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‘Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns
- UN News
Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to prevent catastrophic spikes in temperature and avoid the worst impact of climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
COP16 – Is This Our Last Chance to Save Nature?
- Inter Press Service
UCKFIELD, Sussex, UK, Oct 22 (IPS) - As COP16 approaches, we have been reflecting on the state of our planet in 2024; the word "crisis" feels insufficient to describe the devastation we're witnessing.
Salt: Bangladesh Communities On the Frontline of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Oct 22 2024 (IPS) - Global warming has far-reaching effects, and certain countries, particularly those with low lying coastal regions, are more vulnerable than others. Bangladesh, the largest delta in the world, is at the forefront of the global warming crisis. Its coastal areas are increasingly exposed to rising sea levels, natural disasters, and salinization, all of which have devastating effects on its population.
Beyond the Headlines: The Hidden Impact of Flooding on Agriculture and Soil Health
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, US, Oct 21 (IPS) - Hurricanes Helene and Milton resulted in record-setting rain, flooding, and flash flooding events across several states, including Florida and North Carolina, leaving devastating impacts on people, communities, and infrastructure that will require many years of rebuilding and recovery.
The Future of Food Security Lies Beyond COP29’s Negotiation Tables
- Inter Press Service
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Oct 21 (IPS) - Climate change has thrown our food systems into chaos. Extreme weather events and dramatic climate variations are hammering food production and supply chains across the world. As global leaders gear up for COP29, there's plenty of buzz about climate action. But can we really expect these slow-moving, bureaucratic negotiations to deliver tangible and swift results to decarbonize and insulate our agri-food systems? Most likely not. But do not despair. While the COP29 talks unfold, crucial climate solutions for transforming food systems are already taking root on the ground.
Biodiversity Goal Can Be Achieved in the Southern Ocean
- Inter Press Service
CALI, Colombia, Oct 21 (IPS) - COP16, the much-anticipated follow-up talks to the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreement, which aims to reverse an alarming loss of nature on land and sea, opens in Cali, Colombia.
The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake
- UN News
The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet.
A ‘people’s COP’ to heal the planet: UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia
- UN News
Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to “make peace with nature” and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save endangered species, and preserve our planet’s precious ecosystems as the latest UN biodiversity summit got under way in Cali, Colombia on Sunday night.
Honduras: Environmental Defenders Still under Siege
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 18 (IPS) - Juan López was gunned down on 14 September. An environmental activist, community leader and member of the Municipal Committee in Defence of the Commons and Public Goods of Tocoa, he was the latest victim of extractive greed in Honduras. Communities protecting the rivers that flow through the Bajo Aguán region have seen several of their leaders assassinated.
Transparency and Inclusion: The Keys to Successful 30x30 Conservation
- Inter Press Service
SANTA FE, New Mexico USA, Oct 18 (IPS) - Two years ago world leaders from nearly 200 countries made a landmark commitment to protect and conserve at least 30% of the planet's land, ocean, and freshwater by 2030 - an initiative known as "30x30".
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