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A new IUCN report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the main source of the leakage, this will at least double by

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Labour , Sustainable Development / 10/24/2020

Medicinal plants disappearing in Jammu and Kashmir

Mudassir Kuloo The Kashmir Himalayas contain plants with properties found nowhere else on Earth, but illegal trade and climate change are pushing species to extinction In one month, Mohammad Adil, a research scholar studying the reproductive biology of medicinal plants, made two journeys to Afarwat,

Biodiversity , Environment , Forests , Sustainable Development / 10/19/2020

“Critically endangered” plant species found in Kelaa mangrove, Maldives

Shahudha Mohamed Ministry of Environment, of Maldives announced that a rare and endangered species of mangrove plant, by the scientific name of “Brugueira hainesii”, was found in Maldives. According to the ministry, the plants were identified during an ecological survey conducted at the wetlands

Aid , Biodiversity , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/07/2020

Leaked report: US halts funding to WWF, WCS and other Conservation NGOs over abuses

This news comes days after the UN Summit on Biodiversity, where numerous heads of government supported WWF and WCS’s call to declare 30% of the Earth as Protected Areas by 2030. The revelations in the leaked report demonstrate how dangerous this would be. The US government has halted more than $

Biodiversity , Climate , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Governance , Sustainable Development / 10/02/2020

In David Attenborough’s warning about the Earth’s future, a lesson for liberals who have failed to unite for the planet’s cause

Concern that humanity will be among the victims of this crime, turning it from ecocide into suicide, has been gradually building up around the world The ability of some types of stories, such as those rooted in religion and nationalism to unite large numbers of people, has outstripped the ability of

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 10/02/2020

Wetlands in our climate actions: Recommendations for Country Plans

There is a growing voice that governments take into note the importance of wetlands in achieving both the mitigation and adaptation targets to meet the Paris Climate goals Nations are in the process of submitting their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreem

Biodiversity , Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Forests , Governance , Monitoring , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/23/2020

New global biodiversity goals are being developed before the last ones were met

Sandra Cordon Three major reports on nature say we’ve missed our set 2020 targets The Earth’s biodiversity is being destroyed through overconsumption, unsustainably intensive agriculture, deforestation and climate destruction, yet there is still time to change course if humankind acts swiftly an

Aid , Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Launches & Events , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 09/20/2020

World’s first Global Fund for Coral Reefs launched

A new, first of its kind fund to protect coral reefs was officially launched on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly, with a coalition of partners convening to mobilise resources to make coral reefs more resilient. The Global Fund for Coral Reefs seeks to raise and invest U

Biodiversity , Data & Reports , Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/10/2020

Human footprint eliminated 68 % of species in 50 years

Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020. Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have fared worst, with an average declin

Biodiversity , Climate , Environment , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Migration , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/02/2020

UN plan to protect 30 percent of the planet could displace 300 million

One hundred twenty eight environmental and human rights NGOs and experts warn that a United Nations drive to increase global protected areas such as national parks could lead to severe human rights violations and cause irreversible social harm for some of the world’s poorest people In May 2021

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