Published by the Environmental News Service PARIS, France, October 23, 2019 (ENS) – Today six environmental groups in France and Uganda, led by Friends of the Earth, are taking the French multinational energy company Total to court for its failure to elaborate and implement its human rights and environmental vigilance plan in Uganda. This is […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy People all over the world, from the Arctic to the Caribbean and from the Midwest to coastal cities, eat seafood. In fact, three billion people rely on seafood as their primary source of protein—that’s 40% of the world’s population! But seafood is much more than just food. Seafood, and the fishers who […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This week, I am thrilled to be traveling to Oslo, Norway, where several of my Ocean Conservancy colleagues and I will convene with hundreds of other ocean experts and advocates for the sixth edition of the Our Ocean Conference. Started in 2014 by then-United States Secretary of State John Kerry, the annual […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rooted in the idealization of the land and French identity, the National Rally’s approach focuses on the local and dovetails with its push to strengthen borders. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/world/europe/france-far-right-environment.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The average airline passenger leaves behind about three pounds of waste each flight. One British design firm has ideas to bring down that number. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/airline-cabin-waste.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The provocative climate group is trying to disrupt the city, hoping for the success it has had in London and elsewhere in Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/nyregion/extinction-rebellion-nyc-protest.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Extinction Rebellion, the British-based activist group, shut down parts of central London for the second time in six months. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/world/europe/extinction-rebellion-protests.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When Hurricane Irma crushed Saint-Martin two years ago, the French state vowed swift assistance. Aid has flowed in, but a fight has followed about recovery plans, exposing racial and class tension. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/world/americas/hurricane-irma-saint-martin.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Italian authorities have closed two roads and evacuated mountain huts after researchers found a gaping crack in an ice mass on the Mont Blanc massif. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/world/europe/glacier-italy-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy Our 34th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is just a few days away, which means that right now, all over the world, hundreds of ICC coordinators are checking final boxes—running errands, packing cleanup supplies and sending reminder e-mails—in preparation for the big day. Local coordinators are critical to the success of the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s that time of year again: the International Coastal Cleanup is right around the corner! In less than two weeks, hundreds of thousands of volunteers will come together to pick up trash from coastlines and waterways all across the globe. When it comes to our ocean, marine debris poses a serious threat […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society International Conservation Group Distributes Aid Post-Hurricane Dorian to Abacos Islands and Remote Cays By: Captain Locky MacClean “I was on the roof…then the roof started shaking and I was in the water inside the house… afraid because of shark water…I had to hold on to a fig tree for 12 […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Groceries and companies in Europe are cooperating with consumers to reduce $680 billion in food waste each year. Food near expiration turns into bargains. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/business/food-waste-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lagarde calls climate change a “pressing global” challenge and promises the European Central Bank will focus on the risk when she arrives in November. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/business/climate-change-ecb-lagarde.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd’s legal team took part in the world’s most important conference on endangered wildlife trade to make recommendations to protect the vaquita porpoise from extinction, based on the NGO’s extensive experience in the field. The triennial global wildlife conference, known formally as CoP18 of the Convention on International Trade […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, August 28, 2019 (ENS) – Wildlife conservationists are celebrating a cliff-hanger of a win for elephants at the triennial Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, in Geneva where delegates Tuesday voted to limit the controversial trade of wild-caught baby […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BIARRITZ, France, August 26, 2019 (ENS) – The seven industrialized countries that make up the Group of Seven (G7) – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – had an ambitious environmental agenda mapped out before their meeting August 24-26 in Biarritz, a beach […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With the Trump administration nearly silent, European leaders have energetically stepped in to take up the mantle of leadership. A trade deal could be at stake. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/world/europe/climate-brazil-europe-trump-g7.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Emmanuel Macron of France accused President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil of lying about climate change, and said he would try to kill a major trade deal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/world/americas/amazon-fires-brazil.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, August 23, 2019 (ENS) – Giraffes will now be protected against trade in their body parts for the first time. Delegates from 183 countries to the tri-annual Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species decided to add giraffes to an endangered species list, voting to regulate the […]