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By Sebastian Nieto Parra, Head of Latin America and the Caribbean Unit, OECD Development Centre, Mario Pezzini, former Director of the OECD Development Centre and special Advisor to the OECD Secretary General on Development, and…

By Ben Dickinson, Head of the Global Relations and Development Division, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve to stimulate action in areas of critical importance for humanity…

By Zayda Manatta, Head of the Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes One small change can make a big difference in the fight against illicit financial flows. Illicit financial…

By Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration This blog is part of a series on tackling COVID-19 in developing countries. Visit the OECD dedicated page to access the OECD’s data, analysis and…

By Ignatius Mvula, Assistant Director – Mining Audit Unit, Zambia Revenue Authority, Mary Baine, Director – Tax Programmes, African Tax Administration Forum, and  Ben Dickinson, Head of the Global Relations and Development Division,…

From devastating wildfires, tornadoes, and mudslides to mass shootings and terrorist attacks, it’s almost impossible to turn on the news these days without seeing a report about another disaster. Natural and human-caused disasters are…

In February 2024, African heads of states adopted a draft protocol to regulate digital trade within the continent. This significant yet challenging course for Africa’s digital economy fits into the broader trade agreement, designed…

By Jonas Teusch, Economist, and Konstantinos Theodoropoulos, Statistician, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration Lire ce blog en français / en español Taxing energy use for sustainable development Why should…

Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference associated with specific experiences and characteristics. For decades, autism research has focused on behavioural, cognitive, social and communication difficulties. These studies…

By Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director of the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate and Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration Should projects financed by foreign aid be subject to…

Gender, class, race, culture and religion are all categories used to exclude people in ways that privileged people will never experience. This exclusion can be as blatant as a gang of masked people performing the Nazi salute, or as…

March Puzzler March 11th, 2024 by Kathryn Hansen…

Energy from the Sun warms our planet, and changes in sunlight can also cause changes in temperature, clouds, and wind. Clouds are ever changing and give you clues and information on what is happening in the atmosphere. Clouds can tell…

Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The March 2024 puzzler is shown above. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us where it is, what we are looking at, and why it is interesting.  How to…

March Puzzler March 11th, 2024 by Kathryn Hansen…

Energy from the Sun warms our planet, and changes in sunlight can also cause changes in temperature, clouds, and wind. Clouds are ever changing and give you clues and information on what is happening in the atmosphere. Clouds can tell…

Energy from the Sun warms our planet, and changes in sunlight can also cause changes in temperature, clouds, and wind. Clouds are ever changing and give you clues and information…

4.2. Experimental TasksThis study involved two economic two-player reciprocal exchange games (TG and DTG), with one player designated to the role of a trustor and the other of a trustee, making sequential decisions in two stages.…

Energy from the Sun warms our planet, and changes in sunlight can also cause changes in temperature, clouds, and wind. Clouds are ever changing and give you clues and information on what…

Coaching for the Future-Forward Leader Sanyin Siang March 06, 2024 Reading Time: 2 min…

A Kenyan vice-chancellor recently went public about the scarcity of university professors. There are fewer than 1,000 professors for the country’s 68 universities and 562,925 students. That is an average of around 563 students per…

5. The Arctic can serve as a model peaceful governance for other regions.The concept of a peace park in the Bering Strait, proposed by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, emphasizes the early roots…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s weekly DeBriefed email newsletter. Subscribe for free…

A federal court has issued an order banning the operators of the Home Matters USA mortgage relief scam from the telemarketing and debt relief businesses and requiring them to turn over $19 million as a result of a lawsuit by the Federal…

February Puzzler February 6th, 2024 by Kathryn Hansen…

Brasília, 30 January 2024: An increasingly important aspect for companies, sustainability reports are the subject of a new study conducted by CEBDS (Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development), in partnership with the…

Pancake ice in Lake Huron near Oscoda, Michigan in January 2024. Credit: Gabrielle Farina/NOAA Many people have been concerned about the low ice coverage that has been observed and recorded in the last few…

1. IntroductionOver the last decade, the wide-ranging consequences of an international food supply rich in ultra-processed foods have entered scientific and public conversations . Ultra-processed foods are generally recognized as being…

January Puzzler January 9th, 2024 by Kathryn Hansen Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The January 2024 puzzler is shown above.…

January Puzzler January 9th, 2024 by Kathryn Hansen…

"Trash Truck." Credit: Glen Keane Productions As a new parent, I've had the joy of watching animated cartoons with my two-year-old son. His…

Flooding has become all too familiar on Newshub reporter Adam Hollingworth's street. Back in March 2022 he took a hit. Little did he know the street flooded again and again and again and again. The worst deluge was the Auckland…

Every 4.5 minutes a baby is born with a condition that affects the structure or function of their body—collectively, these conditions are referred to as birth defects. They can vary widely in how and where they affect the body, and…

1. IntroductionSocial relationships are central to human health and wellbeing. Two important concepts related to social relationships that have been studied widely in the social, behavioral, and medical fields are social isolation and…

1. IntroductionSecuring fair access for individuals seeking top-notch education to improve their learning and job prospects is a fundamental goal of the global development strategies . In 2015, the United Nations introduced 17…

Where people live shapes their everyday experiences and may serve as a foundation to how and whether they access both public goods and private resources. Unequal allocation of neighborhood resources including but not limited to…

December Puzzler December 26th, 2023 by Kathryn Hansen…

Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The December 2023 puzzler is shown above. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us where it is, what we are looking at, and why it is interesting.  How…

December Puzzler December 26th, 2023 by Kathryn Hansen…

Participants on a bus tour at the 2014 community pilgrimage to Tule Lake Courtesy of Tamiko Nimura…

In an age where technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, the use of drones has become increasingly prevalent. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have found applications in various industries, from photography and…

Following a hybrid meeting on the sides of New York City Climate Week, a dedicated expert group convened by the Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities announced the forthcoming launch of the Integrity…

Update on November 27, 2023: This false color image shows the terminus of southeastern Alaska’s Malaspina Glacier, the largest piedmont glacier in the world. Congratulations…

If you haven’t heard about @congressedits yet, it’s a Twitter bot that was recently created to tweet out every anonymous edit made to Wikipedia from Congressional IP addresses. So, anyone editing articles on Wikipedia without…

Researchers put two newly developed cathode materials head-to-head to determine how densities of active sites—where ions react to gain electrons and create a…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More schools in the U.S. are asking teachers to use scripted curriculum, an instructional method that…

CBCs foreign correspondents join chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge on the stage in the Barbara Frum Atrium in read Peter's blog: Subscribe to The National to watch more videos here: Your Opinion & Connect With Us Online:The…

An update on the underground mine fire in Preston County, Secretary Caperton visits site as part of Gov. Justice's Save Our State campaign, Toyota Motor ...

Volunteers remove more than 1,100 illegally dumped tires from a two mile section of the Coal River. Ohio River algae public health advisory lifted for West Virginia shoreline. DEP employees take part in the Adopt A Highway Annual Fall…

Did you know that most antibiotics sold in the United States are given to livestock and poultrynot humans? Thats scary news for all of us. Learn more and take action at