Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Over one-third of food is wasted in North America. Visit http://www.notwasting.com/. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27088&ArticleID=36293&l=en
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Cracking down on poaching in many parts of Africa helps more than just elephants and their environment—it’s also a smart economic move. Tourism brings in billions of dollars across the continent every year. But when poaching ramps up, tourists are less likely to visit protected areas and the revenue stream […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Speech by Ibrahim Thiaw, UNEP Deputy Executive Director at South-South Co-operation Expo, Dubai Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27087&ArticleID=36292&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36291&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36290&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – 19 oil wells have been set ablaze following the launch of military operations to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – Burning stockpiles of sulphur dioxide at an industrial facility created a large toxic cloud and temporarily hampered the […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Who doesn’t love the big, burly white bears of the north? Polar bears—at the top of the food chain and vital to the health of the Arctic marine environment—are important to the cultures and economies of Arctic peoples. The bears spend most of their lives on sea ice, where they […]
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Published by the World Wildlife Fund Producing food is critical to the future of humankind, yet it’s also one of the most significant threats to wildlife and the oceans, forests, and other habitats they call home. The good news is that a growing proportion of food is certified sustainable by independent organizations that WWF supports. By […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. They scale the great, steep slopes of mountains in Central Asia with ease, blending into the landscape. But these majestic, endangered cats face many threats including habitat loss from climate change, reduced prey, poaching, and retaliatory […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In the 19 years he has been working in conservation, 44-year-old Tenzin can readily identify the most challenging work he has tackled yet in Bhutan. “It was definitely the snow leopard survey work we conducted in Wangchuck Centennial National Park,” he said. “We had to survey remote, unpopulated areas over […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Kien Giang province is nestled in the southwest of Vietnam, featuring a prominent coastline along the Gulf of Thailand. Here in these tepid waters lives the blue swimming crab, a crustacean with an olive-green body and front claws the color of the sky on a clear day. Many locals rely […]
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Of the 1.3 million people dying each year from traffic accidents, 49 per cent are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists – Malawi, Kenya, and South Africa most dangerous countries to walk and cycle – Motorized transport responsible for 23 per cent of global CO2 emissions Read the full […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Rivers begin to dry up as the loss of Mt Kilimanjaro’s forests triggers water crisis – Climate change has destroyed 13,000 hectares of the mountain’s forests since 1976 – equivalent to cutting off a year’s supply of drinking water for 1 million people – East Africa’s glaciers […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund An unlikely combination of peanut butter and drones has given biologists renewed hope for the future of North America’s rarest mammal, the endangered black-footed ferret. Biologists are helping these fascinating animals and their main prey—prairie dogs—fight a deadly plague by dropping vaccine-laced bait into their habitat. Both prairie dogs and […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Update October 21 2016: Belize offshore seismic testing suspended after outcry The longest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere has received a reprieve from seismic surveying. Officials in Belize agreed to suspend the seismic portion of offshore oil exploration after an outcry from concerned citizens, national civil society groups and […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In a dangerous move for marine life, Belize announced plans to begin exploring for oil across a vast stretch of its wildlife-rich Caribbean Sea waters. The process will begin on Oct. 20 and take place less than a mile from the fragile Belize Barrier Reef—a World Heritage site that has […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Kigali Amendment can prevent up to 0.5°C of global warming, while continuing to protect the ozone layer – HFCs consumption to be reduced in 2019 in developed countries and frozen in 2024 and 2028 in developing countries Read the full […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Selous Game Reserve, one of Africa’s oldest reserves and Tanzania’s largest protected area, holds vast potential, but it also faces a number of threats. By bringing together governments, local communities, industry and civil society groups, we can transform Selous into a success story. Selous is the only site in southern […]