Notices by Professor Lyla Mehta (lylamehta@mas.to)

The decimation of India's vultures led to deadly bacteria & infections, causing about half a million human deaths per year over five years.

"The vulture collapse in India provides a ..stark example of the type of hard-to-reverse & unpredictable costs to humans that can come from the loss of a species.”

For the Parsi Zoroastrian community in #Bombay & beyond, it has all but destroyed an eco-friendly system of disposing the dead

#Vultures #Biodiversity #India

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c28e2pvzn3lo

Great Nicobar Island Is a Paradise in Danger
A container port the Indian government plans for this remote island threatens unique Indigenous cultures and biodiversity #Biodiversity #GreatNicobar #India #Indigenous https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/remote-island-of-great-nicobar-threatened-by-container-terminal/

We need to decarbonise not manipulate clouds. Solar geoengineering is a hubristic & technocentric response to climate change & uncertainty. Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #SolarGeoengineering https://t.co/Fw8OWtW9BO

May 15: DeSantis signed a law 'deleting climate change'

June 13 : DeSantis declares state of emergency as more than 25 inches of rain slam South Florida

#ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #Florida

https://abcnews.go.com/US/southern-florida-flooding-rain/story?id=111074789

The far right is making big gains in France, Germany etc in the European elections

Scholz, Macron etc have moved so far to the right recently. It clearly hasn't paid off with their parties getting trounced in the European Elections. Wish Centrist & Social Democratic, Socialist Parties across Europe would not always feel the need to move so to the right

#EuropeanElections #France #Germany

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/eu-elections-far-right-gains-germany-austria-netherlands-exit-polls

New report by international legal experts concludes that genocide has been committed against Tigrayans. Ethiopia as a State failed to discharge its responsibility under international law to prevent & punish genocidal acts committed by ENDF, ASF & EDF. The international community needs to respond & take action.

#Tigray #Ethiopia #Genocide

https://newlinesinstitute.org/rules-based-international-order/genocide-in-tigray-serious-breaches-of-international-law-in-the-tigray-conflict-ethiopia-and-paths-to-accountability-2/

Excellent news. Well done Mexico for electing your first woman Jewish president who’s also left-wing & a climate scientist. And probably a compliment that US mainstream media & politicians don’t like her. #Mexico Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp4475gwny1o

‘Biden was my boss. I resigned because as a Jew I cannot endorse the Gaza catastrophe’ Powerful & brave piece on how Biden has weaponised the idea of Jewish safety , thus making Jews, Palestinians & the world more unsafe #Biden #Gaza #Israel https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/28/biden-israel-gaza-policy

Can anyone explain why Ugandan Judge Sebutinde consistently votes against halting genocidal crimes in Gaza? #ICJ #Israel

Finally with 32,000 mostly preventable deaths Israel-Gaza live: UN security council passes resolution calling for immediate ceasefire, as US abstains #CeaseFireNow #Gaza. #Israel https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/25/israel-gaza-live-unrwa-aid-north-gaza-un-security-council-vote-ceasefire-middle-east-latest?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

And the water war crimes continue - messing up the groundwater system will have repercussions on agriculture, food and livelihoods and not just in #Gaza . Water flows know no borders.

#Cease_Fire_Now

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-tunnels-seawater-gaza-b2463093.html

In 2023 we’ve seen climate destruction in real time as global 'loss & damage' takes hold. "Yet rich countries are poised to do little at Cop28."

Last article by Prof Saleemul Huq before his tragic death on 28/10 co-authored with @farhanasultana

Powerful as always & reminds me again of what a loss his death is to the global South & climate justice community

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/01/climate-destruction-rich-countries-cop28?CMP=share_btn_tw

#climatechange #ClimateDiary #LossAndDamage

Devastated to hear this tragic news. Prof Saleemul Huq changed the nature of climate change debates due to his focus on climate justice, locally-led adaptation, the needs of LDCs & loss & damage.

He was a wonderful colleague, mentor, communicator & change-maker & inspired so many around the world.

A huge loss for the climate community around the world . But his massive legacy will endure. Rest in peace & power

#ClimateDiary #climatechange #SaleemulHuq

https://www-dhakatribune-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.dhakatribune.com/amp/bangladesh/329352/eminent-climate-expert-prof-saleemul-huq-passes

Understanding epistemic erasures of local & indigenous communities: http://www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=1425 #decolonisation #indigenousknowledge

France is mandating clean air in the classrooms, requiring CO2 levels of 800 ppm. I hope this is rolled out in other countries. Apart from lowering #covid risks in the classroom, it will also address other respiratory issues. #CleanAir #COVID #SafeSchools