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![UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Bonn/Ulaanbaatar – Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural pastures and other rangelands due to overuse, misuse, climate change and biodiversity loss poses a severe […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-14-at-10.48.33 AM-115x115.png "Rangelands’ ‘silent demise’ threatens climate, food, wellbeing of billions")
Rangelands’ ‘silent demise’ threatens climate, food, wellbeing of billions
Posted on May 21, 2024 | No CommentsUN Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Bonn/Ulaanbaatar – Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural pastures and other rangelands due to overuse, misuse, climate change and biodiversity loss poses a severe […] -
![UNITAR, Bonn, and International Telecommunication Union, Geneva A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track to rise another 32%, to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Accra-2023-©-Bénédicte-Kurzen-Fondation-Carmignac--scaled.jpeg "Electronic waste generation rising 5 times faster than recycling: UN")
Electronic waste generation rising 5 times faster than recycling: UN
Posted on March 20, 2024 | No CommentsUNITAR, Bonn, and International Telecommunication Union, Geneva A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track to rise another 32%, to […] -
![United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn UNCCD launches ‘Global Drought Snapshot’ report at COP28 in collaboration with International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) Recent drought-related data based on research in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Low-Res_x-Farms-_-arid-lands-3.-Turkana-County-Kenya-March-2022-lo-115x115.jpg "Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”: UN")
Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”: UN
Posted on December 1, 2023 | No CommentsUnited Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn UNCCD launches ‘Global Drought Snapshot’ report at COP28 in collaboration with International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) Recent drought-related data based on research in […] -
![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 atmosphere every year; UNCCD experts […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sand-storm-115x115.png "Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions: UN")
Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions: UN
Posted on November 15, 2023 | No CommentsUnited Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Two billion tons of sand and dust, equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza, enter the atmosphere every year; UNCCD experts […] -
![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 are not addressed. The Interconnected […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Low-Res_©chandler-cruttenden-unsplash-115x115.jpeg "UN Warns of 6 Risk Tipping Points Threatening the Environment, Security")
UN Warns of 6 Risk Tipping Points Threatening the Environment, Security
Posted on October 25, 2023 | No CommentsUNU Institute for Environment and Human Security A United Nations University report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not addressed. The Interconnected […] -
![IPBES, Bonn, Germany Key role in 60% of global plant and animal extinctions; Annual costs now >$423 Billion – have quadrupled every decade since 1970; Report provides evidence, tools and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-115x115.jpg "Invasive Alien Species: Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security, Human Health")
Invasive Alien Species: Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security, Human Health
Posted on September 4, 2023 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn, Germany Key role in 60% of global plant and animal extinctions; Annual costs now >$423 Billion – have quadrupled every decade since 1970; Report provides evidence, tools and […] -
![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: safe water for all, says […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1603_BD_PBB_AIR_BOTOL-115x115.png "UN: Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development")
UN: Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development
Posted on March 16, 2023 | No CommentsUNU-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: safe water for all, says […] -
![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 their combined original storage capacity, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Überlauf_Edertalsperre_vom_Uhrenkopf-115x115.jpg "Large dams’ capacity seen dropping 26% by 2050 due to sediment: UN")
Large dams’ capacity seen dropping 26% by 2050 due to sediment: UN
Posted on January 11, 2023 | No CommentsUNU 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 their combined original storage capacity, […] -
![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 subsidies; Cut food waste in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221219-Adoption-GBF-115x115.jpeg "COP15: Nations Adopt 4 Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement")
COP15: Nations Adopt 4 Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement
Posted on December 19, 2022 | No CommentsUN 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 subsidies; Cut food waste in […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the UN today announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-10.58.27-AM-115x115.png "UN Announces Satellite-Based Global Methane Detection System")
UN Announces Satellite-Based Global Methane Detection System
Posted on November 11, 2022 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the UN today announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions […] -
![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 and David Ainsworth, respectively the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LogoCOP15final-115x115.png "UN Biodiversity COP 15: What’s on the Table, What to Expect")
UN Biodiversity COP 15: What’s on the Table, What to Expect
Posted on November 10, 2022 | No CommentsUnited Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada Key negotiating issues defined and detailed: A COP15 Primer On Nov. 10, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, David Cooper and David Ainsworth, respectively the […] -
![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 phones no longer used; Most […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-17-at-5.58.34-PM.png "~5.3 Billion Mobile Phones will Become Waste in 2022")
~5.3 Billion Mobile Phones will Become Waste in 2022
Posted on October 13, 2022 | No CommentsWEEE 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 phones no longer used; Most […] -
![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 and economic decisions is both […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022_IPBES_ASSESSMENT_ON_VALUES_COVER-115x115.jpg "Decisions based on narrow set of nature’s market values underpin biodiversity crisis")
Decisions based on narrow set of nature’s market values underpin biodiversity crisis
Posted on July 11, 2022 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn, Germany More than 50 methods and approaches exist to make visible the diverse values of nature The way nature is valued in political and economic decisions is both […] -
![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 3) depend on fuel wood […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022_IPBES_ASSESSMENT_OF_THE_SUST_USE_COVER-115x115.jpg "50,000 wild species meet needs of billions worldwide; experts offer options to ensure sustainable use")
50,000 wild species meet needs of billions worldwide; experts offer options to ensure sustainable use
Posted on July 8, 2022 | No CommentsIPBES, 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 3) depend on fuel wood […] -
![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 it is time to increase […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Low-Res_Fog-Collection-6.jpg-115x115.png "The abundance of diverse “unconventional water sources”")
The abundance of diverse “unconventional water sources”
Posted on May 30, 2022 | No CommentsUNU Institute for Water, Environment & Health, Hamilton, Canada Tapping a fraction can help meet fast-growing global freshwater needs UN and partner water experts say it is time to increase […] -
![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 “urgently, using every tool we […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Low-Res_at-scale-restoration-new-and-restored-areas.png-115x115.png "World “at a crossroads” in management of droughts, up 29% in a generation")
World “at a crossroads” in management of droughts, up 29% in a generation
Posted on May 11, 2022 | No CommentsUnited Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating mitigation must be done “urgently, using every tool we […] -
![United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affects half of humanity, threatens roughly half of global GDP (US$44 trillion); […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/tree-nurseries-115x115.png "Chronic land degradation: UN report offers stark warnings, remedies")
Chronic land degradation: UN report offers stark warnings, remedies
Posted on April 27, 2022 | No CommentsUnited Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affects half of humanity, threatens roughly half of global GDP (US$44 trillion); […] -
![United Nation University Institute for Water, Environment & Health 1st assessment of water security in Africa is based on 10 indicators Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-21-at-11.28.14-AM-115x115.png "UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure")
UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure
Posted on March 21, 2022 | No CommentsUnited Nation University Institute for Water, Environment & Health 1st assessment of water security in Africa is based on 10 indicators Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in […] -
![UN Environment Programme Even the Arctic, previously all but immune, faces rising wildfire risk; Wildfires and climate change are “mutually exacerbating”; Governments are called to radically shift their investments to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Wildfires-report-cover-115x115.png "50% more wildfires foreseen by 2100; Governments are not prepared: UN")
50% more wildfires foreseen by 2100; Governments are not prepared: UN
Posted on February 23, 2022 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme Even the Arctic, previously all but immune, faces rising wildfire risk; Wildfires and climate change are “mutually exacerbating”; Governments are called to radically shift their investments to […] -
![UNIDO and UN University, Bonn 1st Latin American e-waste report covers 13 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Electronic waste […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Formal-recycling-Europe.-Credit-R.-Kuehr-UNITAR-115x115.jpg "97% of Latin America’s e-waste is mismanaged; Includes annual $1.7B in recoverable materials")
