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Coinciding with World Soil Day 2019, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Ningxia Forestry Grassland Administration, China, launched the International Knowledge Management Center on Combating Desertification. The Knowledge Management Center is part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UNCCD and China aimed at implementing the Ordos Declaration,…

Clothing production has roughly doubled since 2000. While people bought 60% more garments in 2014 than in 2000, they only kept the clothes for half as long. In Europe, fashion companies went from an average offering of two collections per year in 2000 to five in 2011. Some brands offer even more. Zara puts out 24 collections per year, while H&M offers between 12 and 16. A lot of this…

It takes around 7,500 litres of water to make a single pair of jeans, equivalent to the amount of water the average person drinks over a period of seven years. That’s just one of the many startling facts to emerge from recent environmental research, which show that the cost of staying fashionable is a lot more than just the price tag. When we think of industries that are having a…

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC highlights the urgency and scale of action required to keep the planet safe. On the brink of dangerous climate change, immediate action is required for the fashion sector too, to be aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and move towards net-zero emissions by 2050. UN…

BY EMMA MARRIS The move would safeguard biodiversity, slow extinctions, and help maintain a steady climate, a leading group of conservationists say. This week a United Nations working group responded to a joint statement posted online in December by some of the world’s largest conservation organizations calling for 30 percent of the planet to be managed for nature by 2030—and for half…

The Her Land Her Story Campaign features the stories of real women from around the world. Scroll through the stories below to get a firsthand account of how these women’s lives are impacted by land rights. Her Land Her Story is organized by the Cadasta Foundation and Land Portal, in partnership with 10 other organizations. The campaign features the stories of real women from…