Global Issues News Headlines for “Nature and Animal Conservation”

As La Niña Fades, WMO Experts Warn That El Niño Could Set New Global Heat Records

2026-03-06T17:41:20-08:00

UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (IPS) - Earlier this week World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that the weakening conditions of La Niña conditions are beginning to fade, with climate conditions transitioning toward ENSO-neutral —a phase in which neither El Niño nor La Niña is present and oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific remain near average. The agency noted that this shift could lead to the development of El Niño later in the year, a pattern typically associated with rising global temperatures and an increased risk of extreme weather events worldwide.

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Turning Waste into Hope: A Youth-Led Model for Sustainable Change

2026-03-06T14:00:23-08:00

TOKYO, Japan, March 6 (IPS) - From the beginning, this project was a collaboration between student teams in Japan and Korea. Although we live in different countries, we shared one common question: How can young people reduce waste while supporting families facing food insecurities?

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The Architecture of Hope Under Siege: One Year of Global Aid Dismantling

2026-03-04T07:11:15-08:00

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 4 (IPS) - A year has passed since a 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance signaled the deepening of a structural dismantling of international solidarity. Today, the “existential threat” to the freedom of association I warned of in my report to last year’s General Assembly (A/80/219) is no longer a warning; it is a lived reality.

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Financing Africa’s Biodiversity Conservation With Dwindling Donor Support

2026-03-03T12:02:20-08:00

NAIROBI, March 3 (IPS) - As the global community marks 2026 World Wildlife Day today (March 3), this year’s focus is on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods. However, beneath these celebrations, a difficult question emerges: who will bear the cost of conservation when traditional donor funding becomes uncertain and in the face of climate change?

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How do we Navigate Asia-Pacific’s Climate-Cyber Polycrisis?

2026-03-03T09:52:05-08:00

MANILA, Philippines, March 3 (IPS) - Communities globally are increasingly exposed to overlapping threats. Extreme weather, health emergencies and cyberattacks are occurring more frequently and simultaneously, often interacting in ways that amplify risks and strain response systems.

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Climate Change Is Coming for Your Morning Coffee

2026-02-27T11:35:22-08:00

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, February 27 (IPS) - Your morning cup of coffee could soon cost more, thanks to climate change, which is raising the heat on the production of the world’s most loved beverage.

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Why Tenure Reform Is Key to Curbing Land Degradation

2026-02-25T14:18:03-08:00

ROME, February 25 (IPS) - Farmland has long been one of the most important sources of security across generations. Writing about China nearly a century ago, Pearl S. Buck noted in The Good Earth, “If you will hold your land, you can live.” That holds true today. When farmers own land, they invest in it. When they don’t, they extract what they can today without thinking of tomorrow.

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As Biodiversity Loss Grows, Rome Talks Urge Nations to Step Up Action

2026-02-23T08:44:07-08:00

ROME & NEW DELHI, February 23 (IPS) - Governments meeting in Rome last week acknowledged that global efforts to protect nature are still not moving fast enough, even as biodiversity loss continues to affect ecosystems, livelihoods, and economies worldwide.

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Turning the Tide: How West Africa Is Reasserting Its Food Sovereignty Through Aquaculture

2026-02-19T06:17:08-08:00

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 19 (IPS) - It is an indictment on the global food system that, despite having some of the richest and most endowed natural resources in the world and a burgeoning youth population, West Africa spends more than $2 billion a year importing aquatic foods to feed its people, almost half of which is spent by Côte d’Ivoire alone.

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From Pledges to Proof: UN Biodiversity Meeting Begins First Global Review of Nature Action

2026-02-17T07:17:20-08:00

ROME & DELHI, February 17 (IPS) - Governments convened in Rome on Monday (February 16) for a critical round of UN biodiversity negotiations, launching the world’s first global review of how countries are acting to protect nature.

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