97% of Latin America’s e-waste is mismanaged; Includes annual $1.7B in recoverable materials
Posted on January 25, 2022 | No CommentsUNIDO and UN University, Bonn 1st Latin American e-waste report covers 13 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela Electronic waste […] -
![GEO BON / bioDISCOVERY Proposed target of protecting 30% of land and seas by 2030 is important but will leave humankind far short of its ultimate goals for nature; Meeting […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-20-at-1.19.04-PM-115x115.png "Scientists urge quick, deep, sweeping changes to halt, reverse dangerous biodiversity loss")
Scientists urge quick, deep, sweeping changes to halt, reverse dangerous biodiversity loss
Posted on January 19, 2022 | No CommentsGEO BON / bioDISCOVERY Proposed target of protecting 30% of land and seas by 2030 is important but will leave humankind far short of its ultimate goals for nature; Meeting […] -
![Terry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, oceans, biodiversity, dams, and floods. And one announced 14 living […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-02-at-9.56.03-PM-115x115.png "In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the year")
In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the year
Posted on January 1, 2022 | No CommentsTerry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, oceans, biodiversity, dams, and floods. And one announced 14 living […] -
E-waste in former Soviet countries jumps ~50% in a decade; just 3.2% collected, treated
Posted on November 24, 2021 | No CommentsUN University / UNITAR, Bonn Electronic waste generated in the Commonwealth of Independent States + Georgia rose by 50% between 2010 and 2019, roughly the world average, but overall just […] -
![Clean Ocean Int’l Expert Group, New York Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and a globe circling, high-tech system of monitors are two essential aims among several championed today by nine […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Paper-nautilas-on-piece-of-plastic-pollution-lo.jpg "A Clean Ocean by 2030: United Nations Panel of Experts Charts the Most Direct Course")
A Clean Ocean by 2030: United Nations Panel of Experts Charts the Most Direct Course
Posted on November 17, 2021 | No CommentsClean Ocean Int’l Expert Group, New York Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and a globe circling, high-tech system of monitors are two essential aims among several championed today by nine […] -
![UN University / WEEE Forum, Brussels The e-waste result of an online streaming explosion: an emerging concern / information gap On International E-Waste Day 2021, leading experts and producer responsibility […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ewaste-photo-115x115.png "International E-Waste Day: 57.4M tonnes expected in 2021 will outweigh China’s Great Wall")
International E-Waste Day: 57.4M tonnes expected in 2021 will outweigh China’s Great Wall
Posted on October 13, 2021 | No CommentsUN University / WEEE Forum, Brussels The e-waste result of an online streaming explosion: an emerging concern / information gap On International E-Waste Day 2021, leading experts and producer responsibility […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science Magazine: UN’s World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s 100 Greatest Innovations,” click here […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/biking-5680458_640-115x115.jpg "New UN Mapping Tool Reveals Global Floods Since 1985 to Aid Disaster Planning")
New UN Mapping Tool Reveals Global Floods Since 1985 to Aid Disaster Planning
Posted on October 1, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science Magazine: UN’s World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s 100 Greatest Innovations,” click here […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Media worldwide have often helped communicate UNU-INWEH’s scientific and policy-relevant discoveries and insights to the general public and important […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Brochure-cover-115x115.png "UNU-INWEH news making highlights, 1996-2021")
UNU-INWEH news making highlights, 1996-2021
Posted on September 25, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Media worldwide have often helped communicate UNU-INWEH’s scientific and policy-relevant discoveries and insights to the general public and important […] -
![UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/j-balla-photography-PxQ_jfrBvq4-unsplash-scaled-1.jpeg "UN’s new global framework for managing nature: 1st detailed draft agreement launched")
UN’s new global framework for managing nature: 1st detailed draft agreement launched
Posted on July 12, 2021 | No CommentsUN Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s […] -
![IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services) Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities, have combined and increasingly threaten nature, human lives, livelihoods and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/New-cover-115x115.png "IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts")
IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts
Posted on June 10, 2021 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services) Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities, have combined and increasingly threaten nature, human lives, livelihoods and […] -
![UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Paris An unprecedented analysis of almost 10,000 Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) events worldwide over the past 33 years was launched today by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Algal-bloom-captured-by-the-Copernicus-Sentinel-3-mission-takes-us-over-the-green-algae-blooms-swirling-around-the-Baltic-Sea-115x115.jpg "More harmful algal bloom impacts emerge amid rising seafood demand, coastal development")
More harmful algal bloom impacts emerge amid rising seafood demand, coastal development
Posted on June 8, 2021 | No CommentsUNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Paris An unprecedented analysis of almost 10,000 Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) events worldwide over the past 33 years was launched today by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. […] -
Recycling critical metals in e-waste: Make it the law, experts warn EU, citing security issues
Posted on May 10, 2021 | No CommentsWorld Resources Forum, Switzerland, CEWASTE Project / UN University Led by the World Resources Forum, consortium designates recycling, reuse of key elements in four electronic, electrical product categories as ‘critical’ […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Paris Wasted in 2019: 931 million tonnes of food sold to households, retailers, restaurants and other food services; Study finds food waste is a global, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gida-atigi-sorunu-alarm-veriyor_1-115x115.jpg "UN: 17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted")
UN: 17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted
Posted on March 4, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Paris Wasted in 2019: 931 million tonnes of food sold to households, retailers, restaurants and other food services; Study finds food waste is a global, […] -
![UN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainability Shifting world views and putting nature at the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Coal-plant-climate-change-02.01.21-115x115.jpg "UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future")
UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future
Posted on February 18, 2021 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainability Shifting world views and putting nature at the […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams By 2050, most people on Earth will live […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-12.35.03-PM.png "Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN")
Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN
Posted on January 22, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams By 2050, most people on Earth will live […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve by 2030 to get on […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/251397_web-115x115.jpg "Buildings-related CO2 emissions hit record high: UN")
Buildings-related CO2 emissions hit record high: UN
Posted on December 16, 2020 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve by 2030 to get on […] -
![UN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis, major players in the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/249469_web-115x115.jpg "New oil & gas industry framework to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions")
New oil & gas industry framework to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions
Posted on November 23, 2020 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis, major players in the […] -
![IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) Highlights: Intergovernmental council on pandemic prevention; risk drivers include deforestation, wildlife trade; tax high pandemic-risk activities; 540,000 – 850,000 unknown […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/95f28c4_2b01f2c1d1ce4cc3b2facb2fef480c3f-b3d3055e496446c9aa9e7184ff12e00a-0-115x115.jpg "Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk")
Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk
Posted on October 29, 2020 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) Highlights: Intergovernmental council on pandemic prevention; risk drivers include deforestation, wildlife trade; tax high pandemic-risk activities; 540,000 – 850,000 unknown […] -
![UN Convention on Biodiversity, Montreal Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines 8 major transitions needed to slow, then halt nature’s accelerating decline Final report card on Aichi Biodiversity Targets, set […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/09_Pongo-abelii-Joel-Sartore-National-Geographic-Photo-Ark_2749735-115x115.jpg "Nature: Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns in new Global Biodiversity Outlook report")
Nature: Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns in new Global Biodiversity Outlook report
Posted on September 15, 2020 | No CommentsUN Convention on Biodiversity, Montreal Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines 8 major transitions needed to slow, then halt nature’s accelerating decline Final report card on Aichi Biodiversity Targets, set […] -
![UN Environment Programme / IEA, Paris As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; 3.6 billion appliances in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/buildings-455239_640-115x115.jpg "Climate-friendly cooling could cut years of greenhouse emissions, save $ trillions: UN")
