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The Circular Economy Can Help Save the Planet – if We Start Innovating Now
As we begin 2021, businesses face a complex matrix of challenges – from rising geo-economic tensions to the urgency of the climate crisis. With less than ten years to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Decade to…
Make Charles Darwin Proud: Save the Galapagos From Your Living Room
The Galapagos Islands, off the west coast of Ecuador, are among the most important bastions of nature on our planet. The diversity of life here–hammerhead sharks, Galapagos penguins and blue-footed boobies among them–prompted Charles Darwin 150 years ago to craft…
Got Climate Change? Kelp Can Help
Kelp, which most of us refer to as seaweed, may be an important tool in the quest to limit the effects of a warming planet. Much of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by humans — primarily by extracting…
Our Global Food System is the Primary Driver of Biodiversity Loss
Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss, the new Chatham House report, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Compassion in World Farming, describes three actions needed for food system transformation in support of biodiversity, and sets out recommendations to…
Many Obsolete Barriers Harm Europe’s Rivers
A European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, looks at the issue of river barriers and their impact on ecosystems. The EU’s biodiversity strategy for 2030 aims to restore at least 25 000 km of free-flowing rivers by 2030, by removing barriers and restoring…
Electric Fleets Can Fuel Decarbonisation Efforts. Here’s How
Without drastic action, emissions from mobility are on track to double by 2050 – making climate change irreversible and leading to a global misery greater than the pandemic. During the recent COVID-19 crisis, a growing number of cities announced their plans…
New Project to Boost Sustainable Wildlife Management and Food Security in Southern Africa
FAO and the French Development Agency (AFD) today launched a new 3.5 million Euro project to improve sustainable wildlife management and food security in the world’s largest terrestrial transfrontier conservation area. Southern Africa’s Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, which straddles Angola,…