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17.09.2024 | The Silent Threat: Methane Emissions and Our Food System | Methane emissions are a ticking time bomb. They lurk in the shadows of our food system, quietly contributing to climate change. While carbon dioxide often steals the spotlight, methane is a potent player, packing a punch far greater than it... |
17.09.2024 | One Click LCA acquires ENVI-met | One Click LCA, a provider of construction and manufacturing sustainability software, announces its acquisition of ENVI-met, the world’s premier microclimate simulation software. The strategic acquisition combines One Click LCA's comprehensi... |
17.09.2024 | Explained: How Methane Emissions Are Linked to the Food System, and What We Can Do About It | 8 Mins Read Methane has highly detrimental impacts on the planet, with the food system – particularly livestock – the main emitter of the gas. What can we do about it?
When we talk about greenhouse gas emissions, many of us are really just ... |
13.09.2024 | Africa’s Environment Ministers call for the establishment of legally binding protocol on drought management | 07 September, Abidjan - African Environment Ministers meeting in Abidjan have called for the establishment of a legally binding protocol on drought management under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), with a special focus o... |
12.09.2024 | A vital three months for environmental diplomacy | Let me also take a moment to focus on another critical process that UNEP’s Member States started. I am, of course, talking about the final round of negotiations on the instrument to end plastic pollution.
More than two years ago, the UN Env... |
09.09.2024 | MAG joins Green Game Jam for the fifth consecutive year | MAG joins Green Game Jam for the fifth consecutive year
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In this year's Green Game Jam, an initiative from Playing for the Planet, MAG is launching special events to build awareness around the ... |
07.09.2024 | Global Music Icon Ellie Goulding Received The Perfect World Foundation’s honorary Conservation Award In Sweden | Global Music Icon Ellie Goulding Received The Perfect World Foundation’s honorary Conservation Award In Sweden
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Ellie Goulding was announced as this year’s recipient of The Perfect World Founda... |
06.09.2024 | The Silent Suffering: Children of Migrants in Southeast Asia Face Climate Change's Wrath | In the heart of Southeast Asia, a storm brews. It’s not just the weather; it’s the emotional and physical toll of climate change on the region's most vulnerable: children. A recent report from World Vision, in collaboration with the Stockho... |
06.09.2024 | New report reveals children of migrants bear the brunt of climate change-related migration in Southeast Asia | New report reveals children of migrants bear the brunt of climate change-related migration in Southeast Asia
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A new report from World Vision shows how migration in the context of climate change... |
06.09.2024 | How Diverse Biobased and Biodegradable Textile and Leather Chemicals are Creating a more Sustainable Future for the Fashion Industry | How Diverse Biobased and Biodegradable Textile and Leather Chemicals are Creating a more Sustainable Future for the Fashion Industry
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The start-up SCHUTZEN from India is one of the five finalis... |
05.09.2024 | Lab-Grown Cotton Startup Galy Closes $33M Series B Round Led by Bill Gates | 4 Mins Read Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures has led a $33M Series B investment for US startup Galy, which makes lab-grown cotton.
Boston-based Galy has secured $33M in an oversubscribed Series B investment round led by Bill Gates’ ... |
30.08.2024 | UNEP, Maldives partner to address climate change and other environmental threats | Hassaan Mohamed, the Deputy Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy of Maldives, knows what runaway climate change would mean for his country.
“Climate change impacts are the most severe things we face right now,” Mohamed said re... |
29.08.2024 | How Asian countries could save lives, boost growth by tackling air pollution | The two most damaging types of air pollution in Asia and the Pacific are fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone. Fine particulate matter refers to a group of microscopic substances that measure less than 2.5 microns – just a fractio... |
27.08.2024 | As swimmers return to the Seine, experts see hope for other long-polluted rivers | “Paris has shown that it is possible to bring even the most polluted rivers back to life,” said Dianna Kopansky, Head of the Freshwater and Wetlands Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “But if we’re to ward off a loomin... |
24.08.2024 | The Disposable Tech Dilemma: A Look at Smart Rings and Google's Security Program Shutdown | In the world of technology, the promise of innovation often comes with a dark side. The recent revelations about the Galaxy Ring and the shutdown of Google's bug bounty program highlight a troubling trend: disposability. The Galaxy Ring, Sa... |
22.08.2024 | Teste mostra que Galaxy Ring quebrado precisa ir direto para o lixo | Galaxy Ring não pode ser consertado, diz site (Imagem: Thássius Veloso/Tecnoblog)
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19.08.2024 | A regional agreement aims to save a tropical paradise in trouble | The Nairobi Convention is part of the Regional Seas Programme established by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The Convention entered into force in 1996 to address the accelerating degradation of the Western Indian Ocean by increasing th... |
16.08.2024 | Inside the push to clean up one of Africa’s most-polluted transit routes | The strategy is also aiming to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, by 10 per cent. In 2018, vehicles along the corridor produced more than 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
“Achieving... |
16.08.2024 | Why Denmark is ramping up its support for UNEP and building resilience | In recent years, Denmark has worked in some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions, including the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, where it has helped communities manage water and bolster agricultural productivity.
