Water scarcity to hit Kenya, others as drought set to worsen
Post Views: 1,512 The Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC)on Friday February 17, 2017 said that
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Climate change impacts on threatened, endangered wildlife is massively underreported, scientists say
Post Views: 1,215 A team of scientists reporting in the journal Nature Climate Change on Monday February 13, 2017 say
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How sustainable tourism can make world cleaner, greener
Post Views: 1,254 Whether it is a chic, zero-emission hotel in Milan where toiletries are 99 per cent biodegradable, or
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WWD17: Strengthening resilience, collaboration to reduce disaster risk
Post Views: 1,241 On February 2, 2017 the world celebrated its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety
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Bonn Challenge: Uganda identifies 8 million potential restoration lands
Post Views: 1,232 The Government of Uganda in partnership with International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the World Resources
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CBD/ COP13: Participants agree on measures to protect biodiversity, others
Post Views: 1,551 Governments from 167 countries agreed on a variety of measures that will intensify the implementation of the
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UN outlines waste management system in mountain regions
Post Views: 1,328 The expansion of cities, pollution from mining and tourism are exacerbating challenges for waste management in mountain
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Peatlands: Indonesia bans activities that damage hydrological functions
Post Views: 1,137 President Joko Widodo of Indonesia on Monday December 5, 2016 announced a landmark moratorium which bans all
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Why illegal logging thrive worldwide
Post Views: 1,188 Illegally harvested and traded timber continues to strongly impact our environment, societies and economies, including endangering biological
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Nations adopt Cancun Declaration, ramping up efforts to protect world’s biodiversity
Post Views: 1,277 More than 190 countries at a major United Nations Conference in Mexico have pledged to step up
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