the implications are huge.
This mom makes sure Santa sends reassuring notes to kids who can’t celebrate on December 25
Families everywhere are set for the most wonderful time of the year. But in some households, Mom or Dad can’t be around for Christmas...
Ivory from a 16th century shipwreck reveals new details about African elephants
In 2008, miners off the coast of Namibia stumbled upon buried treasure: a sunken Portuguese ship known as the Bom Jesus, which went missing...
Reclaim Your Rights: Defend Indigenous Peoples Lands
QUEZON CITY, Philippines, Dec 17 (IPS) – Beverly L. Longid is the Global Coordinator of International Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self-Determination and Liberation (IPMSDL)....
Arent We Missing Food Security Experts in the Incoming President-Elect Biden-Kamala Harris Administration?
URBANA, Illinois / ABUJA, Dec 17 (IPS) – Food insecurity across the U.S. continues to be on the rise because of the effects of...
France’s Macron has tested positive for COVID-19
Author: Reuters ID: 1608198443893286800 Thu, 2020-12-17 09:44 PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday. “The...
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide 
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan 
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands 
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent