News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 165
The Oceans Silent Killer: Breaking Down Overfishing
- Inter Press Service
SCRANTON, USA, Jun 07 (IPS) - You don’t have to look too hard to find some news network or media outlet talking about water pollution, plastic waste, CO2 emissions, and climate change.
Fresh Air, Clean Water
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 04 (IPS) - You want to breathe fresh air and have access to clean water? I guess you do, just like all of us. As populations in the so-called developed countries, we love to go for holidays in places where on high mountains you get to breathe deeply and enjoy the fresh air, where the oceans or lakes are clean and refreshing. And how do we arrive there? Mostly by airplanes or cars, polluting the air whilst travelling to the desired destinations, causing harm to people and the planet.
Interestingly, many people today, calculate their flight’s CO2 footprint and pay a certain amount of money to invest in renewable energy projects, in order to feel better about their travelling and to receive tax deductibility (depending on regulations of their country).
The Pandemic Should Not Leave Developing Countries Without a Voice (or a Vote)
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 04 (IPS) - Requiring in-person voting to elect the governing bodies of UN agencies may exclude the countries most affected by travel restrictions derived from the pandemic.
UNs Battle Against Climate Hazards Undermined by a Devastating Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 04 (IPS) - The United Nations has been in the forefront of an ongoing battle against the growing hazards of climate change, including the destruction of different species of plants and animals, the danger of rising sea-levels threatening the very existence of small island developing states (SIDS), and the risks of oceans reaching record temperatures endangering aquatic resources.
On World Environment Day -- Pakistan showcases ecosystem restoration
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Jun 04 (IPS) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been making sure that all foreign dignitaries visiting the country get their hands dirty. With a shovel and a watering can, they are invited to plant a tree for one of the largest reforestation initiatives in the world — the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme or TBTTP.
Life Below Water the UN Calls for Action on Ocean Protection
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - President of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir has told a high-level debate on oceans that the world cannot afford to delay action on ocean protection. “There is simply no scenario wherein we live on a planet without an ocean,” he said.
Bridging the Gaps Between Climate Action & Biodiversity Preservation
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jun 02 (IPS) - With the climate negotiations getting more and more intense in the light of ensuring meaningful achievements in the upcoming COP- 26 summit in Edinburgh, an event that is key to move forward the pathway towards a net zero future started in Paris, this year World Environment Day on June 5 assumes an even more emblematic meaning.
Sowing Water by Restoring Ancient Ditches in the Peruvian Highlands
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Jun 01 (IPS) - In the highlands near the capital of Peru, more than 3,000 metres above sea level, ageold water recovery techniques are being used to improve access to water for 1,400 families, for household consumption and for crops and livestock.
2021: The Year that Matters for the Poorest People on the Planet
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 01 (IPS) - This year is being described as pivotal for climate change. That’s not only because we’re reaching a point of no return when it comes to the rise in global temperature, it’s because the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties – commonly known as COP26 – is due to take place in November in Glasgow.
Is Sharing More than Water the Key to Transboundary Governance in the Meghna River Basin?
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, May 31 (IPS) - Kajol Miah is a rice farmer from the Bangladesh side of the Meghna River Basin. And in towns on the Indian side of the river basin, Bangladeshi rice is in great demand.
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