Climate-friendly cooling could cut years of greenhouse emissions, save $ trillions: UN
Posted on July 17, 2020 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme / IEA, Paris As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; 3.6 billion appliances in […] -
![UN University, Bonn / International Telecommunications Union, Geneva A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/236021-115x115.jpg "Global e-waste surging, up 21% in 5 years: UN")
Global e-waste surging, up 21% in 5 years: UN
Posted on July 2, 2020 | No CommentsUN University, Bonn / International Telecommunications Union, Geneva A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the size of […] -
![UNEP / Frankfurt School / BNEF As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new report shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever, providing an opportunity to prioritize […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/233976_web-115x115.jpg "Falling clean energy costs an opportunity to boost climate action during COVID-19 recovery: UN")
Falling clean energy costs an opportunity to boost climate action during COVID-19 recovery: UN
Posted on June 10, 2020 | No CommentsUNEP / Frankfurt School / BNEF As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new report shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever, providing an opportunity to prioritize […] -
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Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams
Posted on February 3, 2020 | No CommentsUN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer […] -
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Reducing, reusing Europe’s 2.5 million tonnes of plastic in e-waste each year
Posted on October 10, 2019 | No CommentsPOLYCE, Bonn, Germany Consumers asked to favor electronic products containing recycled plastics; firms to build recycled plastic into design, ease plastic recovery for reuse A European Commission-funded project supported by […] -
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A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops US $2.5 trillion
Posted on September 5, 2019 | No CommentsUN Environment / Frankfurt School / Bloomberg New Energy Finance UN-backed report: Decade of investment (2010-2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to about 1,650 GW; renewables generated 12.9 per […] -
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Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’
Posted on May 6, 2019 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) Current global response insufficient; ‘transformative changes’ needed to restore and protect nature; opposition from vested interests can be overcome for public […] -
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UN University compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater
Posted on January 31, 2019 | No CommentsUN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada At least 140 million people in 50 countries have been drinking water containing arsenic at levels above the World […] -
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United Nations, World Economic Forum and partners unite to address e-waste
Posted on January 24, 2019 | No CommentsUNU / World Economic Forum, Geneva Joint report: Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show huge potential and could lead to “dematerialization”, better product tracking, take-back and recycling, and products […] -
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UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs
Posted on January 14, 2019 | No CommentsUNU-INWEH, Hamilton Canada World’s ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50 percent more than previously estimated; Enough in a year to cover Florida under […] -
![UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Several avenues to elevate Canada’s role on the global water stage are recommended Hamilton, Canada – The United Nations […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/INWEH-doc-115x115.png "Canada in the global water world: A UN analysis of capabilities")
Canada in the global water world: A UN analysis of capabilities
Posted on November 23, 2018 | No CommentsUN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Several avenues to elevate Canada’s role on the global water stage are recommended Hamilton, Canada – The United Nations […] -
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Where the Water Is
Posted on May 17, 2018 | No CommentsUN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada (op-ed published by Project Syndicate) Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water and sanitation. But if governments […] -
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Thousands of tons of e-waste is shipped illegally to Nigeria inside used vehicles
Posted on April 19, 2018 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Bonn / Tokyo About three-fourths of 60,000 tons of used electronic equipment shipped to Nigeria in both 2015 and 2016 originated from EU ports; At least 15,400 […] -
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World added far more solar than fossil fuel power generating capacity in 2017
Posted on April 5, 2018 | No CommentsUN Environment, Paris / Nairobi China leads with more than half of world’s new solar capacity; global solar investment jumps 18 percent to $160.8 billion; cumulative renewable energy investment since […] -
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Worsening worldwide land degradation now ‘critical,’ undermining well-being of 3.2 billion people
Posted on March 26, 2018 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn 26 March, 2018 Main cause of species loss; driver of the migration of millions of people by 2050 In landmark 3-year assessment report, 100+ experts outline costs, dangers […] -
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IPBES: Biodiversity and nature’s contributions continue dangerous decline, scientists warn
Posted on March 23, 2018 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn 23 March 2018 Human well-being at risk; Landmark reports highlight options to protect and restore nature and its vital contributions to people The result of three years of work, […] -
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New EU ‘urban mining’ tools map valuable resources in e-waste, scrap vehicles, mine waste
Posted on January 17, 2018 | No CommentsProject ProSUM, Brussels Standardized, consolidated data helps to identify recovery potential of secondary raw materials worth € billions wasted annually Expert European organizations have united to create the world’s first […] -
![UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY, Bonn / INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, Geneva / INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION, Vienna E-waste per capita rises 5 percent from 2014 to 2016; just 20 percent is recycled; […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/01-e-waste-millions-tons-115x115.jpeg "World e-waste rises 8 percent by weight in 2 years as incomes rise, prices fall: UN")
World e-waste rises 8 percent by weight in 2 years as incomes rise, prices fall: UN
Posted on December 13, 2017 | No CommentsUNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY, Bonn / INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, Geneva / INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION, Vienna E-waste per capita rises 5 percent from 2014 to 2016; just 20 percent is recycled; […] -
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UN-backed report: Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost
Posted on April 6, 2017 | No CommentsUN Environment, Paris / Nairobi Global investment of $241.6 billion (excluding large hydro), 23 percent less than 2015, brought 138.5GW of new renewable power capacity in 2016, up 8 percent […] -
![UN University, Sustainable Cycles Programme — Bonn, Germany Per capita consumption of gadgets, appliances, other products with a cord or battery, rising quickly with incomes; Report urges clampdown on improper recycling, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ewaste2-115x115.jpg "E-waste in East and Southeast Asia jumps 63 percent in 5 years")
E-waste in East and Southeast Asia jumps 63 percent in 5 years
Posted on January 15, 2017 | No CommentsUN University, Sustainable Cycles Programme — Bonn, Germany Per capita consumption of gadgets, appliances, other products with a cord or battery, rising quickly with incomes; Report urges clampdown on improper recycling, […] -
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Experts warn booming seaweed industry
Posted on September 2, 2016 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Beyond sushi wrap: Expanding number of valuable uses drives astonishing growth of seaweed farming; Experts urge burgeoning industry […] -
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Heatwaves, typhoons, floods, landslides: Researchers detail rising health risks of disasters
Posted on July 18, 2016 | No CommentsUNU Int’l Institute Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 18 July 2016 Assembled by UNU-IIGH, six papers underline the value of applying science, technology to reduce disaster-related health risks; productivity in many jobs seen […] -
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Galapagos: Wind turbines replace millions of liters of diesel since 2007, meet 30% of energy needs
Posted on May 29, 2016 | No CommentsGlobal Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal World’s top utilities hand over project keys, chart path for Ecuador’s famously biodiverse archipelago to meet 70 percent of fast-rising energy needs with renewables 29 […] -
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Renewable energy investments: Major milestones reached, new world record set
Posted on March 24, 2016 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi 24 Mar 2016 For first time, developing world investments in renewables (up 19 percent in 2015) topped developed nations’ (down 8%); World record total […] -
![IPBES, Bonn / Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia 26 Feb 2016 Assessment Details Options for Safeguarding Pollinators Kuala Lumpur – 26 February, 2016 – […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Apis-mellifera-John-Severns-115x115.jpg "Pollinators Vital to Our Food Supply Under Threat")
Pollinators Vital to Our Food Supply Under Threat
Posted on February 26, 2016 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn / Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia 26 Feb 2016 Assessment Details Options for Safeguarding Pollinators Kuala Lumpur – 26 February, 2016 – […] -
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Powerful new global arena needed to confront coming water challenges, elite UN board warns
Posted on November 18, 2015 | No CommentsUN S-G’s Advisory Board, Water & Sanitation 18 Nov 2015 Blunt valedictory report from Secretary-General’s water and sanitation advisory board suggests routes to next generation world water goals; calls for major institutional […] -
