By Shawn Lim-09 February 2021 01:00am
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People in Asia Pacific are more vocal about the importance of personal health amid Covid-19. The Drum looks at how businesses are tackling this subject with their employees and consumers.
As people continue to work from home (WFH) because of Covid-19, companies are helping their employees and consumers cope with their mental health by investing in branded services, mental health services, and communication channels.
A new report from Digimind which analysed key trends in over 900,000 mentions around health concerns in relation to Covid-19, found while physical wellness still tops health-related discussions, mental health talk is gaining momentum on social media.
Rural livelihoods at risk in Congo Basin due to erratic rainfall and water flow Availability of edible caterpillars drops more than 85 percent Shares A doctoral student measures the circumference of a Funtunia Africana in the forest reserve near the village of Masako. Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. CIFOR/Ollivier Girard Related stories
Over the past 20 years, people living in the forests of Congo Basin have noticed some significant changes in their natural surroundings, according to scientists. Not only is the area becoming hotter, but there is greater variability in the length and intensity of the rainy season, they report.
Less precipitation leads to dryer conditions, reducing water flow and creating challenging and unpredictable circumstances for rural communities whose livelihoods depend on local forests and waterways.
Human rights-based conservation is key to protecting biodiversity: Study
by Liz Kimbrough on 23 December 2020
To slow the rapid loss of global biodiversity, many countries have made commitments to protect and conserve large areas of land in the coming decades, but the fate of the Indigenous peoples, local communities and Afro-descendants who live on these lands remains unclear.
Past approaches to creating protected areas have involved relocating people or banning access and traditional use of land from its historical inhabitants. An estimated 136 million people have been displaced in the process of formally protecting land.
A new study addresses the risks Indigenous peoples, local communities and Afro-descendants face from exclusionary conservation measures and urges decision-makers to adapt rights-based conservation approaches.