The country is also ... |
15.08.2024 | Mercury has long poisoned gold miners. This new strategy is helping change that. | Between 10 million and 20 million miners in more than 70 countries work in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, including up to 5 million women and children. These operations, which are often unregulated and unsafe, generate 37 per cent o... |
08.08.2024 | In the heart of the Amazon, a forest-friendly model for development takes root | “The work of the Puyanawa shows what is possible when Indigenous Peoples are able to exercise their rights to their traditional territories,” said Gabriel Labbate, the head of the Climate Mitigation Unit at the United Nations Environment Pr... |
31.07.2024 | The Sporting World is Feeling the Effects of Climate Change – Here’s How It’s Adapting | 5 Mins Read
By Mark Charlton, net-zero research theme director, De Montfort University
In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want to do it at night. But some famous global running events, including the world champion... |
22.07.2024 | How halting deforestation can help counter the climate crisis | Every year, humanity clears 10 million hectares of forests, an area equivalent to the size of Portugal.
The loss of these ecosystems is devastating for wildlife and the billions of people who rely on forests for food, water and other essent... |
22.07.2024 | How Barbados became a mighty voice for climate justice | Bridgetown residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl earlier this month, one of a growing number of storms expected to accompany climate change. Credit: AFP/Chandan Khanna
The collaboration between Barbados and UNEP extends beyon... |
11.07.2024 | Hungarian Council Presidency Tells EU That Novel Foods Are a Threat to European Food Traditions | The Hungarian Council Presidency has invited EU agriculture ministers to discuss the impact of novel foods such as cultivated meat and plant-based foods on European food traditions.
According to Euractiv, the presidency sent a note to EU de... |
08.07.2024 | Shaping an agile and responsive UNEP | Your excellency, Mr. Firas Khouri, Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives,
Ambassadors and colleagues.
Welcome to the Eleventh Annual Subcommittee meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR).
The timing of this ... |
04.07.2024 | UNEP UNV Young Talent Pipeline begins its second phase | The second phase of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Young Talent Pipeline starts on 25 June 2024. It builds on the efforts of the first phase from 2023 and aims to engage young talente... |
27.06.2024 | Samsara Eco: Pioneering the Future of Plastic Recycling | Samsara Eco, an innovative Australian startup, has recently secured a substantial $100 million in funding to further its mission of combating plastic waste on a global scale. Led by CEO Paul Riley, the company specializes in enzymatic recyc... |
26.06.2024 | Exclusive: Samsara Eco raises A$100M Series A extension to curb plastic waste | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Samsara Eco, an Australian plastic waste recycling startup, closed a A$100 million Series A extension round to go to market with retailers and packaging companies, CE... |
25.06.2024 | UNEP UNV Young Talent Pipeline begins its second phase | The second phase of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Young Talent Pipeline starts on 25 June 2024. It builds on the efforts of the first phase from 2023 and aims to engage young talente... |
25.06.2024 | World not ready for climate change-fuelled wildfires: Experts | PARIS: The world is unprepared for the increasing ferocity of wildfires turbocharged by climate change, scientists say, as blazes from North America to Europe greet the northern hemisphere summer in the hottest year on record.