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Vast energy value in human waste
Posted on November 3, 2015 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health — Hamilton, Canada 3 Nov 2015 Safe, systematic collection of human waste in low-resource countries could yield valuable fuels, invaluable […] -
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To reach CO2, energy goals, blend technologies with stable policies: World electricity firms
Posted on October 11, 2015 | No CommentsGlobal Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal 11 October, 2015 Decarbonizing electricity: After 2 years of international consultations, world’s leading utilities publish major report for Paris summit, catalog innovative means to […] -
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Water problem hotspots demand effective new approaches to international cooperation
Posted on October 1, 2015 | No CommentsUN University – INWEH, Hamilton 1 Oct 2015 Importance of water cooperation grows as climate changes advance; Tajikistan Foreign Minister honored for water-related leadership in Central Asia; Sirodjidin Aslov […] -
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World loses trillions of dollars worth of nature’s benefits each year due to land degradation
Posted on September 15, 2015 | No CommentsUN University – INWEH, Hamilton, Canada 15-SEP-2015 To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by […] -
![United Nations University, Bonn 30 Aug, 2015 UN University, INTERPOL, partners conclude 2-year inquiry; report recommends ways to better enforce laws, monitor e-waste trade; cooperation vital to make stringent EU regulations […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1-format14-115x115.jpeg "Discarded electronics mismanaged in Europe equals 10 X the volume of e-waste exported")
Discarded electronics mismanaged in Europe equals 10 X the volume of e-waste exported
Posted on August 30, 2015 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Bonn 30 Aug, 2015 UN University, INTERPOL, partners conclude 2-year inquiry; report recommends ways to better enforce laws, monitor e-waste trade; cooperation vital to make stringent EU regulations […] -
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Investing ~3.5% GDP in science, technology, innovation: benchmark for sustainable development
Posted on July 9, 2015 | No CommentsUNSG’s Scientific Advisory Board Paris 9 July 2015 UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board calls for advisor, not observer seat for science at leaders’ policy-making table; recommends science test for pending policy […] -
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Renewable energy’s record year helps uncouple growth of global economy and CO2 emissions
Posted on June 17, 2015 | No CommentsREN21 (Renewable Energy for the 21st Century), Paris Record installations for wind and solar PV in 2014; renewable energy targets created in 20 more countries, new total: 164 Renewable energy […] -
![United Nations University, Bonn 19 April 2015 End-of-life electronic, electrical equipment totals 41.8 million metric tonnes in 2014 E-waste last year contained $52 billion in resources, large volumes of toxic material; most […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/LostFile_JPG_335303456-115x115.jpg "Discarded kitchen, laundry, bathroom equipment comprises over half of E-waste: UNU")
Discarded kitchen, laundry, bathroom equipment comprises over half of E-waste: UNU
Posted on April 19, 2015 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Bonn 19 April 2015 End-of-life electronic, electrical equipment totals 41.8 million metric tonnes in 2014 E-waste last year contained $52 billion in resources, large volumes of toxic material; most […] -
![UN Environment Programme, Paris, Nairobi 31-Mar-2015 Driven by Solar and Wind, World Investments Reverse 2-year Dip, Brush Aside Challenge from Sharply Lower Oil Price; 103gw Capacity Added in 2014 is […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LA-Times-image-115x115.jpg "Renewables re-energized: Green energy investments worldwide surge 17% to $270 billion in 2014")
Renewables re-energized: Green energy investments worldwide surge 17% to $270 billion in 2014
Posted on March 31, 2015 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Paris, Nairobi 31-Mar-2015 Driven by Solar and Wind, World Investments Reverse 2-year Dip, Brush Aside Challenge from Sharply Lower Oil Price; 103gw Capacity Added in 2014 is […] -
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Achieve international water goals to preempt looming conflicts born of desperation: UN
Posted on February 22, 2015 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton CANADA 22-FEB-2015 Corruption, siphoning 30 percent of water sector funding, must end for world development and security A new UN […] -
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Vulnerability to dengue virus: UN University publishes 1st global maps
Posted on December 23, 2014 | No CommentsUN University INWEH (Institute for Water, Environment & Health ), Hamilton CANADA 23-DEC-2014 Large Parts Of Europe, South America Face Rising Vulnerability The first-ever maps of global vulnerability to dengue, a […] -
![United Nations University – International Human Dimensions Programme, Bonn; UN Environment Programme, Nairobi; UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development 9-DEC-2014 New perspective on growth of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2c0h554.bild_-115x115.jpg "Inclusive Wealth Index shows more than half of countries ‘consuming beyond their means’")
Inclusive Wealth Index shows more than half of countries ‘consuming beyond their means’
Posted on December 9, 2014 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – International Human Dimensions Programme, Bonn; UN Environment Programme, Nairobi; UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development 9-DEC-2014 New perspective on growth of […] -
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Creating smarter cities to promote healthier people: new global science program debuts
Posted on December 9, 2014 | No CommentsUnited Nations University UNU International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 9 Dec. 2014 ‘Science of Systems’ comes of age in pioneering interdisciplinary programme; Secretariat opens in China In brief: […] -
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Beyond infrastructure – New attitudes also needed to end open defecation: UN (World Toilet Day)
Posted on November 19, 2014 | No CommentsUN Water (Geneva / New York) One billion people don’t use toilets: 1 in 6 people in developing regions; New UN-Water GLAAS findings underscore critical gaps in monitoring, particularly for sanitation in […] -
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World losing 2,000 hectares of farm soil daily to salt damage
Posted on October 28, 2014 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton CANADA 28-Oct-2014 Salt-spoiled soils worldwide: 20 percent of all irrigated lands — an area equal to France; Extensive costs include $27 […] -
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Pipeline to replenish vanishing Dead Sea a bridge to Mid-East security, peace
Posted on October 9, 2014 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Hamilton Canada, and InterAction Council, Toronto 9-Oct-2014 Experts’ address universal concerns identified by former world leaders: World water crisis, sectarianism, energy, denuclearization of Korea A massive 180 […] -
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Zone tropical coastal oceans; manage them more like land resources: Scientists
Posted on July 2, 2014 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health 2-Jul-2014 Business-as-usual management policies risks well-being of 2 billion+ people Leading international environmental and marine scientists today published a joint […] -
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Health impacts of planetary change, swelling cities: New assignment for UN think tank in Malaysia
Posted on June 15, 2014 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – International Institute for Global Health, Malaysia 15-Jun-2014 Study in Uganda shows under-18s most vulnerable to cholera, typhoid, acute diarrhea, other water-related health risks rising with climate […] -
![REN21, Paris (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) 03-Jun-2014 Now 95 emerging economies nurture renewable energy growth through supportive policies, up six-fold from just 15 countries in 2005 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/masdar-115x115.jpg "Developing world policies help power global renewable energy generation to record")
Developing world policies help power global renewable energy generation to record
Posted on June 3, 2014 | No CommentsREN21, Paris (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) 03-Jun-2014 Now 95 emerging economies nurture renewable energy growth through supportive policies, up six-fold from just 15 countries in 2005 […] -
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Beyond GDP: innovative yardsticks of well-being, wealth
Posted on May 18, 2014 | No CommentsMalaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Kuala Lumpur Malaysia hosts UN-backed symposium: ‘Beyond Gross Domestic Product — Transitioning into Sustainability’ Birth weight, hours slept, eyeglasses, city birds, washing […] -
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Renewable energy market share climbs despite 2013 dip in investments
Posted on April 7, 2014 | No CommentsU.N. Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi 7-Apr-2014 Renewables account for 44 percent of 2013’s newly-installed electricity generating capacity despite global investment dropping for second year Frankfurt / New York, 7 […] -
![United Nations University, Solving the Ewaste Problem, Bonn 15 December, 2013 Annual world volume of end-of-life electronics expected to jump one-third to 65.4 million tonnes by 2017; New report details […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ewaste-115x115.png "World’s first e-waste map reveals national volumes, international flows")
World’s first e-waste map reveals national volumes, international flows
Posted on December 15, 2013 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Solving the Ewaste Problem, Bonn 15 December, 2013 Annual world volume of end-of-life electronics expected to jump one-third to 65.4 million tonnes by 2017; New report details […] -
![UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Bonn 8 December 2013 IPBES experts cite importance of ‘co-production’ of information with indigenous people With the planet losing species 100 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/65661_web-115x115.jpg "Indigenous knowledge: preserving biodiversity, ecosystem services")
Indigenous knowledge: preserving biodiversity, ecosystem services
