Climate Change
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World Environment Day: Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’
“This planet is our only home”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day, to be marked…
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Make mental health support part of climate action plans: WHO
Mental health support must be included in national responses to climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a…
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Zero waste: The Portuguese business turning leftover fish into dog treats
There’s no doubt that food loss and waste, has been undermining the sustainability of our food systems. In an effort to…
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Rescue us from our environmental ‘mess’, UN chief urges Stockholm summit
Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises on the environment – UN…
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Video games for climate action: winning solutions for the planet
From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN…
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Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to…
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More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021
A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more than in 2020, the…
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‘Lifeline’ of renewable energy can steer world out of climate crisis: UN chief
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rises, ocean heat levels and acidification, all set new records during 2021, while some glaciers…
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World Migratory Bird Day illuminates the dark side of light pollution
Governments, cities, companies, and communities around the world are taking action to address a significant and growing threat to wildlife,…
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World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation
Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen…
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