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U.N. declares decade of ecosystem restoration to ‘make peace with nature’

Liz Kimbrough United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration launched by U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The goal: to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation worldwide. The U.N. has declared the coming decade a time for ecosystem restor

The plan to map every coral reef on Earth – from space

Most coral reefs are still unmapped. Scientists are aiming to monitor, in real-time, these biodiverse underwater worlds to protect and restore them. Further, they want to identify patches of coral that are naturally more resistant to climate change. In October 2020, Australian scientists found a det

Countries intend to increase fossil fuel production while research says it needs to be limited by 6% per year

Countries plan to increase their fossil fuel production over the next decade, even as research shows that the world needs to decrease production by 6% per year to limit global warming to 1.5°C, according to the 2020 Production Gap Report. A special issue of the Production Gap Report – from lead

Export of used vehicles a major contributor to air pollution

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Progra

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

Video gaming industry introducing environment and climate themes into their games

Some of the biggest names in mobile gaming with a combined active user base of 250 million players – unveiled a series of environmental activations they will be integrating into live games such as Subway Surfers, Angry Birds 2 and Golf Clash. During the first ever Green Mobile Game Jam, which took

A total fossil fuel lockdown must for a climate revolution: UNEP & REN21

Even if the COVID lockdowns were to continue for a decade, the change would not be sufficient; the current system and current market rules would take the world forever to come anywhere near a no-carbon system Growth in renewable power has been impressive over the past five years. But too little is h

“Earth School” launched to keep students connected to nature in the time of COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, UNEP launched a coalition with TED-Ed and others called “Earth School,” for providing free, educational content for students, parents and teachers who are currently at home Initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and TED-Ed, Earth School

Asian governments & officials awarded for fighting environmental crimes

Customs, parks and law enforcement officials from China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Singapore have been named recipients of the 2019 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards. The winners of the Awards are recognized by the United Nations and INTERPOL for their exceptional contribution to fighting t

Colombo Declaration calls for tackling global nitrogen challenge

At a time when the world grapples with the menace of air pollution killing 7 million people prematurely every year, Sri Lanka, with support from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), convened a two-day event at which member states came together to adopt what is being called the “Colombo Declaration

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