Posted on December 8, 2013 | No CommentsUN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Bonn 8 December 2013 IPBES experts cite importance of ‘co-production’ of information with indigenous people With the planet losing species 100 […] -
![UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services, Bonn 5-Nov-2013 Most of the world’s nations — unanimously committed to protecting biodiversity — nevertheless cannot measure and assess their genetic and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IPBES-logo-115x115.jpg "Most nations lack means to assess biodiversity, key ecosystem services and their value: Experts")
Most nations lack means to assess biodiversity, key ecosystem services and their value: Experts
Posted on November 5, 2013 | No CommentsUN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services, Bonn 5-Nov-2013 Most of the world’s nations — unanimously committed to protecting biodiversity — nevertheless cannot measure and assess their genetic and […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 24-Sep-2013 UN-backed report, ‘Economics of Land Degradation,’ debuts at world desertification conference, Namibia Adopting proven sustainable land management practices […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jordan-goat-hero-115x115.jpg "Economic rewards of better land management: Estimated 2.3 billion tons of crops worth $1.4 trillion")
Economic rewards of better land management: Estimated 2.3 billion tons of crops worth $1.4 trillion
Posted on September 24, 2013 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 24-Sep-2013 UN-backed report, ‘Economics of Land Degradation,’ debuts at world desertification conference, Namibia Adopting proven sustainable land management practices […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 5 Sept. 2013 UN-backed study says annual treated wastewater in North America roughly equals volume of Niagara Falls; less […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/wasterwater-115x115.jpg "Rising use of wastewater in forecast but world lacks data on ‘massive potential resource’")
Rising use of wastewater in forecast but world lacks data on ‘massive potential resource’
Posted on September 5, 2013 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 5 Sept. 2013 UN-backed study says annual treated wastewater in North America roughly equals volume of Niagara Falls; less […] -
![United Nations University – BIOLAC (Biotechnology for Latin America and the Caribbean) 2 Sept. 2013 Marking 25th year, UNU-BIOLAC also announces brokered breakthrough to diagnose widespread problem of syphilis with […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/60978_web-115x115.jpg "Scientists sequence genome of high-value grape, seek secrets of wine’s aroma")
Scientists sequence genome of high-value grape, seek secrets of wine’s aroma
Posted on September 2, 2013 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – BIOLAC (Biotechnology for Latin America and the Caribbean) 2 Sept. 2013 Marking 25th year, UNU-BIOLAC also announces brokered breakthrough to diagnose widespread problem of syphilis with […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health, Canada Global Environmental Facility IW:LEARN, Slovakia 25 July 2013 Sharing Nile’s vital flow through 11 nations, water in Arab region, spread of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/355x255_2429-115x115.jpeg "Managing shared waters: Treasury of papers helps capture 20 years of lessons")
Managing shared waters: Treasury of papers helps capture 20 years of lessons
Posted on July 25, 2013 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health, Canada Global Environmental Facility IW:LEARN, Slovakia 25 July 2013 Sharing Nile’s vital flow through 11 nations, water in Arab region, spread of […] -
![UN Environment Programme / REN21 12-Jun-2013 Installed capacity continues to grow as solar prices drop 30-40 percent New wind installations surge For only the second time since 2006, global investments […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Untitled-2-115x115.jpg "Renewable energy: World invests $244 billion in 2012; shift to developing countries underway")
Renewable energy: World invests $244 billion in 2012; shift to developing countries underway
Posted on June 12, 2013 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme / REN21 12-Jun-2013 Installed capacity continues to grow as solar prices drop 30-40 percent New wind installations surge For only the second time since 2006, global investments […] -
![Chair IPBES / Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Malaysia / Malaysian Industry‑Government Group for High Technology 27-May-2013 Founding Chair of new world biodiversity body offers first public remarks The accelerating […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cattle-115x115.jpg "Even farm animal diversity is declining as accelerating species loss threatens humanity")
Even farm animal diversity is declining as accelerating species loss threatens humanity
Posted on May 27, 2013 | No CommentsChair IPBES / Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Malaysia / Malaysian Industry‑Government Group for High Technology 27-May-2013 Founding Chair of new world biodiversity body offers first public remarks The accelerating […] -
![Global Water System Project, Bonn 19-May-2013 Bonn Declaration issued by ‘Water in the Anthropocene’ science conference: A majority on Earth face severe self-inflicted water handicap within two generations A conference […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/North-America-115x115.jpg "Shifting global water systems: markers of a new geological epoch, “The Anthropocene”")
Shifting global water systems: markers of a new geological epoch, “The Anthropocene”
Posted on May 24, 2013 | No CommentsGlobal Water System Project, Bonn 19-May-2013 Bonn Declaration issued by ‘Water in the Anthropocene’ science conference: A majority on Earth face severe self-inflicted water handicap within two generations A conference […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada) / UN-Water 22-Mar-2013, World Water Day / International Year of Water Cooperation Amid changing weather and water patterns […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/UN-Water-brief-115x115.jpg "‘Water Security’: Experts propose a UN definition on which much depends")
‘Water Security’: Experts propose a UN definition on which much depends
Posted on March 22, 2013 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada) / UN-Water 22-Mar-2013, World Water Day / International Year of Water Cooperation Amid changing weather and water patterns […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 14 Nov 2012 Loss of mangroves to fish farms, other development, a poor economic trade-off risking human and environmental well-being […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo-115x115.jpg "Preserve the services of mangroves — Earth’s invaluable coastal forests, experts urge")
Preserve the services of mangroves — Earth’s invaluable coastal forests, experts urge
Posted on November 14, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 14 Nov 2012 Loss of mangroves to fish farms, other development, a poor economic trade-off risking human and environmental well-being […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 23 Sep 2012 Study highlights horizon issues for world’s freshwater and marine systems A study of almost 200 major international […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/47855-115x115.jpg "UN experts warn of ‘water bankruptcy’ for many regions after reviewing 200 major global projects")
UN experts warn of ‘water bankruptcy’ for many regions after reviewing 200 major global projects
Posted on September 23, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada 23 Sep 2012 Study highlights horizon issues for world’s freshwater and marine systems A study of almost 200 major international […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada InterAction Council, Tokyo Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Canada 10-Sep-2012 World confronts serious water crisis, former heads of government and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chretien-115x115.jpg "Former world leaders call on UN Security Council to recognize water as a top concern")
Former world leaders call on UN Security Council to recognize water as a top concern
Posted on September 10, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Canada InterAction Council, Tokyo Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Canada 10-Sep-2012 World confronts serious water crisis, former heads of government and […] -
![6-Jul-2012 United Nations University ‘Urban mining’ deposits are 40 to 60 times richer than mined ore, experts tell 1st GeSI and StEP e-Waste Academy in Africa; New PCs, cell phones, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-115x115.jpeg "E-waste: Annual gold, silver ‘deposits’ in new high-tech goods worth $21 billion; less than 15% recovered")
E-waste: Annual gold, silver ‘deposits’ in new high-tech goods worth $21 billion; less than 15% recovered
Posted on July 6, 2012 | No Comments6-Jul-2012 United Nations University ‘Urban mining’ deposits are 40 to 60 times richer than mined ore, experts tell 1st GeSI and StEP e-Waste Academy in Africa; New PCs, cell phones, […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi and REN21, Paris Installations up but manufacturer overcapacity drives down margins; Renewable energy sector maturation recalls early days of auto industry Solar generation surged past wind […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/temp_file_German_Solar1_230_150_s_c1-1-115x115.jpeg "Global investment in renewable energy powers to record $257B")
Global investment in renewable energy powers to record $257B
Posted on June 11, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi and REN21, Paris Installations up but manufacturer overcapacity drives down margins; Renewable energy sector maturation recalls early days of auto industry Solar generation surged past wind […] -
![Earth System Science Partnership, Paris 28-Mar-2012 Brazil and India pay a high price for rapid economic growth, according to experts speaking at a major international meeting in London, Planet Under […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/42173_web-115x115.jpg "Beyond GDP: Experts preview ‘Inclusive Wealth’ index at Planet under Pressure conference")
Beyond GDP: Experts preview ‘Inclusive Wealth’ index at Planet under Pressure conference
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsEarth System Science Partnership, Paris 28-Mar-2012 Brazil and India pay a high price for rapid economic growth, according to experts speaking at a major international meeting in London, Planet Under […] -
![Earth System Science Partnership, Paris 26-Mar-2012 Time is running out to minimize the risk of setting in motion irreversible and long-term climate change and other dramatic changes to Earth’s life […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-jpeg-115x115.jpg "State of the Planet: Scientists describe humanity’s global impact as ‘The Great Acceleration’ and offer ominous outlook: An uncertain future on a much hotter world")
