Category: Environment EN

Want to learn more about the Global South's Demands for a Strong Plastics Treaty? Join GAIA #Live from Nairobi, Kenya as representatives from Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America come together for a Joint Press Briefing "Global South Voices: We didn't start the plastics crisis, but together we can end it." Date: 14 November 2023 Time: 4pm Nairobi, Kenya Comfort Gardens Hotel We will also be...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) strongly opposes the proposed changes in the Draft Kelantan State Structure Plan (Draf Rancangan Struktur Negeri - RSN), 7 Local Plans (Rancangan Tempatan - RT), and 1 Special Area Plan (Rancangan Kawasan Khas - RKK). This is because they contradict the Development Plan /National Physical Plan (Rancangan Fizikal Negara ke-4) at the national level, which needs to be...

Plastic is a growing crisis with devastating impacts on the environment, human health, human rights, environmental justice, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, biodiversity, and climate.  As numerous studies have demonstrated, plastic has been found everywhere, not only in ecosystems and the atmosphere but also in the food we eat, the water we drink, and even inside our bodies. Thus global...

The government must address the sharp increase of plastics used for increasingly popular online deliveries as failure to do so would negate its plan to ban single-use bags in retail settings nationwide by 2025, environmental groups said. They said this was especially important given the explosion in popularity of e-commerce and food delivery services since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in...

From product placement for unnecessary gadgets to meat-centred cooking, TV can make us think unsustainable is normal When you log in to your favorite streaming service and pull up a cooking show, chances are you’re just looking for a bit of entertainment – maybe even to shut your brain off for a while. But if what you’re watching is constantly exposing you to images of sizzling steaks,...

A rare earths processing plant run by Mitsubishi Chemicals in Bukit Merah, Malaysia was blamed for birth defects and leukaemia cases in the local community. The plant, which was shut down in 1994, had no long-term waste facility which resulted in radioactive waste leakage. Mitsubishi Chemicals spent US$100 million on the clean-up and donated to the local community in an out-of-court settlement....

There is a race in the West to secure their supply for a list of critical metals, such as rare earths. These are resources that are essential for high tech applications, including in defence, as well as a carbon-free future. Yet China dominates the market for quite a few of these resources. How did China come to dominate, and just why is the fight heating up? Kartik Kuna explores every step of...

Backyards today are being lost to higher-density housing. Backyards are the most local of green spaces – an environment where city dwellers can retreat from the pressures of daily life. But in modern city planning focussed on making cities more compact, a large backyard is often seen as undesirable because of the space it consumes. “Such beautiful sources of shade in the backyards of cities...

The 3rd negotiation meeting for the UN Global Treaty to end plastic pollution (INC-3) is scheduled from 13 to 19 November in Nairobi, Kenya. The first round of negotiations started in 2022 and the second in 2023. The legally binding treaty that will be developed is meant to eliminate plastic pollution worldwide. CAP is a member of the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). GAIA and...