Journalism Matters
500 news organizations mark World News Day by demonstrating the power of journalism to make a difference. Take a look at the following reports and features that are making an impact in an increasingly complex and uncertain world:
Financing Climate Change: Indonesian village projects offer hope in climate fight
Two forest projects in Borneo show the value of a United Nations-backed scheme that protects forests and wildlife, reduces carbon emissions and benefits local communities. This is the second of a two-parter on the carbon credit market.
Financing climate change: Banking on nature to fight climate change
From rainforests to wetlands, nature has some of the best tools to fight climate change. Now investors are planning on pouring billions of dollars into a market that promotes conservation and rewards investors with carbon credits to sell to big polluters. The first of a two-part special looks at the potential of the market, who is investing and what is needed to really get it off the ground.
Building Singapore’s largest floating solar farm
Covid-19 may have caused delays to shipments of key equipment, but that has not derailed the timeline set out for building Singapore’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system to date.
First dive to bottom of PH trench
Emden Deep yields dirty secret in Philippine Trench: Trash
Embracing the light: Churches tap solar power
In the past few years, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza has been at the frontline of a crusade waged both from the pulpit and on the streets.
Saweto’s daughter persists in her fight for justice
Diana Ríos Rengifo took on the defense of the Peruvian Amazon after the murder of her father, a well-known Asheninka leader in the fight against illegal loggers.
Export of palm oil does not guarantee full use of deforestation-free inputs
Since 2013, palm exports in Peru increased in 94%. The boom has gone hand in hand with social conflicts in agricultural areas, complains for deforestation in the Amazon region, and land trafficking.
Toxic ships sail in on false papers
Provision that allows ship-owners to self-certify the waste is up for abuse; environment ministry just not equipped to check toxic materials at scrap-ship yards in Chattogram
Groundwater abuse takes toll on Barind
Region suffers from acute water crisis; country’s first water governance project begins from 3 districts
Salinity in Coastal Areas: Alternative crops ignite farmers’ hope
People living by the Kirtonkhola river in Barishal noticed in March this year that the river’s water had become unusually salty.
VIDEO: Hong Kong’s 11-year-old climate activist on a mission to help save future generations
Meet Lance Lau Hin-yi, the 11-year-old Hong Kong schoolboy who has spent nearly every Friday standing outside the gate of his school before class, raising awareness about climate change.
¿Nos estamos comiendo al planeta? Cómo nuestros platos contribuyen al cambio climático
Para reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero se requieren cambios en la forma en que se elaboran los alimentos. Como consumidores, podemos cambiar la dieta, elegir productos sustentables y evitar tirar comida.