Scientists reach consensus on global deforestation emissions
Two groups of scientists who this year published widely differing estimates of global carbon emissions from deforestation have reached a consensus.
Defence procurement: A clear view of dirty dealing
The first instalment of a blog series preceding the launch of TI DSP's Government Anti-Corruption Index (GI)
?The Trouble With Aid" shows the trouble with documentaries
The trouble with documentaries in a world of sub-contracted programme making is that they do not have the luxury to tell the whole story, Hugo Slim argues
Why Im thankful
As I crawled out of bed this morning I began my reflection process and I immediately thought about our response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis at CARE. I thought about how Syrian families in Amman are according to our recent assessment, CARE Jordan Baseline Assessment of Community Identified Vulnerabilities among Syrian Refugees Living in Jordan (I am thankful I don't have to say that out loud too often!), are utterly unprepared for winter and I am thankful for the delay in winter's coming here in Jordan.
Bahraini diplomat highlights the country's positive record on women's rights
Diplomat replies to criticism of the country's women's rights record by a Bahraini academic at women's rights conference
Climate failures a human rights challenge
Climate change is becoming a lot more than an environmental issue
Field Diary: Parents in Syria brave fighting to get their children vaccinated
UNICEF's Mahmoud Allouh recently spent two days in Homs monitoring a UNICEF-supported measles and polio vaccination campaign for children under five years of age
Anti-Corruption Progress in 2012 ? Global Financial Integrity's View
The biggest anti-corruption victory in 2012 was strong U.S. SEC rules for companies to report what they pay governments for oil, gas and mining contracts
CARE responds to Cyclone Bopha in the Philippines
?Bopha, like tropical cyclone Washi almost exactly a year ago, hit a region where typhoons are not very common," says Celso Dulce, CARE's Philippines representative and disaster risk reduction advisor. ?The people and local authorities were therefore less prepared. The provinces that have received the most damage and the most number of casualties are also the provinces where environmental degradation is very extensive, due to large-scale mining and logging activities."
Getting down with the 'landscapes' lingo at Doha: COP18 in quotes
The best and worst of what was said on forests during the two week talk-fest in Doha.