Published by the World Wildlife Fund This week, conservation takes center stage as 6,000 global experts dive deep into the issues that will define the physical future of our planet. And with the all the far-reaching impacts of these decisions affecting the long-term sustainability of our planet, it’s a gathering that cannot come soon enough. The […]
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Close to 15% of the Earth’s land and 12% of its territorial waters are covered by national parks and other protected areas. – Coverage of marine protected areas more than quadrupled in the last decade. – Eight in 10 key biodiversity areas worldwide lack complete protection. Read […]
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – State Council approves proposals to propel greening of China’s financial sector – US$600 billion per annum is needed in China to finance green projects Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27084&ArticleID=36254&l=en
Published by the World Wildlife Fund To prevent the worst impacts of climate change, we must shift our global energy supply from one that relies on dirty fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—to one that is supported by clean and sustainable sources. The good news is that this transition is already well underway, according to a […]
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Published by the World Wildlife Fund Growing up in a herding community in the Nepalese mountains, Ghana S. Gurung knew two things about snow leopards: they killed his family’s livestock, and they needed to be killed in return. Ghana spent his childhood summers in the upper Mustang region with his grandfather, herding his family’s goats, sheep […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Pathogen and organic pollution rises in more than 50% of river stretches in Africa, Asia and Latin America – Asia hit hardest by rise in severe pathogen pollution with up to a half of all river stretches affected – Up to 323 million people on three continents […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme “I’ve seen Côte d’Ivoire rapidly develop in the last five years. I want to see it continue to build and improve its economy long into the future. For it to do so, economic development must not come at the expense of the environment.” – Erik Solheim Read the […]
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Published by the World Wildlife Fund Camera traps in China have captured images and video footage of giant pandas that are often difficult to see in the wild. The photographs and video are some of the most amazing images ever of pandas and other species in their remote habitat, which were caught on film as part […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – US$5-7 trillion a year needed to implement the Sustainable Development Goals Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36247&l=en
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Extreme weather is now a primary driver of forest degradation in key wintering habitat for monarch butterflies in Mexico, according to a new report. Excessive winds and storms that knocked down trees played a significant role in the degradation of 178.7 acres of forest in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve […]
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Festival’s Enviro Day to showcase UN Environment initiatives boosting air quality and protecting human health 44,000 years of life, one-fifth of GDP are lost in Bosnia and Herzegovina annually due to poor air quality Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36244&l=en
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme UN Environment and the Norwegian Government signed a framework agreement for development cooperation yesterday that lays new ground for future collaboration in development and environmental sustainability. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36242&l=en
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Three years ago, researchers from WWF-Mongolia set up camera traps to photograph snow leopards in and around Khovd Aimag’s Jargalant Khairkhan Mountain, located in western Mongolia’s Altai Mountains, to determine the elusive cat’s population size and distribution. But when they retrieved the photos and videos, they were shocked by what […]