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Animals and wildlife

A million species endangered risk the web of life

Illegal wildlife trade continues to pose a real danger to biodiversity, ecosystems and human health, as a number of emerging diseases stem from animal...

OWSA Contributor - 3 March 2022

Climate change

Study points to doubled carbon losses from deforestation in tropics in early 2000s

According to a newly published study in the journal, Nature Sustainability, the acceleration of forest carbon loss highlights the urgent need to halt tropical...

Aditi Angelina Patro - 2 March 2022

Climate change

Lack of early warning systems ‘leave millions at risk’

A damning climate report shows billions in the global South are highly vulnerable. The report's authors call for urgent investment in adaptation, such as...

SciDevNet - 2 March 2022

Agriculture policy

Indian economy: Growth slows down; Ukraine crisis triggers inflation fears

The Ukraine crisis will have serious repercussions for the Indian economy, which is still struggling with post-COVID-19 recovery. The Indian economy expanded 5.4 per cent...

Policy Circle - 2 March 2022

Climate change

IPCC adaptation report indicts global leadership

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting billions of lives all over the world, says the report of...

OWSA Staff - 28 February 2022

COVID-19

Six in seven people experience ‘high levels of insecurity’ – Why?

The latest report from the UNDP, Why we don't feel safe, says that people all over the world — including in the wealthiest countries...

Inter Press Service - 28 February 2022

Civil society

People’s tribunal castigates Delhi Police for riots

“Once the violence broke out, the Delhi Police along with acts of omission and commission, allowed the riots to continue for a longer period,”...

OWSA Staff - 28 February 2022

Human rights

UN General Assembly session today on Russia’s ‘war of choice’ on Ukraine.

The UN Security Council has called for a rare emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine to...

OWSA Staff - 28 February 2022

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