A team of scientists has warned that the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), designed to bring together environmental protection and socioeconomic development, are failing to protect biodiversity.
From PhysOrg
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-latest-sustainability-goals-pose-good.html
The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline has been ordered to suspend production by a US judge, amid concerns over its environmental impact.
From the BBC
The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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A new study unveils a novel mechanism that allows viruses to produce unexpected proteins.
From Science Daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200618120213.htm
Scientists with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are examining new data indicating that temperatures in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk — located north of the Arctic Circle — hit a record-breaking 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) earlier this month.
From Environmental News Network
Chat transcripts and recording from No-Regret Philanthropy: Taking Risks in a Crucial Decade
Responses and information from various member organizations to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Log-in required.
https://biodiversityfunders.org/resources/member-covid-19-info-resources/
The S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, has released a new report, Resilience at Work: How Nonprofits Adapt to Disruption. How Funders Can Help.(Log-in required) It describes seven characteristics of resilient organizations, as well as principles that can help pave the way for funders who want to enhance nonprofit resilience. The report includes profiles of seven nonprofits that confronted and effectively responded to a range of disruptions.
Results from the Climate, Health, and Equity Project survey from the Health & Environmental Funders Network (HEFN)
This report summarizes the findings of a fall 2019 survey on the landscape of climate change, health, and equityfunding and organizational work. The survey’s purpose is to add to the understanding of the resource gaps, needs, and opportunities in this critical and expanding field. Seven philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) jointly designed and distributed the survey: Biodiversity Funders Group (BFG) / Climate and Energy Funders Group (CEFG), Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA), Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and […]
BFG Members Discussion on Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19 — April 8, 2020
We hope this message finds you and your families healthy and safe. By remaining connected and learning from each other during this difficult time, our community can emerge from the COVID-19 crisis even stronger. We invite you to join us for a members-only discussion on conservation and environmental philanthropy’s response to the global pandemic and economic crisis.
You’ll have a chance to hear from fellow funders about the ways in which the pandemic is changing how we work with our grantee-partners (including pooled funds, general […]
As the number of coronavirus infections grew exponentially in Europe and North America in March, restrictive public health measures to stave off a worsening pandemic were put in place.
They included stay-at-home orders, which were first issued in Italy and then in rapid succession in most other countries around the world.
With their populations ordered to stay home, schools, offices and factories closed; road traffic circulation dwindled to a minimum; and airlines have reduced scheduled flights by 60% to 95%.
By Robert Hamwey, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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