Mayors adopt Seoul Declaration for sustainable, smart cities
Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau emphasised on the importance of ecomobility by saying the city would host the second EcoMobility World Festival in …
Get future shocks now: watch weather reports of 2050
WMO ropes in well-known television weather presenters to present imagined but realistic weather reports of future ahead of New York climate meet
‘6,419 animals and 3,148 plants in Africa on verge of extinction’
UNEP, CITES and TRAFFIC reports raise alarm over continued poaching and online wildlife trade
Largest ever public demonstration in New York ahead of the UN climate summit
In all, over 2,000 events are said to have taken place in 150 countries ahead of the summit that will bring together leaders from 125 countries
Non-monetary indicator of poverty
Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators
UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples
The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues
The significance of New York climate summit
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s diplomacy push before the Lima Conference of Parties is an opportunity to pull states away from rhetoric …
Africa adopts continent-wide sustainable transport agenda
Action framework has time-bound targets on road safety, vehicle emissions and energy efficiency, and accessibility and sustainable infrastructure,…
Innovation key to meet Aichi biodiversity targets by 2020
Meeting the goals of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity can help sustainable development post-2015
United Nations environment awards for 2014 announced
Launched in 2005, the ‘Champions of the Earth’ awards recognise achievements of people from different categories
MDG Report 2014: India among worst performers in poverty reduction, maternal death and sanitation
Report shows good progress in areas like poverty alleviation and access to clean water and controlling diseases like TB, Malaria