Wildfires hav... |
22.06.2024 | Negotiations advance towards global intergovernmental science-policy panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution prevention | Geneva, 22 June 2024 – Governments gathered in Geneva have advanced in the process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention, agreeing to continue negotiations to further develop the proposal for this ... |
21.06.2024 | The Power of “Plug and Play”: Unlocking Strategies for Energy-Efficiency in Buildings | Schematic of a participant's dashboard used to promote energy awareness and savings
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, June 21, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Buildings play a key role in mitigating climate change – they emit more than a... |
19.06.2024 | How science-policy bodies are driving solutions to planetary crises | There are already two global science-policy panels addressing major environmental issues. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses the science of climate change and the focuses on the science of biodiversity and nature’... |
18.06.2024 | Eating Lower-Carbon Meats is Actually Worse for Animal Welfare. The Solution? Eat Less Meat | 7 Mins Read While swapping beef for chicken may lower your impact on the climate, it also means killing more poorly treated animals. The key to balancing the tradeoff is to just eat less meat.
During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organ... |
16.06.2024 | Olivine Mineral: A Natural Wonder Fighting Soil Degradation, Sequestering CO2, and Purifying Water Pollution | Sahit Muja CEO Albanian Minerals NYC, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, June 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A Global Call to Action: Sahit Muja Advocates for Soil Health and Environmental Sustainability : Soil degradation must be unequivocally recog... |
14.06.2024 | As trees rise, parched African landscapes spring back to life | Haile lives in Sire, a rural district of Ethiopia about 130 kilometres southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa. The land, situated at an altitude of 1,800 metres on an escarpment above the Awash River, is mainly a patchwork of fields sown wit... |
14.06.2024 | OEWG 3: Science-Policy Panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution | The third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group to prepare proposals for a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (OEWG-3), will be held at the Internation... |
12.06.2024 | UNECE, UNEP, and OECD announce Platform for Action on the Green Recovery of Ukraine | Berlin, 11 June 2024 – At this week’s Ukraine Recovery Conference, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced the estab... |
10.06.2024 | National climate action plans have insufficient forest targets and deforestation continues to rise | Bonn, 10 June 2024 - Despite global commitments to halt deforestation by 2030, only eight of the top 20 countries with highest rate of tropical deforestation have quantified targets on forests in their national climate action plans, also kn... |
08.06.2024 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 3 June, 2024 | Back to Publications Norway to Grant United States More Access in Northern Norway
High North News reported on May 31 that Norway’s parliament has approved an amendment agreement under the Supplemental Defense Cooperation Agreement that gran... |
08.06.2024 | Water is life | My name is Vivianne Kiriinya. I am a UN Volunteer Communications Specialist with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since May 2024. I am based in my home country, Kenya and I serve with the Early Warning and Assessment Division... |
07.06.2024 | Ртуть – супертоксикант в рыбе | Скачать в удобном виде — PDF, Word, памятка. Там же можно будет легко найти ссылки на первоисточники любой части материала через "поиск по странице" или клавиши Ctrl+F, и ещё больше дополнительной информации в разделе "Факты&... |
07.06.2024 | World Environment Day turns global gaze towards land restoration | The 51st edition of World Environment Day was a record-breaking success, with an unprecedented 3,854 official events and tens of millions of online engagements drawing attention to how humanity can counter three often-overlooked perils: lan... |
05.06.2024 | EZVIZ puts farmers at the center of its global forest planting project this World Environment Day, creating a more virtuous eco circle between land conservation and community development | HOOFDDORP, Netherlands, June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Embarking on a bigger horizon to grow its Global Forest Plan, EZVIZ announced its annual theme on the World Environment Day: "A Forest for Farmers. Trees for Common Benefit." It... |
05.06.2024 | World Environment Day: Forging a path to sustainable and resilient healthcare systems | Listen to this article
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31.05.2024 | BEWI further increases its recycling capacity by opening a circular hub in Norrköping, Sweden | BEWI further increases its recycling capacity by opening a circular hub in Norrköping, Sweden
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31.05.2024 | UNEP announcement at SIDS-4 Conference | On behalf of United Nations Environment Programme, I would like to express my condolences to the government and people of Papua New Guinea on the tragedy and the loss of lives from the recent landslide.
