https://www.globalissues.org/news/topic/693 2026-05-13T20:28:08-07:00 Global Issues Inter Press Service UN News https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues.png https://static.globalissues.org/i/globalissues/logo-feed.jpghttps://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/05/06/429582026-05-06T06:56:26-07:00

<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2026/05/55237177481_5961dd6ff9_o.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> SRINAGAR, India, May 6 (IPS) - The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, may eventually be remembered as a defining moment in global climate politics, not because it produced a treaty or a formal negotiation outcome, but because it changed the tone, structure, and ambition of the conversation itself. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/05/06/42958">Read the full story, “How Santa Marta Finally Made Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Politically Discussable”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2026/04/historic-second_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> WASHINGTON DC, April 24 (IPS) - About 132 wars are happening in the world today, displacing 200 million people. 80 percent of these conflicts are happening in sensitive biodiversity areas where Indigenous Peoples live. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/04/24/42860">Read the full story, “Why Indigenous Peacebuilding Matters in Today’s World”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2026/04/land-rights.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> NAIROBI, April 14 (IPS) - Over 800 households in Ikolomani Constituency in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, fear eviction to pave the way for a British firm, Shanta Gold Limited, to begin extracting gold valued at Sh683 billion ($5.29 billion) on an estimated 337 acres of residential and agricultural land. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/04/14/42760">Read the full story, “Civil Society Launch a Campaign Against Extractive Industry Exploitation and Land Grabs”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2026/02/CBD-SBI6-0004.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> 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. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/02/17/42360">Read the full story, “From Pledges to Proof: UN Biodiversity Meeting Begins First Global Review of Nature Action”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2026/02/iStock-1447620522-1.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe & MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, February 9 (IPS) - Business can still remain profitable while protecting the environment but invest in nature-positive operations, says a landmark report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which finds that global companies have contributed to the escalating loss of biodiversity. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/02/09/42297">Read the full story, “A Business Necessity: Align With Nature or Risk Collapse, IPBES Report Warns”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2026/02/Whale-Shark_Kerala-Graffiti.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> DELHI, February 5 (IPS) - Melanie Brown has been fishing salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska, for more than 30 years. An Indigenous fisherwoman and a coordinating committee member of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples, she speaks about the sea with deep care and lived knowledge. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/02/05/42269">Read the full story, “When Protection Meets the Sea: Rethinking Marine Protected Areas with Fishing Communities”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2026/01/Binalakshmi-Nepram-Photo-by-Nobel-Women-Initiative.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> NEW DELHI, January 27 (IPS) - It was Christmas eve: some two decades ago. Binalakshmi Nepram was a witness to the killing of a 27-year-old. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2026/01/27/42203">Read the full story, “Binalakshmi Nepram: Engineering Peace, Creating History”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2025/12/Claudia-Ignacio-Alvarez_.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> MICHOACÁN, Mexico , December 18 (IPS) - My niece Roxana Valentín Cárdenas was 21 years old when she was killed. She was a Purépecha Indigenous woman from San Andrés Tziróndaro, a community on the shores of Lake Pátzcuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2025/12/18/41938">Read the full story, “My Niece Was Killed Amid Mexico’s Land Conflicts. The World Must Hold Corporations Accountable”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2025/12/54971424129_32c5afa5db_c.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> NAIROBI, December 9 (IPS) - “There will never be a better time than now to invest in a stable climate, thriving ecosystems, and resilient lands, or in sustainable development that delivers for all,” said Amina J. Mohammed, the deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, during the opening plenary of the seventh meeting of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) taking place from December 8 to 12, 2025. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2025/12/09/41850">Read the full story, “Thousands Gather in Nairobi as Science Meets Diplomacy for Planet Protection”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>

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<p><img src="https://static.globalissues.org/ips/2025/12/Karam-tree-branch.jpg" width="640" alt="" /></p><p> SATKHIRA, Bangladesh, December 9 (IPS) - A dried karam tree branch stands on the bank of a pond in a field in Datinakhali village adjacent to the Sundarbans. Despite many efforts, the tree could not be saved. </p><p><a href="https://www.globalissues.org/news/2025/12/09/41846">Read the full story, “Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity”, on globalissues.org</a> →</p>