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Health experts push back against plastic industry to declare safety of reusables during COVID-19
While the world is rightly preoccupied with tackling COVID-19, oil companies are pushing to produce more single-use plastic than ever before.
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Over 125 health experts defend safety of reusables during COVID-19 pandemic
Over 125 health experts from 19 countries signed onto a statement today assuring retailers and consumers that reusables are safe during COVID-19, pushing back on claims by the plastic industry.
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Fisherfolk helping out Thailand’s essential workers is the community spirit we need right now
In Thailand, a new program has helped local fisherfolk offload their fresh fish to communities and care workers who need it most.
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Keeping the people’s voices alive and free in the age of pandemic
In Philippines the impending approval of the Anti-Terrorism Bill has been tagged by human rights lawyers and advocates as “problematic".
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Food sovereignty now and beyond COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed daily realities in nearly every corner of the world. But for millions of people, fears about access to food have made the crisis even worse.
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No one is safe until we all are: Global solutions for our global biodiversity crisis
Biodiversity is a global issue. The loss of biodiversity and its impact on people does not recognise political jurisdictions.
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A message for World Oceans Day
There can be no environmental justice without social justice.
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S. Korea supermarket giant to halve its single-use-plastic packaging by 2025
Lotte Mart, one of the largest supermarket chains in South Korea, announced its plan today to cut its single-use plastic usage by 50% by 2025.
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The river runs red – catastrophic oil accident in the Russian Arctic
On 29 May, a tank in the Russian Arctic containing diesel oil burst, spilling 20,000 tonnes of oil products into the environment.
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Ecological imperatives – we can’t keep growing like this
My hope for the post-pandemic world is that we slow down, seek answers by observing nature, learn about mutual learning, deepen our respect for the wild and unmanaged world, and give Mother Earth herself a permanent seat at our tables.