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30.05.2024 | Why a string of court victories is raising hopes of climate advocates | So far, it has been a successful year in the courts for climate change activists. In April, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Switzerland has a responsibility under European law to combat climate change. And last month, the Inte... |
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29.05.2024 | Fourth edition of climate tech accelerator LowCarbon.Earth announced by Massive Earth Foundation | The Low Carbon Earth Accelerator (LCE) program, known as LowCarbon.Earth 2024, has entered its fourth edition, which was initiated by the Massive Earth Foundation (MEF) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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28.05.2024 | Venezuela becomes first nation in the Americas to lose all glaciers | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Venezuela, once home to six glaciers, now has none after the last remaining one was recently classified as being too small to qualify.
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27.05.2024 | Vår Energi intensifies efforts to cut emissions | Vår Energi intensifies efforts to cut emissions
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Vår Energi joins UN led initiative to improve accuracy and transparency of methane emissions reporting.
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27.05.2024 | As rains falter, Jamaica’s urban farmers race to adapt | As a small island developing state, the country is also exposed to several other climate-change-related hazards, such as spiking temperatures, hurricanes and sea-level rise.
Much of Jamaica’s adaptation work has turned to making agriculture... |
26.05.2024 | Burundi’s fishers and farmers adapt to climate crisis | It was a late evening in April 2018 when Philbert Ntaciyica, exhausted from the non-stop heavy rain battering his roof, wondered if his farm would survive this latest storm.
When the 12-hour downpour finally eased in Nzove, a village perche... |
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20.05.2024 | World Bee Day – an endangered species yet essential to our biodiversity | BeSafeBeeHoney COST Action emphasises the role of beekeepers as the future stewards of our ecosystem
Honey has always been a rich source of natural sugar and is valued for its medicinal benefits, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inf... |
17.05.2024 | With nature in crisis, more companies are embracing safeguards to protect the planet | For centuries, livestock farmers in Aso, Japan, have gathered each spring for one purpose: to set fire to the region’s famed grasslands.
The controlled blazes are designed to chew up dead grass and fertilize the soil, revitalizing a landsca... |
13.05.2024 | Science and technology for healthy biodiversity | Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity,
Ms. Senka Barudanović, Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice Chair
Ms. Jihyun Lee, Secretary of the Subsidiary Body on Scien... |
06.05.2024 | Saudi Arabia strives to regreen deserts to tackle drought and land degradation | Abdullah Ibrahim Alissa is standing on a rocky outcrop in Thadiq National Park, a sprawling expanse of arid land north of Riyadh, capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Beneath Alissa, the park’s manager, are steep terraces lined with care... |
03.05.2024 | ASU sustainable food systems grad is a leader in food advocacy | Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2024 graduates.
From communications and research to policy frontline, Elizabeth Reilly is working toward contributing to a more sustainable food system for the glob... |
03.05.2024 | Op Ed: Stephanie Downs, CEO and Co-Founder of UNCAGED Innovations, Combatting the Argument that Leather is “Natural” | Stephanie Downs is the CEO and Co-Founder of UNCAGED Innovations, the “world’s first” biomaterial company to create sustainable leather from grains at scale. Combining its proprietary software platform, BioFuze, with biomaterial manufacturi... |
02.05.2024 | CLINTEL Calls out IPCC for Failed Science and Rejecting Climate Dialogue says Friends of Science Society | "The Frozen Climate Views of the IPCC" offers a critical analysis of the AR6 report. https://clintel.org/thorough-analysis-by-clintel-shows-serious-errors-in-latest-ipcc-report/
CLINTEL, the climate intelligence network of 1917 sc... |
30.04.2024 | "Green Nobel" spotlights environmental impacts on Latinos and Latin Americans | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A Latina activist based in California and a Brazilian investigative reporter have received the world's biggest environmental prize for their separate work spotlighting the impacts of global supply cha... |
28.04.2024 | FSM advocates for a dedicated multilateral fund for plastics to ensure the effective compliance and implementation of the future treaty | The Pacific is disproportionately affected by the global plastic pollution, contributing less than 1.3 percent but our ocean is inundated with bulk of the world’s transboundary washed away plastics which has serious negative environmental, ... |
28.04.2024 | Saudi Arabia and UNEP launch World Environment Day campaigns to combat desertification and restore degraded lands | Riyadh, 28 April 2024 – World Environment Day (WED) 2024 host the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have launched campaigns to combat desertification, restore land and build drought resilience ahead... |
27.04.2024 | Pacific Islands calls on the plastic treaty to include legally binding obligations and implementing mechanisms to address legacy plastics | 26 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - The plastics treaty needs to include legally binding obligations that cover the full lifecycle of plastics including addressing legacy plastic already in the marine environment.
