COP15 debates whether biodiversity credits can put a value on nature
As the UN COP15 summit in Montreal aims to halt rapid destruction of nature and restore degraded lands, some experts have called for selling “biodiversity credits” to help pay for…
Protecting biodiversity
As scholars who study conservation and ecology, we wondered whether biodiversity – specifically, the number of species in a given place – influenced where people chose to travel for tourism.…
Biodiversity crisis
FOR millennia, humans have benefited from nature’s generosity without caring much for it. Now, this one-sided relationship has become untenable, especially with an economic paradigm that treats nature with disdain.…
Crop biodiversity
We need to use all the tools at our disposal to make a world free from hunger a reality, but one major ally isn’t getting the global attention it deserves:…
Superbug threat
THE spectre of global public health emergencies, as we saw in the case of Covid-19, is lurking in the shadows of the current climate and environmental crisis. One such emergency…
Europe hits resistance in race to finalise green laws
Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe’s green transition. Ahead of elections in…
Reviewing Pakistan’s climate action
It is gratifying to see that the National Security Dialogue, which has emerged as an important national security forum, will address the existential threat of climate change at its third…
Hazardous waste challenge
PAKISTAN has become a free-for-all dumping ground for hazardous materials including chemicals, plastics, e-waste, and long-term pollutants. The health of the Pakistani people and their physical environment is under siege:…
Peace with nature
SINCE its creation almost 80 years ago, the UN has served as a vehicle for coordinated collective action for global welfare and has offered mechanisms for socioeconomic development. Multilateralism has…
Modernization in China
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has proposed advancing the progress of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization. In…
