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Extreme poverty worldwide could be eradicated by 2050, report says

A new paper is predicting that extreme poverty worldwide could end by 2050. The paper, titled Scenarios for Future Global Growth to 2050, is from the Centre for Global Development. It projects there could be fewer people living in poverty by 2050 than ever in history.
IISD in the news March 13, 2023

India's newly-found lithium reserves carry an environmental cost

The discovery of vast lithium deposits in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir, hailed as a win for the country’s clean energy transition, comes at a price for communities in the Himalayan region, say villagers and environmental scientists.
IISD in the news March 10, 2023

In the middle of war, Ukraine is building a wind farm

Towering wind turbines don't immediately stand out as unusual on a continent where such machines are becoming part of the landscape. But these were built on sites peppered with bomb shelters, and under the wail of air raid sirens.
IISD in the news March 10, 2023

How Does Mercury Get in Fish?

Nearly all seafood contains mercury, a naturally occurring metal buried deep in the Earth’s crust. At room temperature, elemental mercury is quite dangerous; just a few drops can contaminate an entire room. When heated, the element becomes an odorless, colorless gas that can travel great distances before being absorbed into bodies of water. It can also enter lakes, rivers, and oceans when human activities' waste or runoff flows into the surrounding biomes.
IISD in the news March 8, 2023

India's lithium discovery comes with environmental costs

The discovery of vast lithium deposits in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir, hailed as a win for the country’s clean energy transition, comes at a price for communities in the Himalayan region, say villagers and environmental scientists.
IISD in the news March 6, 2023

FERMA: Femmes Résilientes au Moyen-Atlas

Using an integrated approach to forest ecosystem management, the FERMA project works with twenty-five women's cooperatives in the Khénifra National Park region of Morocco, supporting their resilience in the face of climate change.
Project March 6, 2023