State of the Planet: Scientists describe humanity’s global impact as ‘The Great Acceleration’ and offer ominous outlook: An uncertain future on a much hotter world
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsEarth System Science Partnership, Paris 26-Mar-2012 Time is running out to minimize the risk of setting in motion irreversible and long-term climate change and other dramatic changes to Earth’s life […] -
![Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Malaysia / Malaysian Industry‑Government Group for High Technology, Kuala Lumpur 21-Feb-2012 ‘Conditions right for important reform of environmental governance’ With environmental […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/photo-of-Gigiri-115x115.jpg "Create effective new global environmental agency, ministers urged")
Create effective new global environmental agency, ministers urged
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsOffice of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Malaysia / Malaysian Industry‑Government Group for High Technology, Kuala Lumpur 21-Feb-2012 ‘Conditions right for important reform of environmental governance’ With environmental […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 14-Feb-2012 The impact of unsafe water and sanitation on the death rates of children under five and mothers in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Photo-USA-Today-jpeg-115x115.jpg "Study quantifies impact of unsafe water and poor sanitation on child and maternal mortality")
Study quantifies impact of unsafe water and poor sanitation on child and maternal mortality
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 14-Feb-2012 The impact of unsafe water and sanitation on the death rates of children under five and mothers in […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 16-Nov-2011 Sustainable coastal management, regional coordination and long-term, holistic viewpoint needed to protect fragile ecosystems The rapid, large scale […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/photo-115x115.jpg "Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development")
Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development
Posted on November 16, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 16-Nov-2011 Sustainable coastal management, regional coordination and long-term, holistic viewpoint needed to protect fragile ecosystems The rapid, large scale […] -
![United Nations University, Solving the E-waste Problem initiative 30-Oct-2011 Tests at a school beside an informal electronic waste salvage site in Ghana’s capital Accra reveal contamination due to lead, cadmium and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Empa_eWaste_Ghana_28-115x115.jpg "High toxic levels found at school, market neighboring informal e-waste salvage site in Africa")
High toxic levels found at school, market neighboring informal e-waste salvage site in Africa
Posted on October 30, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Solving the E-waste Problem initiative 30-Oct-2011 Tests at a school beside an informal electronic waste salvage site in Ghana’s capital Accra reveal contamination due to lead, cadmium and […] -
![United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 28 Jul 11 Continued reliance on a strategy of setting aside land and marine territories as “protected areas” […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/protected-area-115x115.jpg "Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone: Study")
Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone: Study
Posted on July 28, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 28 Jul 11 Continued reliance on a strategy of setting aside land and marine territories as “protected areas” […] -
![United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 11 Jul 2011 Networks of biologically-connected marine protected areas need to be carefully planned, taking into account the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Marine_Protected_Area-115x115.jpg "Data revealing migrations of larval reef fish vital for designing networks of marine protected areas")
Data revealing migrations of larval reef fish vital for designing networks of marine protected areas
Posted on July 11, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 11 Jul 2011 Networks of biologically-connected marine protected areas need to be carefully planned, taking into account the […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 07 Jul 11 China, developing countries are now biggest investors in large-scale renewables while Germany surges ahead on rooftop solar Wind farms in China and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/UNEP-trends-115x115.jpg "Global investments in green energy up nearly a third to $211 billion")
Global investments in green energy up nearly a third to $211 billion
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 07 Jul 11 China, developing countries are now biggest investors in large-scale renewables while Germany surges ahead on rooftop solar Wind farms in China and […] -
![Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal 02 Jun 11 UN Summit to launch 2012 as ‘International Year of Sustainable Energy for All’ New York – How can the world’s 2.5 billion people with […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/solar-panels-115x115.jpg "How to supply sustainable electricity to world’s billions of ‘energy poor’ people")
How to supply sustainable electricity to world’s billions of ‘energy poor’ people
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsGlobal Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal 02 Jun 11 UN Summit to launch 2012 as ‘International Year of Sustainable Energy for All’ New York – How can the world’s 2.5 billion people with […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 26-May-2011 Less than one-third of 60 metals studied have end-of-life recycling rate above 50 percent; 34 are under 1 percent Smarter product designs, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/52683932_mineviewreuters-115x115.jpg "Dramatically raising low metal recycling rates part of path to green economy: UNEP")
Dramatically raising low metal recycling rates part of path to green economy: UNEP
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 26-May-2011 Less than one-third of 60 metals studied have end-of-life recycling rate above 50 percent; 34 are under 1 percent Smarter product designs, […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 12 May 2011 By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/download-1-115x115.jpeg "Humanity can and must do more with less: UNEP")
Humanity can and must do more with less: UNEP
Posted on May 22, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 12 May 2011 By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – […] -
![InterAction Council / United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health 20 March 2011 Water as an “urgent security issue” tops the agenda this year for a council of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/download-115x115.jpeg "Former national leaders: Water a global security issue")
Former national leaders: Water a global security issue
Posted on May 22, 2011 | No CommentsInterAction Council / United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health 20 March 2011 Water as an “urgent security issue” tops the agenda this year for a council of […] -
![Office of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of Malaysia / and Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) May 17, 2011 New York — Resolved to enter the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/52820906_0lo7j5ps-115x115.gif "Malaysia eyes green science, technologies for entry into world’s developed country club; Global titans of science and business volunteer to help Malaysia pioneer an environmentally-sustainable path to high income")
Malaysia eyes green science, technologies for entry into world’s developed country club; Global titans of science and business volunteer to help Malaysia pioneer an environmentally-sustainable path to high income
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsOffice of the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of Malaysia / and Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) May 17, 2011 New York — Resolved to enter the […] -
![United Nations University – Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) 1 May 2011 The US Environmental Protection Agency is stepping up international efforts to help curb rising pollution, the waste of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/20110514_STP513-115x115.jpg "US EPA joins alliance to curb global e-waste")
US EPA joins alliance to curb global e-waste
Posted on May 1, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) 1 May 2011 The US Environmental Protection Agency is stepping up international efforts to help curb rising pollution, the waste of […] -
![Canadian Water NetworkWaterloo, Ontario27-Feb-2011 $1 trillion global water market forecast for 2020; Global freshwater demand expected to exceed supply by 40 percent by 2030 Famed especially for the excellence of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/4375115-e1299183149579-115x115.jpeg "Canada’s role grows amid looming world water shortages in some places, more flooding in others")
Canada’s role grows amid looming world water shortages in some places, more flooding in others
Posted on March 3, 2011 | No CommentsCanadian Water NetworkWaterloo, Ontario27-Feb-2011 $1 trillion global water market forecast for 2020; Global freshwater demand expected to exceed supply by 40 percent by 2030 Famed especially for the excellence of […] -
![Diversitas, Paris 17-Feb-2011 How should a new ‘IPCC for biodiversity’ work? Leading world scientists offer prescription In the journal Science this week, leading scientists say the new “IPCC for biodiversity” […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/image1-115x115.jpg "Put Government Policy Options Through a Science Test First, Leading Biodiversity Experts Urge")
Put Government Policy Options Through a Science Test First, Leading Biodiversity Experts Urge
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsDiversitas, Paris 17-Feb-2011 How should a new ‘IPCC for biodiversity’ work? Leading world scientists offer prescription In the journal Science this week, leading scientists say the new “IPCC for biodiversity” […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 6 Feb 2011 Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many other pollutants infiltrate the giant […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Sinkhole-or-“cenotes”-provide-a-potential-route-for-contamination-of-the-flooded-underground-cave-system-aquifers-of-the-Yucatan-Peninsula.-Credit-Hanneke-van-Lavieren-UNU-115x115.jpg "Pollutants in aquifers may threaten future of Mexico’s fast-growing ‘Riviera Maya’")
