Global Issues
News headlines for “Nature and Animal Conservation”, page 286
SDGs: Making the Universal Agenda Truly Universal
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 17 (IPS) - One of the key features of the 2030 Agenda which the United Nations and member states identified in the lead up to the SDG agreement was the principle of universality.
Why Kenya's Engagement with the UN Is a Big Deal
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 16 (IPS) - President Uhuru Kenyatta warmly welcomed dozens of U.N Agencies, development partners and senior Government officials to the State House on 02 November 2016 to discuss the joint development plan from 2014 – 2018.
Convincing Investors to Unlock Africa's Green Energy Potential
- Inter Press Service
MARRAKECH, Nov 16 (IPS) - Lowering investment risks in African countries is key to achieving a climate-resilient development pathway on the continent, say experts here at the U.N.-sponsored Climate Conference.
Actions Needed Urgently to Tackle Air Pollution - Part 2
- Inter Press Service
PENANG, Nov 14 (IPS) - As evidence mounts on the threats posed by air pollution to both human health and the environment, action must be urgently taken to address this problem.
Adaptation Funding a Must for Africa
- Inter Press Service
MARRAKECH, Nov 13 (IPS) - The Paris Agreement hammered out at the summit on climate change in the French capital last year committed all parties to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies. The big question at the follow-up meeting here in Marrakech is how that deal will be implemented, especially for the developing nations of Africa.
Opposition to Oil Pipeline in U.S. Serves as Example for Indigenous Struggles in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 11 (IPS) - Canadian activist Clayton Thomas-Muller crossed the border between his country and the United States to join the Native American movement against the construction of an oil pipeline, which has become a model to follow in struggles by indigenous people against megaprojects, that share many common elements.
Air Pollution Emerges as a Top Killer Globally - Part 1
- Inter Press Service
PENANG, Nov 11 (IPS) - New research is showing that air pollution is a powerful if silent killer, causing 6.5 million worldwide deaths as well as being the major cause of climate change.
Peace Fails to Bring Prosperity in Eastern Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
KATANKUDDI, Nov 07 (IPS) - It is a Tuesday afternoon and only a handful of devotees have flocked to the Meera Grand Mosque in Katankuddi, about 300 kms east of the capital Colombo.
Latin America to Take the Temperature of Paris Agreement at Climate Summit
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Nov 05 (IPS) - With the ratification and entry into effect of the Paris Agreement still fresh, the countries of Latin America are heading to the climate summit in Marrakesh in search of clear rules that will enable them to decarbonise their economies to help mitigate global warming.
Africa and the Paris Agreement: Which Way Forward?
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 30 (IPS) - The Paris Agreement on climate change is set to enter into force on Nov. 4, after it passed the required threshold of at least 55 Parties, accounting for an estimated 55 per cent of the total global greenhouse gas emissions, ratifying the agreement.
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