UNFF: Countries adopt declaration on forest protection, emphasise on adopting technology for monitoring
The resolution paves the path for strengthening the International Arrangement on Forests, says UNFF19 Chair
Early warning systems and controlled burning for forest fire management in talks at UN Forum on Forests
By end of forum on May 10, declaration aims to achieve agreement on a high-level political commitment to forest protection
Climatisation caused by commercialisation has reduced forest governance to carbon sinks
State regulation and community-led initiatives could offer better pathways for effective forest governance, the report at UN Forum on Forests suggests
Gas & propane stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure to unsafe levels, finds US study
Homes with gas stoves expose residents to an estimated 4 parts per billion increase in NO2 on average over a year
US government’s new food security plan for Nigeria to stem post-harvest loss, boost grains’ production
Experts in Nigeria welcome move, say it can even end food scarcity in the country
Americas: Yet another country in Western Hemisphere turns right as Panama elects Jose Mulino as president
Mulino joins Argentina’s Javier Milei & El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele even as Donald Trump & Jair Bolsonaro hope to return to power
Combating forest fires in focus on Day 1 of UN forum; India shares revised National Forest Policy
About 100 million hectares of forest or 3% of world’s total forest area affected by fires each year
What is the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on Climate Finance and why is it so important?
East and West: Extreme weather strikes on opposite sides of globe in Brazil, Texas, Vietnam & Indonesia
75 dead in Brazil floods; evacuations in flood-hit Houston; heat dries up Vietnam while 14 die in Indonesia due to floods and landslides
G7 nations drag heels on coal phaseout despite responsibility to lead transition
G7 failed to set concrete, reliable commitments in line with GST’s historic call on countries to transition away from fossil fuels
North Dakota: 200 wild horses related to Custer’s Last Stand can stay in park where Teddy Roosevelt spent formative years
Herd had been considered risk earlier, with tendency to trample or overgraze vegetation used by native wildlife species, contribute to erosion …
Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Nino has to do with violent storms in central US
When El Nino decays, atmospheric waves can become wavier and have greater amplitude, enhancing conditions for tornadoes
Bird flu has been circulating among cows in US for months: Genome study reveals multiple mutations
Genomic analysis shows occasional jumping back of virus from infected cows to birds and cats, suggesting multi-host outbreak
Contributo di accesso: Venice, sinking Queen of the Adriatic, will prevent ‘overtourism’ by charging you €5 to enter
The access fee is an experiment promoted by the Municipality of Venice, with the purpose of regulating the tourist flows in the historic centre, …
Climate change worsening air pollution: 131.2 million Americans breathing unhealthy air, warns report
Nearly 90.7 million people in the US live in counties with failing grades for year-round particle pollution, finds report
UN carbon credits document raises concerns; CSE highlights need for local community access, transparency
Supervisory Body’s criteria or rationale for fees to be levied on communities with concerns missing from Article 6.4
CSE-DTE at Ottawa: INC-4 kicks off in Canadian capital
The initial day of negotiations was uneventful, with member states participating in contact group discussions and working to organise tasks for …
Once-mighty Rio Grande, other New Mexico rivers are ‘most endangered’ in the US: Non-profit
River that forms Mexican-American border endangered due to loss of federal clean water protections
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts
Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance
Global plastic profiles: Here is how countries fare on primary polymers
CSE report groups nations on the basis of laws regarding regulation of what are building blocks of most plastic items, negotiations regarding …
World Heritage Day 2024: Survival accuses UNESCO of being complicit in illegal eviction, abuse of indigenous people
Survival report lists six World Heritage Sites which it claims are on stolen Indigenous land; Kaziranga in Assam on list
Climate change, disruptions in supply chain due to geopolitical tensions threatening global economic growth: UNCTAD
Slower economic growth for third consecutive year; India’s growth expected to be marginally lower than 2023
The pill that’s roiling US drug regulation
The hard right is challenging FDA’s authority to regulate drugs with its lawsuit to ban America’s most used abortion pill
Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report
Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system
The last over 4-minute-long ‘total solar eclipse’ in the US was used by Tecumseh to unite indigenous Americans
Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, an influential shaman, predicted an eclipse on June 16, 1806; it happened, and indigenous people united …