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21 countries reduce emissions while growing economies

As countries embark on the transition to a new climate economy, there’s a debate about whether growth can drive, or even coexist with, climate stabilisation. On the...

22 April will be record-breaking, says UN

The United Nations has disclosed that a record number of countries are expected to sign the historic climate agreement adopted last December in Paris...

Campaigners flay violent crackdown on Bangladesh coal protesters

Activists have condemned Monday’s deadly police crackdown on villagers protesting coal plant construction in Bangladesh. Officials say that at least four people died when...

Indian village plants 111 trees every time a girl is born

Every culture has its own traditions surrounding the birth of a child. While we celebrate newborn girls by sending pink dresses and dolls, in...

Ban Ki-moon hails US, China’s resolve to endorse Paris Agreement

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has commended Thursday’s Joint Presidential Statement on climate change by the leaders of the People’s Republic of China...

Anxiety over impending extreme weather

Health and environment experts want governments at all levels to allocate more resources to help cushion the effect of extreme weather condition in the...

Eulogies as British architect, Zaha Hadid, dies at 65

British architect Zaha Hadid has died aged 65, following a sudden heart attack. Ms. Hadid, the designer of buildings including the London Olympic Aquatic Centre and the MAXXI National Museum of XXI...

Designers propose natural terrain amid New York’s skyscrapers

US designers Yitan Sun and Jianshi Wu have proposed transforming Manhattan's Central Park into a sunken landscape encircled by a below-grade megastructure with office, housing,...

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World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 documents illegal trade in 162 countries, territories

The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 was launched on Monday, May 13, 2024, by the United Nations Office on...
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Tinubu establishes, chairs committee on green economy, lists objectives

President Bola Tinubu has established a committee to oversee Green Economic Initiative, being a strategic move to ensure advancement...

Progress made in negotiations on amendments to International Health Regulations

In what looks like an historic milestone for global public health, State Parties on Saturday, May 18, 2024, agreed...

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