Climate Change
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2021: Critical year to ‘reset our relationship with nature’ – UN chief
During this time of “crisis and fragility”, the UN chief told the United Nations Environment Assembly on Monday that human…
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UN hails ‘day of hope’ as US officially rejoins Paris climate accord
The official return of the United States to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change represents good news for the country…
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UN chief to security meeting: ‘2021 must be the year to get back on track’
By exposing deep fissures and fragilities, “COVID-19 has x-rayed the world”, the UN chief told the Munich Security Conference on…
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UN offers science-based blueprint to tackle climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution
Without nature’s help, “we will not thrive or even survive”, the UN chief said on Thursday, launching a major report…
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First Person: ‘The world is in your hands and begins at your door’.
British celebrity gardener Monty Don, a UN advocate for plant health, is raising awareness of the links between human health,…
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UN talks ‘honestly’ about the environment and avoids ‘scaremongering’
The challenge of tackling climate change is one that the UN needs to talk about “honestly, without scaremongering” and by…
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Cooling La Niña is on the wane, but temperatures set to rise: UN weather agency
Temperatures in almost all parts of the world will likely rise between now and April despite the cooling influence of…
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2021 a ‘crucial year’ for climate change, UN chief tells Member States
The world is far from achieving agreed goals to reduce global warming in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate…
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First Person: Digging for victory in the Philippines
Some farming techniques can have a devastating and negative effect on the environment, as farmers seek to harvest the maximum…
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FROM THE FIELD: The microscopic creatures helping build Africa’s Great Green Wall
A young woman scientist in Burkina Faso is researching the role of micro-organisms in fighting desertification in the Sahel Region,…
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