Global Issues News Headlines for “Biodiversity”

Nations pledge $3.9bn to Global Environment Facility as Race to Meet 2030 Goals Tightens

2026-04-09T19:09:51-07:00

SAINT LUCIA, April 9 (IPS) - With just four years left to meet a series of global environmental targets, governments are committing to shore up one of the world’s main environmental funds, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with a $3.9 billion pledge.

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“Humanity at the Edge of Its Own Humanity”

2026-04-08T18:14:53-07:00

VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 8 (IPS) - We live in a century of extraordinary achievement.Humanity has split the atom, mapped the genome, and sent astronauts to the Moon, with plans now underway to reach Mars. Our knowledge has expanded, our tools have become more powerful, and our capacity to shape the world around us exceeds anything previous generations could have imagined. We communicate instantaneously across continents, diagnose diseases earlier, monitor climate patterns in real time, and design artificial intelligences that can aid in everything from medicine to climate modelling.

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From Dialogue to Delivery: The Pacific’s Climate Mobility Moment

2026-04-07T07:33:44-07:00

BANGKOK, Thailand, April 7 (IPS) - Rising seas, intensifying storms, saltwater intrusion and shifting coastlines are the lived realities of Pacific communities today. Families are making difficult decisions about whether to stay, adapt or move. Some communities have already relocated. Others are preparing for that possibility. Many are determined to stay for as long as possible on lands that hold ancestral meaning and identity.

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Ugandan Farmers Sue EACOP in London in Last Minute Effort to Stop Crude Oil Pipeline

2026-04-03T11:25:29-07:00

NYAMTAI, Uganda, April 3 (IPS) - Environmental activists and farmer groups opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), the world’s longest heated oil pipeline, are mounting a last-ditch legal effort meant to stop its construction in a suit they plan to have filed in London, UK, believing that it stands a chance to stop the controversial project despite being at the 78 percent completion stage.

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WHO: Migrants and Refugees Face Rising Health Risks as Global Systems Fall Short

2026-04-02T17:47:17-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (IPS) - Global human migration is at record-high levels, as the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that roughly 1 in 8 people—about one billion individuals—are on the move. Many of these migrants and refugees face harsh living conditions and heightened challenges, such as poverty, insecurity, and limited access to basic services. With the number of international migrants having doubled since 1990, new findings from WHO call for expanding health systems to meet the growing scale of needs.

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Artisanal Miners in Western Kenya Move Away From Mercury

2026-04-01T16:02:09-07:00

KAKAMEGA, Kenya, April 1 (IPS) - They call this land Bushiangala. Gold has been mined here for nearly a century. In 1931, colonial prospectors arrived after traces were found in the nearby Yala River, setting off a rush that changed this quiet corner of western Kenya.

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Once Evicted From This Kashmir Lake, People Now Seen as Its Saviours

2026-03-31T07:38:51-07:00

SRINAGAR, India, March 31 (IPS) - For the past few weeks, residents living in and around Dal Lake in Indian Kashmir have witnessed “a different phenomenon” as a green sludge has accumulated on the once pristine water. Photos circulating widely on social media triggered a public outcry.

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Iran War Threatens World Food Crisis

2026-03-31T04:22:02-07:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 31 (IPS) - While media coverage of Iran’s restrictions on passage through the Hormuz Straits focuses on fuel prices, partial closure is also disrupting crucial fertiliser and other supplies, risking catastrophe for billions worldwide.

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Caribbean Leaders and Civil Society Prepare for Global Push on Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

2026-03-27T07:39:30-07:00

SAINT LUCIA, March 27 (IPS) - As the world edges closer to breaching key climate thresholds, Caribbean policymakers, scientists and civil society leaders gathered in Saint Lucia this month to coordinate the region’s position ahead of a landmark global meeting on transitioning away from fossil fuels.

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EXCLUSIVE: Water Laureate Kaveh Madani on Arrest, Exile and Fight for Science

2026-03-25T06:44:44-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, March 25 (IPS) - Professor Kaveh Madani of Iran has been named the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize laureate. The award will be formally presented by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in August during World Water Week in Stockholm.

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