Environment
UNESCO names 11 new biospheres in 11 countries
July 6, 2024
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved the designation of 11 new biosphere reserves in 11 countries, including Belgium and Gambia for the first time and two transboundary biosphere reserves. In a press statement, the Paris-bas...
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First Candela C-8 Polestar electric boat delivered
July 5, 2024
Electric hydrofoil boat maker Candela says it has delivered the first produced Candela C-8 Polestar edition, a limited design edition of Candela’s C-8 in collaboration with electric performance car brand Polestar. In a press statement, Candela says that the boat was revealed p...
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UNESCO raises global alarm on the rapid degradatio...
July 2, 2024
In what could bring nightmares to farmers, politicians and agri-businesses all over the world, a new report warns that an overwhelming proportion of the planet’s top soil would be degraded by 2050. The warning has come in a report released by the United Nations Educational, Sci...
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‘Huddle negotiations’ run into hurdles in Bonn...
June 24, 2024
With the global climate change negotiations moving forward with dreadfully inadequate actions and suicidally slow speed for over a decade and the divisions between developing and the developed world reaching new levels, a new terminology called ‘huddle-negotiations’ is be...
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Maldives President to Co-chair global meet on Smal...
May 26, 2024
With the theme of Charting the course toward resilient prosperity and to discuss developmental challenges being faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) is scheduled to begin on Monday at St John...
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Surge in Russian poplar pollen allergies in Kashmi...
May 24, 2024
With the arrival of spring in Kashmir valley, in the famed scenic beauty of the northern territory of Jammu and Kashmir, there is also a surge in seasonal allergies induced by pollen, creating challenges for public health and well-being. However, this year, Kashmir appears to b...
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50 pc of Earth’s rangelands degraded: UNCCD repo...
May 21, 2024
A new report, Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralists, by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertificaction (UNCCD), released in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, has highlighted the alarming state of Earth’s rangelands, lands used for grazing animals...
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Green Navy set to launch Europe’s first Electro-...
May 17, 2024
Reflecting the maritime industry’s increasing demand for sustainable propulsion, Green Navy, a French shipmaker that specialises in eco-friendly ships, has announced the launch of ‘Prometeo,’ Europe’s first electro-hydrogen propulsion catamaran. In a press statement, Gr...
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China joins Pune-based movement for NetZero univer...
May 13, 2024
Li Qinglong, the first astronaut of China, has announced his support for Smart Campus Cloud Network (SCCN), established by Green Terre Foundation of Pune to promote participative awareness about climate change and carbon emissions amongst students and faculty of universities arou...
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350.org urges World Bank & IMF to deliver cli...
April 19, 2024
As world leaders convened in Washington this week for the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings, civil society organisations have called for urgent action to fix the world’s broken financial systems that are responsible for climate breakdown and entrenching inequality. To solve t...
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