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Wildlife Crimes are Wild Crimes against Life
In order to highlight the importance and the real impact of crimes against nature and the environment, WWF launched a campaign - Wildlife Crimes are Wild Crimes against Life. Wildlife crimes, such as illegal...
The Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Rolf Wenzel, and Vice-Governor Tomáš Boček today met with representatives of the Slovene Export and Development Bank (SID Banka) to finalise a...
How Marsh Grass Could Help Protect us From Climate Change
Marsh plants, which are ubiquitous along the world’s shorelines, can play a major role in mitigating the damage to coastlines as sea levels rise and storm surges increase. Now, a new MIT...
First Dam Removal in Western Balkans
Vezišnica is one of the most important and biodiverse tributaries of the Ćehotina River, but today, it is only a shadow of its former self. Industrial pollution, untreated wastewater, and illegal barriers...
Climate change triggers mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa
Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and more extreme weather contributed to mounting food insecurity, poverty and displacement in Africa in 2020, compounding the socio-economic and health crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
A drastic reduction in unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution crisis, according to a comprehensive assessment released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). An accelerated...
The health impacts of the smoke from the fires in the Amazon
Depending on the time of the year and where you go in the Amazon, you may see two very different types of “mist”. One is the morning mist, caused by moisture that...
Secretariat Welcomes Start of Implementation of Day-Ahead Market in Montenegro
The Secretariat welcomes the start of the implementation of a day-ahead market in Montenegro. BELEN, the power exchange company of Montenegro responsible for the establishment of a national day-ahead market, signed today...
The European Union released yesterday its annual enlargement country reports on the progress of the Western Balkan states on the road towards joining EU members. Focusing on climate change, the joint message...
G7 members are well placed to fully decarbonise their electricity supply by 2035, which would accelerate the technological advances and infrastructure rollouts needed to lead global energy markets towards net zero emissions...
Responding to an urgent call to increase financing for the world’s poorest farmers who are hardest hit by climate change, a group of Public Development Banks (PDBs) stepped up their commitment to...
IUCN Closing Statement – Part One of the UN Biodiversity Conference
The first part of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) closed on Friday 15 October 2021. As we look to the UN Climate Change...
Landmark UN Resolution Confirms Healthy Environment is a Human Right
Nemonte Nenquimo, a member of the Waorani indigenous community in Ecuador says she is of “warrior blood." Her weapon of choice has been an unusual one: the lawsuit.
In 2019, under Nenquimo’s leadership,...
Tea and Coffee: Celebrating Their Cultural, Social and Economic Importance
Global tea and coffee experts came together to explore and celebrate the cultural, social, and economic importance of the world’s two most popular beverages including their role in making agri-food systems more...
4 Myths About Industrial Agriculture
Our lives revolve around food. It’s part of our cultures and our heritages, and our social interactions are often centered on it. Yet, it’s a privilege to be able to have meals...
Green Hydrogen Fuels to Enable Up to 80 percent of Global Shipping Emission Cuts by 2050
A rapid replacement of fossil fuels with renewable fuels based on green hydrogen and advanced biofuels could enable to cut up to 80 percent of CO2 emissions attributed to international maritime shipping...

