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Scottish Government announces new measures to tackle biodiversity crisis

NEW measures to halt the loss of Scotland’s biodiversity have been announced by the Scottish Government.

The National (Scotland)

The Golden Globes are mounting a comeback. But Hollywood is still 'on the fence'

LOS ANGELES — Before dawn Monday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominations for the first televised Golden Globe Awards in two years, since a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation exposed a lack of diversity in the organization's membership and raised concerns about its ethics and financial practices.

Los Angeles Times

UN biodiversity talks limp towards a deal to save nature

Halfway through the UN’s Cop15 biodiversity talks in Montreal, there has been no real progress on the pivotal goals of conservation funding for developing nations, protecting 30 percent of the world’s land and oceans by 2030, and recognising the role indigenous people play in safeguarding nature.

Radio France Internationale

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Giants’ Brandon Brown attending NFL’s front office accelerator program

New York Giants assistant GM Brandon Brown will attend the NFL's front office accelerator and diversity program on Tuesday and Wednesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Globes nominees celebrate on the down low and play the ‘wait and see’ game after diversity scandal

Bar a few actors and directors, the 2023 Golden Globes nominees play wait and see game following HFPA scandal.

The New Daily

Digital technologies for biodiversity protection and climate action: Solution or COP out?

With biodiversity declining at unprecedented rates and less than a decade remaining to avert the worst effects of climate change, world leaders and policymakers are on the hunt for new and innovative solutions. In the halls and meeting rooms of global COP conferences, digital technologies have been heavily promoted to…

The Conversation

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ among Golden Globe nominees after Tom Cruise returned previous trophies

“Top Gun: Maverick” scored a 2023 Golden Globes nomination for best drama film Monday — after star Tom Cruise returned his previous trophies amid a diversity scandal.

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'Forspoken' could solve Square Enix’s biggest problem

The importance placed on diversity in 'Forspoken's world could be the solution to Square Enix's identity crisis of how to meld old and new in their games.

Inverse

Pringles enters race to be Christmas Number One

The crisp manufacturer has released The Pringles Single - a high-octane version of festive favourite Carol of the Bells

Wales Online

Can Cop15 protect ocean biodiversity from the big fish of the ‘blue economy’?

The sea has been ravaged by profiteers – many of whose lobbyists are circling in Montreal, says the author Guy Standing

The Guardian - UK

USC Lawprof Michael Simkovic Defends the LSAT

Simkovic, over at Leiter's Law School Reports, defends the LSAT from those who would eliminate it in an effort to enhance law school "diversity" (see the original for hyperlinks supporting various assertions): If standardized test scores were removed from the rankings, or their weight reduced, law schools probably would spend…

Reason

Conservative MPs add to pressure on UK government

A group of Conservative lawmakers has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt demanding he cut spending on diversity and equality measures, and reduce taxes instead.

Tribune News Service

Tory backbenchers urge chancellor to curb equality and diversity spending

Significant number of MPs have reportedly written letter to Jeremy Hunt

The Independent UK

Biopiracy: The fight for fairness in the scientific exploitation of natural resources

Countries from the Global South are demanding that wealthy nations share the benefits of the biological resources extracted from their lands that are then used for medical, agricultural or industrial purposes. Known as “biopiracy”, the issue is a major roadblock at the UN’s COP15 talks on biodiversity.

France 24

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Indigenous people seek leadership, respect in biodiversity battle

UN biodiversity conference renews global call to respect Indigenous rights and stewardship over critical territories.

Reuters

Why did past targets to protect nature fail over the last decade?

This month's U.N. biodiversity talks in Montreal aim to hammer out a new, global agreement. But this isn't the first time governments have tried to halt environmental loss through agreed targets.

Reason

What do Elite Universities Mean by "Diversity?"

At oral argument in the recent affirmative action cases, attorneys for the defendants argued that although they do ask applicants to check a racial/ethnic box, they do not limit their consideration of diversity just to those classifications, but also to religion, ideology, and other aspects of identity that affect viewpoint.…

Axios

Number of non-English speakers in U.S. soared since 1980

Major shifts in immigration from Latin America and Asia have transformed the nation's linguistic diversity.

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I am an expert on diversity in mainstream media. Here’s why leaving Twitter helps the racists

I would rather endure a few hostile–and even possibly racist–tweets than lose my voice altogether, writes Marcus Ryder.

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ needs to show same leadership in biodiversity as climate crisis

We put considerable effort into helping to design and build support for the Paris Agreement, but are nowhere near as engaged or active in a leadership role at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, says Rod Oram

Fortune

How ‘the great remote mismatch’ is hurting employers’ DEI goals

A LinkedIn analysis found a steady decline in remote job postings over the past five months. Its chief people officer says this could be a missed opportunity for increasing diversity.

The Conversation

Research has long shown institutional misogyny and racism within the UK's fire services

Following the tragic death of trainee firefighter Jaden Matthew Francois-Esprit, who took his own life in August 2020, an independent review was set up to investigate the workplace culture at the London Fire Brigade. Chaired by the solicitor and former crown prosecutor, Nazir Afzal, the review has found evidence of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Volume of Saudi-Chinese Trade Exchange Amounts to $320Bln

The Federation of Saudi Chambers (FSC) said the volume of trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and China between 2017 and 2021 amounted to SAR1.2 trillion ($320 billion). This figure reflects the strength and durability of the strategic economic partnership and the diversity and multiplicity of trade and investment opportunities in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Ambassador to Yemen Sounds Alarm Over Houthi Recruitment of Children

French ambassador to Yemen Jean-Marie Safa said that his embassy was in contact with the Houthis, but accused the group of communicating with the world through people who do not have a decision-making capacity. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Safa said that the Houthis’ recruitment of children have reached…

The Independent UK

‘We’re finally seeing people like us’: Meet the Muslim women changing representation in sport

Conversations about diversity are circling the World Cup. Furvah Shah speaks to the women heading up football teams and running clubs that are providing safe spaces for Muslim women to play sport

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