Isabel Esterman Home to the world’s third-largest expanse of tropical forest, the world’s fourth-biggest population, and frequently ranked among the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters, Indonesia is a country where what happens has a vast effect on global biodiversity and environmental health. Here, assembled by Mongabay staff, are some of the top news and… Continue reading From declining deforestation to quitting coal, Indonesia marks a pivotal 2022
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UN Biodiversity Convention adopted the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Nearing the conclusion of a sometimes fractious two-week meeting, nations of the world agreed on a historic package of measures deemed critical to addressing the dangerous loss of biodiversity and restoring natural ecosystems. Convened under UN auspices, chaired by China, and hosted by Canada, the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological… Continue reading UN Biodiversity Convention adopted the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
10 pioneering initiatives that are restoring the natural world
The initiatives were declared World Restoration Flagships and are eligible to receive UN-backed promotion, advice or funding. They were selected under the banner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration The United Nations has recognized 10 ground-breaking efforts from around the globe for their role in restoring the natural world. The winning initiatives were unveiled… Continue reading 10 pioneering initiatives that are restoring the natural world
COP27: Loss and damage fund sole success
Joydeep Gupta The only solace is the start of a fund to pay poor nations for the loss and damage they are suffering due to climate change The disconnect between the reality of climate change and the artificial bubble in which global climate negotiations take place became significantly wider as the extended 2022 summit drew… Continue reading COP27: Loss and damage fund sole success
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
The new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced by leading figures at the International AIDS Conference taking place in Montreal, Canada. UNAIDS, UNICEF, and WHO have brought together a new alliance to fix one of the most glaring disparities in the AIDS response. Globally, only half (52%) of children living… Continue reading New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
EU agrees on a most comprehensive climate action packages in its history
The EU aims to cut its climate emissions by 55 percent by 2030 and thus comply with the Paris climate agreement, while Social Climate Fund to mitigate the burden on vulnerable households The European energy and environment ministers have launched one of the most comprehensive climate action packages in the history of the EU. They… Continue reading EU agrees on a most comprehensive climate action packages in its history
Under attack, global sexual health ‘can’t rely on US’
Fiona Broom For almost 40 years, the controversial US ‘global gag rule’ has been used by Republican presidents to block federal funding to non-US organisations that provide abortion counselling, referrals, and related services, or those that advocate for greater legal rights to abortion. Religious campaigns and political interference could threaten hard-won reproductive health rights in… Continue reading Under attack, global sexual health ‘can’t rely on US’
Australia pledges billions to save its Great Barrier Reef. Is it enough?
However, the reef is dying. Climate change, driven by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is the biggest culprit with the reef going through five mass bleaching events in the past 25 years On the 28th of January 2022, the Australian government pledged $1 billion of funding for the conservation of its iconic Great Barrier Reef, spread… Continue reading Australia pledges billions to save its Great Barrier Reef. Is it enough?
Too much climate finance given as loans force poorer nations into debt
A paltry 14 percent of climate finance is going to the least developed nations and just 2 percent to small island developing states, which have done least to cause the climate crisis but are being hit hardest. Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries totalled USD 78.9 billion in 2018, up… Continue reading Too much climate finance given as loans force poorer nations into debt
Pandemic effect – can we save the SDG on water and sanitation?
Ashok Swain The Covid-19 pandemic could be the spur needed to aggressively pursue the Sustainable Development Goals, especially on water and sanitation, but it is unlikely to happen without significant assistance to developing countries The Covid-19 pandemic is not only an unprecedented worldwide public health emergency but also an economic crisis. Rich industrialised countries have… Continue reading Pandemic effect – can we save the SDG on water and sanitation?
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