The point was raised by Samoa, ... |
27.04.2024 | Quiz: How much do you know about degraded land, deserts and droughts? | This year’s World Environment Day, held on 5 June and hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.
More than 2 billion hectares of land are degraded, affecting billions of peopl... |
26.04.2024 | Op-Ed: Increasing Animal Cruelty is Not the Answer to Climate Change | 4 Mins Read Dr Sarah Ison, head of research at animal advocacy group Compassion in World Farming, makes her case for why simply moving to lower-emitting animals isn’t the climate solution we need from our food system.
In recent years, the a... |
26.04.2024 | Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production | This week, world leaders gathered in Ottawa, Canada to resume negotiations on the terms of a legally binding international treaty pertaining to plastic pollution. However, with the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) heavily divid... |
26.04.2024 | Solomon Islands calls on the global community to address the gaps regarding chemicals of concern in the plastic treaty | Addressing the gap between the few chemicals in plastics that are regulated globally and the growing number of chemicals of concern that are known to be used in plastics but are not identified for listing either for elimination, avoidance a... |
25.04.2024 | Calls for funding on chemicals and waste management projects. | The UN Environment Programme Special Programme and the Specific International Programme (SIP) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury launched their call for funding, coinciding with the International Day of Multilateralism on April 24. These... |
25.04.2024 | BlueTriton Brands Extends Environmental Plans with New 2030 Impact Goals in Water, Climate and Packaging | STAMFORD, Conn., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, BlueTriton Brands, Inc. ("BlueTriton"), a water and beverage company in North America, released its 2030 sustainability goals as a part of the company's ongoing efforts to fur... |
22.04.2024 | Earth Day 2024: 10 Things to Know About Our Food System | 7 Mins Read As we celebrate Earth Day, the importance of transforming our food system is higher than ever – here are 10 things you should know about the food we eat, and its impact on the planet. Food system action is paramount
The global f... |
22.04.2024 | EPS Transport Packaging Now Recognized As Recyclable in Practice and at Scale in United Nations Environment Programme "Plastic Pollution Science" Report | Global EPS Sustainability Alliance (GESA)
Following an update in preparation for INC-4, the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) report on Plastic Pollution Science now recognizes EPS transport packaging as an at-scale recycled mat... |
20.04.2024 | Pacific Islands Voices magnified in the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution | 19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Of the 66 countries that are members of the High Ambition Coalition to end Plastic Pollution, four are from the Pacific Islands. A commitment was made in November last year by our Pacific Islands Forum Leaders... |
19.04.2024 | Five ways you can help save the environment this Mother Earth Day | It is easy to get discouraged by the state of the planet.
Humanity is breaking all the wrong records on global warming. Fragile ecosystems face enormous pressure. More than 1 million plants, animals and other living things are at risk of be... |
19.04.2024 | Tonga on the path to phasing out single-use plastics, recognises the importance of national actions in meeting future plastics treaty obligations | 19 April 2024, Ottawa Canada - Despite the challenges associated with being a small island developing state, the Kingdom of Tonga is making significant strides towards addressing the very visible problem of plastics.
Tonga will soon finalis... |
19.04.2024 | Three-point Q and A with Palau’s Chief Negotiator Ms Gwen Sisior | The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), is taking place from 23 to 29 April 2024 in Ottawa, ... |
18.04.2024 | Voices of Pacific Women: Moe Saitala Paulo | Negotiating a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Marine Environment
The Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committing for a Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution including in the Mari... |
18.04.2024 | Critical negotiations on plastic pollution begin next week | Humanity now produces 430 million tonnes of plastic each year, two-thirds of which is contained in short-lived products which soon become waste. Some of that plastic winds up in the food chain, where it has the potential to harm human healt... |
09.04.2024 | Tompkins Conservation places archive at the Stanford University Libraries in support of ongoing field studies and research in Chile and Argentina | Tompkins Conservation was envisioned by the late Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face and Esprit, and Kris Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia, Inc.
