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28/12/2020

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/27/reasons-to-be-hopeful

2020 has been a difficult year, but there are some glints of light in the gloom. Here are a few nuggets of good cheer to look forward to in 2021

20/12/2020

Ivory: Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo

A forensic examination of the cargo reveals the devastation of populations caused by the trade.

17/12/2020

https://www.enn.com/articles/66533-climate-change-caused-the-demise-of-central-asia-s-forgotten-river-civilizations-not-genghis-khan

A global perspective on environmental issues. Our mission is to inform, educate, enable and create a platform for global environmental action.

15/12/2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/portuguese-youngsters-clear-major-hurdle-european-climate-lawsuit-n1249222

"We only have one planet and I like it very much. ... We have no other place to go," said André Oliveira, 12.

12/12/2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55276769

As the UK hosts a key climate summit, the government announces an end to funding for oil and gas abroad.

07/12/2020

The health of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem, is in a critical state and deteriorating as climate change warms up the waters in which it lies, an international conservation group said.

01/12/2020

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-skyrockets-to-12-year-high-under-bolsonaro-idUSKBN28A2RG

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental enforcement.

29/11/2020

During his leisure time, Mahinda Dasanayaka packs his motorbike with books and rides his mobile library — across mostly muddy roads running through tea-growing mountain areas — to underprivileged children in rural parts of Sri Lanka

26/11/2020

Article – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2020
Written by Poorna Dissanayake
https://iyap.global/2020/11/25/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women-2020/

Violence against women is invariably a result of socially constructed gender stereotypes. The existing asymmetrical power relations between women and men diminish women into subordinate status, rendering them vulnerable and prone to gendered violence. Read more about why it is important to eliminate violence against women.

කාන්තාවන්ට එරෙහිව සිදුවන හිංසනයන් නිරන්තරයෙන් සමාජීය වශයෙන් ගොඩනඟන ලද ස්ත්‍රී පුරුෂ සමාජභාවයේ ප්‍රතිඵලයකි. කාන්තාවන් සහ පිරිමින් අතර පවත්නා අසමමිතික බල සබඳතාවය හේතුවෙන් කාන්තාවන් යටත් තත්වයට පත්වන අතර, ඒ මගින් ඔවුන් ස්ත්‍රී පුරුෂ හිංසනයට ගොදුරු වීමේ අවදානම වැඩි වේ. කාන්තාවන්ට එරෙහි හිංසනය තුරන් කිරීම වැදගත් වන්නේ මන්ද යන්න පිළිබඳ වැඩිදුර කියවන්න.

சமூக ரீதியாக கட்டமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள பாலின வேறுபாடு சார் ஒருமித்த உண்மையற்ற சிந்தனைகளின் விளைவாகவே, பெண்களுக்கெதிரான வன்முறைகள் மாறாது தொடர்ந்து இடம்பெற்று வருகின்றன. ஆண்கள் மற்றும் பெண்களுக்கிடையில் நிலவும் சமச்சீரற்ற அதிகாரம் சார் உறவு முறைமையானது,பெண்களை கீழ்ப்படிந்த மற்றும் பாதிப்புக்குள்ளாக்கும் நிலைமைக்கு தள்ளுவதோடு பாலினம் சார் வன்முறைக்கு ஏதுவாகவும் அமைகின்றது. பெண்களுக்கெதிரான வன்முறைகளை ஒழிப்பதன் முக்கியத்துவம் பற்றி மேலும் வாசித்து தெரிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்.

26/11/2020

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