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“Women’s rights are Human rights” – Interview with Göran Melander

Every year on March 8th, we celebrate the International Women’s Day to recall the necessity to fight for the respect of women’s rights across the world, at all times and circumstances. Although gender equality is still an objective to reach, … Continue reading » ““Women’s rights are Human rights” – Interview with Göran Melander”

The Road to Kunming

At a recent webinar, experts and participants in negotiations for a new global deal for nature protection shared their insight into progress so far, writes Catherine Early.

Success at COP15, the UN biodiversity conference next year, will depend on how … Continue reading » “The Road to Kunming”

‘Implementation Should Begin Immediately’: Elizabeth Mrema on a Global Deal for Biodiversity

After a busy month for global biodiversity protection, the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity discusses progress with China Dialogue, writes Catherine Early.

On the face of it, global efforts to prevent the extinction of one million species … Continue reading » “‘Implementation Should Begin Immediately’: Elizabeth Mrema on a Global Deal for Biodiversity”

Bartosz Majcher, a tropical ecologist at the University of Hong Kong, points to a mangrove sapling growing in Three Fathoms Cove. With its mangroves, mudflats and sandy shores, this is one of Hong Kong’s most ecologically diverse locations. Hong Kong has lost almost all of its mangroves due to coastal development. (Image: Katherine Cheng / China Dialogue)

Guardians of the Pearl River Delta: A Photo Journey

Photographer Katherine Cheng visits the few remaining patches of mangroves in Hong Kong to highlight the threats they still face, despite recent recoveries.

Nestled deep within one of the many bays of the Pearl River delta, a rare patch of … Continue reading » “Guardians of the Pearl River Delta: A Photo Journey”

Creating Spaces for Human Rights Learning in Zimbabwe, Part II

With financial support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Authority ( Sida)/the embassy of Sweden in Zimbabwe, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute is implementing an extensive human rights capacity development programme for government institutions, independent commissions, civil society organisations, independent … Continue reading » “Creating Spaces for Human Rights Learning in Zimbabwe, Part II”