‘We need to match frequency and intensity of climate disasters with bold, collective action’
Mitigation, rehabilitation efforts inadequate; Loss of access to resources not compensated
Life of Plastic: Talks on global treaty to end plastic pollution begin in Uruguay
Delhi-based think-tank Centre for Science and Environment had released a report November 22 in the run-up to the Uruguay meeting
Life of Plastic: Uruguay talks inch towards last two days; final decision still awaited
Win for wastepickers as voluntary body formed to ensure they are heard; member states now in the process of preparing final international legally …
Double financing for natural ecosystems by 2025 to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report
Current global investments in nature-based solutions $154 billion per year, needs to be $384 billion
Life of Plastic: Uruguay meet concludes; implicitly endorses CSE’s position on polymer pollution
Current trends need to be replaced by a circular economy which forms basis of solutions to global plastic pollution problem, the meet concluded &…
Over 100 experts oppose ‘Nature Positive Fund’ in open letter to UN before COP15
‘Nature Positive Economy’ promotes the financialisation of nature’s destruction, they said
Groundwater protection is key, emphasises Paris Unesco meet
A highlight of the event was the formation of a coalition on transboundary water cooperation
Antonio Guterres to convene climate ambition summit in 2023; says 1.5-degree goal ‘gasping for breath’
World still moving in the wrong direction on climate change, UN chief noted in his end-of-year address
From discovering insulin to unearthing a double agent, our pick of Insights long reads in 2022
44 long-form articles that put the spotlight on groundbreaking new research and compelling human interest stories from around the world
WASH: UN report finds 2030 SDG targets may just be a dream
Plans in place to address water and sanitation issues, countries face hurdles in implementation, says GLAAS report
‘Public Trust’— a key legal tool to preserve our natural resources
The government does not have the power to fully privatise resources that are crucial; those stay in trust for the people — and the …
Discord from beginning: First round of talks for a global plastic treaty was not a success; here is why
Industry representatives attended the event, even as civil society was often not allowed at most closed door meetings
5 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2021, 1.9 million stillborn: UN reports
A death of child or youth every 4.4 seconds; many could have been prevented with equitable access to high-quality healthcare
Acute malnutrition risking 30 million children’s lives: WHO
8 million children severely malnourished; UN agencies call for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable in 15 countries
Montreal Protocol leads to healing of Earth’s ozone layer hole
This achievement is majorly due to the Montreal Protocol of 1987 that regulates the consumption and production of nearly 100 human-made chemicals
WHO announces council to speed up TB vaccine development
Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announces plan to save millions of lives at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Angola’s peatlands trap carbon and clean the region’s water — how we mapped this newly found landscape
High quality peatland extent data are only available for a small selection of countries and regions
Has COVAX delivered on its vaccine access promises?
Organisations behind the vaccine arm seem to be losing interest in COVID-19
Madhya Pradesh’s newest Ramsar wetland covered in invasive water hyacinth, threatening biodiversity
No migratory birds visited Sankhya Sagar this winter; connecting lakes Jadhav Sagar and Madhav Sagar also covered in green layer
Global annual output growth to drop to 1.9 per cent in 2023, courtesy Ukraine, COVID-19
Growth in India expected to remain strong at 5.8 per cent, albeit lower than 6.4 per cent in 2022, according to new UN report
Boost indigenous millet recipes over packaged products
Preparing millets fresh should be made easy instead of promoting ultra-processed packaged foods; this may be the way to bring it into …
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from
Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems
A rapidly growing rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer — unless we act now
The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, which can be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches
Turkey-Syria earthquake: 78 aftershocks and the cataclysm continues
This is Turkey’s most powerful earthquake recorded since 1939
Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report
Some 24 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty due to rising AMR, the UNEP said