STANFORD, Calif., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tompkins Conservation and its co-founders... |
09.04.2024 | Buildings and Climate Global Forum – Declaration de Chaillot | Paris, 8 March 2024 – The first ever Buildings and Climate Global Forum, organised by the French Government and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), concluded yesterday with the adoption by representatives of 70 countries of the Declaration... |
09.04.2024 | How social forestry and private investments can save Indonesia’s forests | Throughout Indonesia, traditional customs like Ri’i that belong to the country’s myriad ethnic groups and local communities are deeply intertwined in ongoing efforts to protect the environment and its vital ecosystems, especially in the fac... |
09.04.2024 | New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture | Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam have joined forces to reduce the environmental impact of the agricultural sector
Highly hazardous pesticides and plastic waste from agriculture release toxic persistent organic ... |
08.04.2024 | Meal Reveal: Hellmann’s Launches AI Recipe Tool to Cut Household Food Waste | 5 Mins Read Unilever-owned mayo brand Hellmann’s has rolled out an AI-enabled tool that uses an ingredient scan to produce recipes that can help households use up food and reduce waste.
Launch your camera app, scan your fridge, and your pho... |
06.04.2024 | New sustainability drive in Kenya’s athletics heartland | New sustainability drive in Kenya’s athletics heartland
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Nairobi, 6 April 2024 – In a significant move towards sustainable sports, a new initiative was launched at the iconic Ngong Forest, Keny... |
05.04.2024 | Commentary: Singaporeans’ reliance on air-cons will only lead to more discomfort | Listen to this article
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04.04.2024 | ‘A Global Tragedy’: We Waste A Billion Meals Every Day, Just as 780 Million Go Hungry Globally | 6 Mins Read Despite more than 780 million people facing hunger around the world, over a billion household meals are thrown out every day, resulting in over $1T in economic losses, reveals a new UN report.
Households are discarding preposter... |
21.03.2024 | Fifth Wall's Wallace sees fintech as next step in the climate battle, weighs debt fund | Major real estate companies have been slow to decarbonize — leaving an opportunity for fintechs and financiers to speed up the process, Fifth Wall CEO Brendan Wallace tells Axios.
Why it matters: Real estate is responsible for about 37% of ... |
21.03.2024 | Google Flood Hub: AI Improves Global Flood Forecasts, Delivers Life-Saving Alerts to 460 Million People Worldwide | John Lopez, Tech Times 21 March 2024, 09:03 am
Google Flood Hub revolutionizes flood forecasting, combating the devastating impacts of floods worldwide.
A new study tells us how this technology leveraging the power of artificial intelligenc... |
20.03.2024 | Foodberry’s edible packaging: A delicious solution to plastic pollution | A Boston-based food technology startup, Foodberry, has introduced a novel edible food coating. Foodberry claims the tech can extend the shelf life of various food items, ranging from hummus to ice cream.
Developed in collaboration with lab... |
18.03.2024 | UN omits potential of meat reduction in its roadmap for climate-compatible food system, raises health concerns, experts say | UN omits potential of meat reduction in its roadmap for climate-compatible food system, raises health concerns, experts say
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18.03.2024 | Climate Scientists: We Need to Halve Our Livestock Emissions by Replacing Meat & Dairy with Plant-Based Foods | 6 Mins Read Globally, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming must peak next year, and be reduced by 50% by 2030 to align with our climate goals, scientists suggest in a new survey. And to do this, we need to replace meat and dairy ... |
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HUD signs onto international climate declaration in France | The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) signed onto an international climate declaration, described as “a foundational document for international cooperation that will enable progress towards a rapid, fair, and effective ... |
13.03.2024 | Jeff Bezos' philanthropic fund is pouring $60 million into alternative meats to try to make them taste better | Food Jeff Bezos' philanthropic fund is pouring $60 million into alternative meats to try to make them taste better
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08.03.2024 | "Widespread" coral bleaching threatens iconic reefs, NOAA warns | Coral bleaching is expected to continue on "multiple, major" reef regions due to ongoing marine heatwaves — with the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, among the areas hardest hit.
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04.03.2024 | EU4Environment invites Eastern Partnership civil society to join online event on green economy | The EU-funded EU4Environment programme will hold a regional event that will take place on 13-14 March 2024 in a hybrid format in Brussels, Belgium.
This event aims to discuss lessons learned from activities encouraging a green transition in... |