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Coral Reefs Are Dying Faster than Ever! We Have to Do Something, NOW!
Photo: 50reefs.org Unless we act now, we could lose all reefs by 2050, risking the food source and livelihood of half a billion people. Coral reefs are a critical global ecosystem. They support 25% of all marine life worldwide, and…
Indonesia Pledges $1 Billion Annually to Tackle Ocean Pollution Problem
Indonesia unloads more plastic into the oceans than any other country, except China. But now the country plans to invest $1 billion every year to reduce ocean pollution 70 percent by 2025. Indonesia will spend the entire sum on tackling…
Deputy Secretary-General, at General Assembly Event on World Wildlife Day
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the General Assembly event on World Wildlife Day, in New York on Friday: I am pleased to be with you for this fourth observance of United Nations World Wildlife Day. The…
Fighting Environmental Injustice in Europe
Behind the dominant narrative of the Greek crisis, there is a story of resource exploitation that will be all too familiar to millions of people in Latin America, Africa and Asia. With their soil rich in gold and a mountain…
There’s a Bold New Plan to Make Ocean Trash a Thing of the Past
The way things are going now, our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050. An ambitious United Nations campaign aims to stop this from happening. On Wednesday, UN Environment announced its #CleanSeas initiative at the Economist World Ocean…
Eco-Industrial Parks: Creating Shared Prosperity and Safeguarding the Environment
Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP) foster economic and social progress and help to protect the environment. This future-oriented eco-industrial development concept integrates industry and nature to offer businesses prospects for growth, improve eco-systems and foster innovation. UNIDO’s eco-industrial park approach is an…
Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Gets Green Light
New York State made clean energy history today when the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) approved a contract for the nation’s largest offshore wind project, which will be located in the waters off Eastern Long Island. The approval is the…