World Resources Forum, St. Gallen, Switzerland Experts have delivered a sweeping prescription to governments, civil society and industry for a globally coordinated approach to the
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Two billion tons of sand and dust, equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza, enter the
UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security A United Nations University report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems
Carnegie Science, Washington DC Evolution of plants, animals: “A very special case within a far larger natural phenomenon.” Similar marvels occur with stars, planets, minerals,
WEEE Forum, Brussels, Belgium Every year, unused cables, electronic toys, LED-decorated novelty clothes, power tools, vaping devices, and countless other small consumer items often not
Carnegie Science, Washington DC ‘Holy Grail of astrobiology’: Machine learning technique reveals a sample’s biological or non-biological origin with 90% accuracy Scientists have discovered a
IPBES, Bonn, Germany Key role in 60% of global plant and animal extinctions; Annual costs now >$423 Billion – have quadrupled every decade since 1970;
Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment, Ottawa Health and environmental advocates today called on communities, school boards and governments at every level to accelerate
The Rockefeller University, Programme for the Human Environment, New York Using hydrophones to eavesdrop on a reef off the coast of Goa, India, researchers have
UNU-INWEH: UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health), Hamilton, Canada The rapidly-growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards a key sustainable development goal:
UNU Institute For Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide of an estimated 13% to 19% of
UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal By 2030: Protect 30% of Earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas, inland waters; Reduce by $500 billion annual harmful government
United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the UN today announced a new
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada Key negotiating issues defined and detailed: A COP15 Primer On Nov. 10, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, David Cooper
WEEE Forum, Brussels 2022 International E-waste Day slogan: ‘Recycle it all, no matter how small!’ Despite world-leading e-waste management, ~30% of Europe’s stock of mobile
IPBES, Bonn, Germany More than 50 methods and approaches exist to make visible the diverse values of nature The way nature is valued in political
IPBES, Bonn 1 in 5 people rely on wild species for income & food; >10,000 wild species harvested for human food; 2.4 billion (1 in
UNU Institute for Water, Environment & Health, Hamilton, Canada Tapping a fraction can help meet fast-growing global freshwater needs UN and partner water experts say
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating mitigation must be done
Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has recommended developing a factual record to explore factors contributing to the near-extinction
CDN Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment / Canadian Child Care Federation Nearly half of some 2,000 professionals in child care programs across Canada who