News headlines for “Biodiversity”, page 189
We Need to Slow down and Reconnect with Our Ocean for the Future of the Planet
- Inter Press Service
Jun 08 (IPS) - Stuart Minchin, is Director-General Pacific Community (SPC)COVID19 has brought the world to a halt. The devastating impact of the global pandemic on people's lives and the world's economy is a jarring and historic turning point for all of us but it is also an opportunity to re-think many of our practices.
How a Global Ocean Treaty Could Protect Biodiversity in the High Seas
- Inter Press Service
Jun 08 (IPS) - Oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth's surface. But, because many of us spend most of our lives on land, the 362 million square kilometres of blue out there aren't always top of mind.
The Bible, Donald Trump and Plastic
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 05 (IPS) - Another episode of the spectacular show that could be called The Greatest Story Ever Told: The Saga of the Trump Presidency, scripted and acted by Trump himself, took place on 1st of June.
Covid-19: Caring for Care Workers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 05 (IPS) - COVID-19 has brought the world to a halt. Nations, businesses, and schools have closed, and billions are confined to their homes. Yet millions of care workers step out daily to keep the lights on and support those in need.
Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Now?
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 04 (IPS) - "Before there can be truth there must be a true man"-- Chuang-TzuIn the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic, the much-anticipated 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) of the WHO concluded without any major controversies or disagreements.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2020
- Inter Press Service
Jun 03 (IPS) - My name is Emma, I'm 10 years old, and I live in Canada. I am sharing this video with you, today, because I learned at school that my future – the future of all children – will be determined by what we do together today.
How to Transform UN’s Environmental Goals into a People’s Agenda for Africa
- Inter Press Service
BRANDENBURG, Germany, Jun 03 (IPS) - The UN will commemorate World Environment Day 2020 on Friday June 5The COVID-19 insurgence has highlighted the need for multilateral cooperation among sustainability stakeholders. As the journey towards achieving Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is fraught with imminent global challenges, global environmental leaders agree that now is the time to act collectively for nature, leaving no one behind.
Prioritising Life or the Economy Will Determine the Post-Pandemic Focus in Urban Areas
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 02 (IPS) - The first priority in the COVID-19 pandemic was to save lives, in an effort to avoid even more devastating economic losses if strict lockdown and isolation were not put in place.
Beyond the Crisis
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 02 (IPS) - Now is the time to take advantage of this opportunity to build a better world
Looking back to the start of 2020, the world has changed almost beyond recognition. To protect public health, the global economy was put into stasis. Shops closed, factories were mothballed, and people's freedom of movement was severely curtailed.
No country has escaped the health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Tragically, more than 260,000 people have died and millions have been infected. The IMF is projecting global economic activity to decline on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. It is truly a crisis like no other.
Two-thirds of Tropical Forests ‘Under Threat in Next Decade’
- Inter Press Service
SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Jun 01 (IPS) - Tropical forests can develop resistance to a warmer climate, but 71 per cent will come under threat in the next decade if global average temperatures reach two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a new study warns.
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