All is not doomed, a new order is possible
Not so structured reflections of Conference of Parties 11 Hyderabad The happenings (better word to use “mishappening”) of Conference of Parties 11 on Convention of Biodiversity is a reminder of the fact that we need to look beyond the fabric of “Nation”- “State” framework which is moving 20 years behind the urgency. There are few [...]
Conservation gets a boost from TEEB
Keeping with our mandate of tracking the COP 11 in Hyderabad, this is the second post in the series of “de-Formalizing CBD.” In the previous piece, Ms. Neha Sinha touched on the topic of “The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity” (TEEB) so this time we decided to have perspectives of Dr. Luke Brander on [...]
The CBD fails to Protect India’s Rivers
India has a large number of rivers rich in biodiversity; it is considered a mega diverse country in the context of freshwater biodiversity. Millions of people depend on the riverine biodiversity and rivers for their needs and livelihoods. For Example: 10.8 million people depend on riverine fisheries in India. However, Indian rivers and riverine biodiversity [...]
10 Lessons from the Keystone XL victory
During one of our dinners at the Durban conference in late 2011, I heard someone speak out loud and say that the climate movement desperately needs a victory. A victory that many of the strong yet embittered civil society groups could take inspiration from and continue building this movement around the world; with even more vigor. The recent [...]
Ready to move for the planet?
The following is a letter from Bill McKibben of 350.org, an international climate campaigns organization calling the people of this world to unite against climate change this year. September 24th, round it off on your calendars and join the Moving Planet Dear friends, The first few months of this year have been among the most [...]
Me and My Bike
Most of us just sit and wait for the governments to take action about climate change Wafalme instead think that together we can, with small actions in our daily life, make a difference. The most simple and innovative solution is coming from a group of kids in the slums of Nairobi. Submitted by Dickson Oyugi [...]
Candid about Cancún
The climate negotiations live to see another day! Amidst the cheer and applause that marked the end of the talks in Cancun, Mexico; a mischievous sense of relief was shared by many parties and observers to the COP. Did we strike a historic deal that will limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius? Did we [...]