Global Issues
News headlines for “Environmental Issues”, page 37
Beating Plastic Pollution in Our Food Systems
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 11 (IPS) - Each year, more than 12.5 million tonnes of plastic are used in agriculture alone, and another 37 million tonnes become food packaging. Very little gets recycled.
Chumbe Island: How Tanzania is Leading the Charge to Save Our Oceans
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 11 (IPS) - Under the surface of Tanzania’s turquoise waters, a miracle unfolds quietly every day.
Pacific Leaders Call for Bold Climate Action in Ocean Conference
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 11 (IPS) - “There is no climate action without ocean action,” President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands told reporters, as she and other representatives of Pacific island states reiterated that countries must honor their climate action agreements.
Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
- UN News
With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: the climate crisis is also a health crisis – and it’s already claiming lives.
‘Plenty of fish in the sea’? Not anymore, say UN experts in Nice
- UN News
At the Third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the “catch of the day” wasn’t a seabass or a red mullet – it was a figure: 35 per cent. That’s the share of global fish stocks now being harvested unsustainably, according to a new UN report released Wednesday.
Pacific States, Territories Gift the World its 'Largest Conservation Project'
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - While the island states in the Pacific may be modest, the ocean that surrounds them represents a huge oceanic state—an area equivalent to the entire European Continent.
UN Pushes for 10,000 Ships To Track Ocean Changes
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - A groundbreaking initiative to revolutionize global ocean observation is being launched this week at the UN Ocean Conference side event, aiming to enlist 10,000 commercial ships to collect and transmit vital ocean and weather data by 2035.
Waves of Change: From the Glittering Shores of Nice to Struggling Seaweed Farmers in Zanzibar
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - The late afternoon sun sparkles on the waters of the French Riviera as yachts dock at the Port of Nice with mechanical grace. A tram glides past palm-lined boulevards, where joggers, drenched in sweat, huff past leisurely strollers and sunbathers. Just beside the promenade, a crowd gathers around a young girl. With braided hair bouncing in rhythm, she belts out Beyoncé’s Halo with stunning precision. Her bare feet dance on the cobblestones, her voice echoing against the pastel façades.
‘Ocean Health Is Inseparable From Human Health, Climate Stability’—UN Chief Urges Swift Action, Partnership for Ocean Conference
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - “When we poison the ocean, we poison ourselves,” UN Secretary-general António Guterres told reporters on the morning of the second day of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3).
The battle to quiet the sea: Can the shipping industry turn down the volume?
- UN News
The ocean has never been silent – waves crashing, seabirds calling, whales singing across vast distances. But in recent decades, a new kind of noise has taken hold: the relentless hum of ships. For many marine species, this growing wall of sound is more than a nuisance – it’s a threat to their survival.
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