These are the worst of times, but they can become the best of times, said speaker Dr. Walden Bello, seeking to inspire thousands of progressives who gathered for the World Social Forum (WSF) in Kathmandu on Thursday with the planet under clouds of armed conflict and assaults on democracy. “We have
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Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says
Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change. About 44%
Road to COP29: Highest climate ambitions needed to decarbonize world
UN chief says world in ‘age of chaos’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is entering "an age of chaos" with a deeply divided Security Council unable to address critical issues such as the Israel-Hamas war. With the war in Gaza entering its fifth month on Wednesday, Guterres warned that if the Israeli armed forces press
Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning
Dhaka's air quality has been categorized as ‘unhealthy’ this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 194 at 9:18 am, Dhaka ranked 5th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. Ghana’s Accra, Iraq’s Baghdad, China’s Shenyang and India’s Mumbai occupied the first four spots
How soil microbes could save the world
The 500 per cent increase in global agricultural productivity over the past 60 years has largely been made possible by the scientific advances of the “Green Revolution” – from the ability to breed higher yielding varieties to improvements in farm inputs, especially fertiliser. But this has come with both environmental trade-offs
Dhaka’s air once again most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 274 at 9:06 am on Saturday. Dhaka’s air was classified as 'very unhealthy', according to the air quality and pollution city ranking. An AQI between 151 and
Dhaka air 3rd worst in the world this morning
Dhaka’s air quality: Once again world’s worst
AP, Dhaka Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. The AQI score of Dhaka’s air quality was 254 at 9 am on Thursday. Dhaka’s air was classified as “very unhealthy”, posing serious health risks to residents, according to the air quality index. Ghana’s Accra, India’s
Do we know what works to meet the SDGs?
The world is suffering from multiple challenges that are setting back our collective push to achieve the sustainable development goals by 2030 as planned. Most significant today is the ongoing atrocities happening in Gaza. There’s no shortage of recommendations to jump-start progress. But one key ingredient is missing: robust measurement of