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UNESCO raises global alarm on the rapid degradation of soils
UNESCO is warning that 90 per cent of the planet’s land surface could be degraded by 2050, with major risks for biodiversity and human life. At an international conference in Agadir (Morocco), Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, appealed to the…
Good Management of Protected Areas Leads to Better Nature Conservation
The Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, which deals with the protection and improvement of natural heritage, currently has 472 protected areas in Serbia under its jurisdiction, spanning 762,960 hectares or 8.62 per cent of the territory of our country.…
EU and SDGs: How has the EU Performed?
Eurostat released the publication ‘Sustainable development in the European Union – monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context – 2024 edition’. This publication provides readers with a statistical overview of the EU’s progress towards its Sustainable…
Development of Environmental Protection
Humanity’s contemplation about its negative impact on nature has left a written trace dating back several centuries. Yet, at that time, there was not enough knowledge about the extent to which such an attitude towards the environment could lead. More…
Precise Strategies and Plans for Mitigating the Consequences of Climate Change
Biodiversity is particularly important for Romania because around 23 per cent of the country’s surface is occupied by protected natural areas, which are part of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas in the European Union. Romania has over 30,000 hectares under UNESCO protection, more than…
The world’s Corals are Bleaching – Here’s Why
Two prominent research organizations confirmed a few weeks ago what scientists had long thought: the world’s warm water coral reefs are bleaching en masse for the fourth time in 25 years. Corals are collections of hundreds of thousands of tiny…
2023 Environmental Protection Investment: 67 billion euros
Eurostat estimates that in 2023, EU countries invested about 67 billion euros into assets essential to provide environmental protection services. These services included wastewater treatment plants, vehicles to transport waste, acquisitions of land to create a natural reserve, or cleaner…