Pollutants in aquifers may threaten future of Mexico’s fast-growing ‘Riviera Maya’
Posted on February 6, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 6 Feb 2011 Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many other pollutants infiltrate the giant […] -
![DIVERSITAS, Paris 29 Sep 2009 The world’s rivers are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a new global analysis to be published Sept. 30 in the journal Nature. The […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/download-115x115.jpeg "Report casts world’s rivers in ‘crisis state’")
Report casts world’s rivers in ‘crisis state’
Posted on September 29, 2010 | No CommentsDIVERSITAS, Paris 29 Sep 2009 The world’s rivers are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a new global analysis to be published Sept. 30 in the journal Nature. The […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Division of Technology Industry and Economics Paris 15-Jul-2010 In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/reportdetailglobal-115x115.jpg "Reports detail global investment and other trends in green energy")
Reports detail global investment and other trends in green energy
Posted on July 16, 2010 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Division of Technology Industry and Economics Paris 15-Jul-2010 In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power […] -
![United Nations University 14-Apr-2010 UNU-INWEH report offers 9-point prescription for achieving Millennium Development Goal for sanitation Far more people in India have access to a cell phone than to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/india220_1616765f-115x115.jpg "Greater access to cell phones than toilets in India: UN")
Greater access to cell phones than toilets in India: UN
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 14-Apr-2010 UNU-INWEH report offers 9-point prescription for achieving Millennium Development Goal for sanitation Far more people in India have access to a cell phone than to […] -
![22-Feb-2010 United Nations University, Tokyo / United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Rocketing sales of cell phones, gadgets, appliances forecast in China, India, elsewhere Sales of electronic products in countries like China […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Informal-e-waste-recycling-China-7-photo-credit-StEP-EMPA-115x115.jpg "Urgent need to prepare developing countries for surge in e-wastes: UN")
Urgent need to prepare developing countries for surge in e-wastes: UN
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No Comments22-Feb-2010 United Nations University, Tokyo / United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Rocketing sales of cell phones, gadgets, appliances forecast in China, India, elsewhere Sales of electronic products in countries like China […] -
![United Nations University 1-Feb-2010More than two dozen leading United Nations water experts will convene in Hamilton, Canada Feb. 2-4 to plan fresh strategy for a coordinated approach to the global […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Water-115x115.jpg "Water experts of 26 UN agencies meet in Canada, plan coordinated response to looming crisis")
Water experts of 26 UN agencies meet in Canada, plan coordinated response to looming crisis
Posted on February 6, 2010 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 1-Feb-2010More than two dozen leading United Nations water experts will convene in Hamilton, Canada Feb. 2-4 to plan fresh strategy for a coordinated approach to the global […] -
![Christensen Fund, Palo Alto, California 3-Dec-09 A delegation of more than 20 indigenous teens, women, elders and shamen heading to historic Copenhagen climate talks today offered the world self-created video evidence […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ANSA-pic-115x115.jpg "Indigenous delegates to UN talks in Copenhagen debut video evidence, accounts of climate change")
Indigenous delegates to UN talks in Copenhagen debut video evidence, accounts of climate change
Posted on December 19, 2009 | No CommentsChristensen Fund, Palo Alto, California 3-Dec-09 A delegation of more than 20 indigenous teens, women, elders and shamen heading to historic Copenhagen climate talks today offered the world self-created video evidence […] -
![29-Nov-2009 United Nations University Tokyo / Darwin Carbon credits bring millions for new jobs in indigenous communities; Australian project a model of opportunity, especially for Africa A landmark Australian project […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Fires-115x115.jpg "Traditional indigenous fire management techniques deployed against climate change")
Traditional indigenous fire management techniques deployed against climate change
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No Comments29-Nov-2009 United Nations University Tokyo / Darwin Carbon credits bring millions for new jobs in indigenous communities; Australian project a model of opportunity, especially for Africa A landmark Australian project […] -
![16-Nov-2009 Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Agencies managing 80 percent of global public health research funding set first priorities for common, concerted efforts on heart and lung diseases, other ‘chronic […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ALeqM5ipBC7YyMJhJiBmY84aflBxejc59A-115x115.jpeg "Powerful new world alliance of global health researchers announce landmark pact on priorities")
Powerful new world alliance of global health researchers announce landmark pact on priorities
Posted on November 29, 2009 | No Comments16-Nov-2009 Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Agencies managing 80 percent of global public health research funding set first priorities for common, concerted efforts on heart and lung diseases, other ‘chronic […] -
![DIVERSITAS, Paris 11-Oct-2009 Growing water needs, mismanagement leading to ‘catastrophic decline’ in freshwater biodiversity The world will miss its agreed target to stem biodiversity loss by next year, according to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Frog-115x115.jpg "World will miss 2010 target to stem biodiversity loss, experts say")
World will miss 2010 target to stem biodiversity loss, experts say
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No CommentsDIVERSITAS, Paris 11-Oct-2009 Growing water needs, mismanagement leading to ‘catastrophic decline’ in freshwater biodiversity The world will miss its agreed target to stem biodiversity loss by next year, according to […] -
![Diversitas, Paris Economists, assigning values to ‘ecosystem services,’ report staggering totals and rates of return on investment Experts concluding the global DIVERSITAS biodiversity conference today in Cape Town described preliminary […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PavanSukhdev-e1492092526528-115x115.jpg "What are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 to $1.2 Million per Hectare, per Year: Experts")
What are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 to $1.2 Million per Hectare, per Year: Experts
Posted on October 16, 2009 | No CommentsDiversitas, Paris Economists, assigning values to ‘ecosystem services,’ report staggering totals and rates of return on investment Experts concluding the global DIVERSITAS biodiversity conference today in Cape Town described preliminary […] -
![United Nations University 15 September 2009 Sold in 2006: 230 million computers, 1 billion cell phones, 45.5 million TVs; many destined for uncontrolled disposal without change in policies, consumer practices […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ewaste1-115x115.jpg "Set world standards for electronics recycling, reuse to curb e-waste exports to developing countries")
Set world standards for electronics recycling, reuse to curb e-waste exports to developing countries
Posted on September 15, 2009 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 15 September 2009 Sold in 2006: 230 million computers, 1 billion cell phones, 45.5 million TVs; many destined for uncontrolled disposal without change in policies, consumer practices […] -
![e8, Montreal 19 July 2009 Pacific nation of 9 islands seeks to expand first solar system, donated by e8, a consortium of G8 country electricity firms Amid worsening climate change-related […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2use-115x115.jpg "Tuvalu hopes solar project inspires climate talks; nation sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2020")
Tuvalu hopes solar project inspires climate talks; nation sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2020
Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Commentse8, Montreal 19 July 2009 Pacific nation of 9 islands seeks to expand first solar system, donated by e8, a consortium of G8 country electricity firms Amid worsening climate change-related […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi / Paris 3-Jun-2009 Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/2009-115x115.jpg "UNEP report details surprising green energy investment trends worldwide")
UNEP report details surprising green energy investment trends worldwide
Posted on June 9, 2009 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme Nairobi / Paris 3-Jun-2009 Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched […] -
![United Nations University Tokyo, Japan 19-Apr-2009 With the first climate change-related relocation of an Inuit village already underway, some 400 Indigenous People and observers from 80 nations are convening in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/AFP-photo-115x115.jpg "Indigenous peoples at world summit to share climate change observations, coping techniques")
Indigenous peoples at world summit to share climate change observations, coping techniques
Posted on April 20, 2009 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Tokyo, Japan 19-Apr-2009 With the first climate change-related relocation of an Inuit village already underway, some 400 Indigenous People and observers from 80 nations are convening in […] -
![United Nations University Programme for Biotechnology for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU-BIOLAC), Caracas, Venezuela 8-Feb-2009 The growing relationship between scientists and curators is the focus of a 4-day, UN-affiliated international conference in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/82328-115x115.jpg "Biotech Scientists Team with Curators to Stem Decay of World’s Art, Cultural Heritage")
Biotech Scientists Team with Curators to Stem Decay of World’s Art, Cultural Heritage
Posted on February 18, 2009 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Programme for Biotechnology for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU-BIOLAC), Caracas, Venezuela 8-Feb-2009 The growing relationship between scientists and curators is the focus of a 4-day, UN-affiliated international conference in […] -
![United Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to be an effective potential alternative […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/130327_UNCCDScC-115x115.jpg "‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands")
‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands
Posted on November 11, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to be an effective potential alternative […] -
![United Nations University Tokyo Japan / Hamilton, Canada 19-Oct-2008 Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do more to end crippling poverty […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/AFP-photo-115x115.jpg "Providing toilets, safe water is top route to reducing world poverty: UN University")
Providing toilets, safe water is top route to reducing world poverty: UN University
Posted on October 20, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Tokyo Japan / Hamilton, Canada 19-Oct-2008 Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do more to end crippling poverty […] -
![United Nations University Tokyo, Japan 8-Oct-2008 A growing international consensus to formally recognize and protect people uprooted by environmental problems is expected to accelerate at a major conference in Bonn, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/186680-115x115.jpg "Environmental migrants: UN meeting aims to build consensus on definitions, support, protection")
Environmental migrants: UN meeting aims to build consensus on definitions, support, protection
Posted on October 9, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Tokyo, Japan 8-Oct-2008 A growing international consensus to formally recognize and protect people uprooted by environmental problems is expected to accelerate at a major conference in Bonn, […] -
![United Nations University Tokyo 7-Sep-2008 A new co-ordinated international set of rules to govern commercial and research activities in both of Earth’s polar regions is urgently needed to reflect new […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ALeqM5iiQv06Gg5Mig7qYQ6mZYePEkN4Fg-115x115.jpeg "Experts meet on need for new rules to govern world’s fragile polar regions")
Experts meet on need for new rules to govern world’s fragile polar regions
Posted on September 7, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Tokyo 7-Sep-2008 A new co-ordinated international set of rules to govern commercial and research activities in both of Earth’s polar regions is urgently needed to reflect new […] -
![United Nations University 25-Jul-2008Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/expedicao-pantanal-intecol-11-150-115x115.jpg "Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops")
Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops
Posted on August 7, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 25-Jul-2008Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious […] -
![United Nations University 20-Jul-2008 700 leading experts convene at edge of Brazil’s vast Pantanal to take stock, offer policy prescription to remedy wetlands crisis Leading world scientists convene in Brazil […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/080720150209-large-115x115.jpg "Massive greenhouse gases may be released as destruction, drying of world wetlands worsens: UN")
Massive greenhouse gases may be released as destruction, drying of world wetlands worsens: UN
Posted on July 20, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 20-Jul-2008 700 leading experts convene at edge of Brazil’s vast Pantanal to take stock, offer policy prescription to remedy wetlands crisis Leading world scientists convene in Brazil […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya 01 Jul 08 With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest; new investment surpasses $148 billion in 2007, a 60 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/2008-115x115.jpg "UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil")
UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil
Posted on July 3, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya 01 Jul 08 With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest; new investment surpasses $148 billion in 2007, a 60 […] -
![United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada June 4, 2008 Current coastal management practices are ineffective and their continuation endangers ecosystems that support the economies on […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/download-3-115x115.jpeg "Coastal management cooperation, enforcement key to avoid pending crisis for millions: UN experts")
Coastal management cooperation, enforcement key to avoid pending crisis for millions: UN experts
Posted on June 4, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada June 4, 2008 Current coastal management practices are ineffective and their continuation endangers ecosystems that support the economies on […] -
![United Nations University – Institute of Advance Studies Yokohama 2-Apr-2008 Biofuel production, renewable energy expansion, other mitigation measures uprooting indigenous peoples in many regions Indigenous peoples have contributed the least […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/download-1-115x115.jpeg "Indigenous peoples hardest hit by climate change describe impacts")
Indigenous peoples hardest hit by climate change describe impacts
Posted on May 17, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute of Advance Studies Yokohama 2-Apr-2008 Biofuel production, renewable energy expansion, other mitigation measures uprooting indigenous peoples in many regions Indigenous peoples have contributed the least […] -
![United Nations University / International Year of Sanitation 20-Mar-2008 Experts estimate that $9 in productivity, health and other benefits are returned for every dollar invested installing toilets for people in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/download-2-115x115.jpeg "Sanitation investment in poor countries would yield $9-to-1 benefits in productivity, health: UN")
Sanitation investment in poor countries would yield $9-to-1 benefits in productivity, health: UN
Posted on May 17, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University / International Year of Sanitation 20-Mar-2008 Experts estimate that $9 in productivity, health and other benefits are returned for every dollar invested installing toilets for people in […] -
![United Nations University 15-Nov-2007 Low collection rates and consumer awareness, rising need to harmonize regulations, UNU advises European Commission Only about 25% of Europe’s medium sized household appliances and 40% […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ewaste11-115x115.jpg "Great potential to improve collection, recycling of Europe’s electronic waste, says UN report")
Great potential to improve collection, recycling of Europe’s electronic waste, says UN report
Posted on November 15, 2007 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 15-Nov-2007 Low collection rates and consumer awareness, rising need to harmonize regulations, UNU advises European Commission Only about 25% of Europe’s medium sized household appliances and 40% […] -
![United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Yokohama, Japan 10-Nov-2007 Report says ban on human reproductive cloning, coupled with restricted therapeutic research, is global compromise most likely to succeed The […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/clone-115x115.jpg "Human clones: New U.N. analysis lays out world’s choices")
Human clones: New U.N. analysis lays out world’s choices
Posted on November 15, 2007 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Yokohama, Japan 10-Nov-2007 Report says ban on human reproductive cloning, coupled with restricted therapeutic research, is global compromise most likely to succeed The […] -
![Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, Reykjavik, and United Nations University 30 Aug 07 Protecting soils claimed as an immediate fix to counter climate change; 150 world experts meet in Iceland […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/download-3-115x115.jpeg "Restoring soils vital to feed world, forestall climate change: experts")
Restoring soils vital to feed world, forestall climate change: experts
Posted on August 30, 2007 | No CommentsSoil Conservation Service of Iceland, Reykjavik, and United Nations University 30 Aug 07 Protecting soils claimed as an immediate fix to counter climate change; 150 world experts meet in Iceland […] -
![United Nations University 27 Jun 07 Desertification, exacerbated by climate change, represents “the greatest environmental challenge of our times” and governments must overhaul policy approaches to the issue or face […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/Nouakchott_SandDunes_NASA-115x115.jpg "Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations")
Desertification: UN experts prescribe global policy overhaul to avoid looming mass migrations
Posted on June 27, 2007 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 27 Jun 07 Desertification, exacerbated by climate change, represents “the greatest environmental challenge of our times” and governments must overhaul policy approaches to the issue or face […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris 20 Jun 07 Renewables shed fringe image — Transactions leap to record $100 billion in 2006, says UNEP study […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/2007-115x115.jpg "Investors flock to renewable energy and efficiency technologies: UN study")
Investors flock to renewable energy and efficiency technologies: UN study
Posted on June 20, 2007 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris 20 Jun 07 Renewables shed fringe image — Transactions leap to record $100 billion in 2006, says UNEP study […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark 29-Apr-2007 UNEP-led project expands to other developing countries Life for an estimated 100,000 people in poverty-stricken rural […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/A_roadside_tuckshop-115x115.jpg "UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor")
UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
Posted on June 6, 2007 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark 29-Apr-2007 UNEP-led project expands to other developing countries Life for an estimated 100,000 people in poverty-stricken rural […] -
![19-Mar-2007 United Nations University Book catalogues unethical research, gene theft in Pacific countries The Pacific region has experienced some of the world’s worst examples of unethical bio-research and patenting of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/biopiraterie60_sm-115x115.jpg "Gene hunters, patent prospectors leave indigenous communities in Pacific feeling besieged, betrayed")
Gene hunters, patent prospectors leave indigenous communities in Pacific feeling besieged, betrayed
Posted on March 21, 2007 | No Comments19-Mar-2007 United Nations University Book catalogues unethical research, gene theft in Pacific countries The Pacific region has experienced some of the world’s worst examples of unethical bio-research and patenting of […] -
![6-Mar-2007 United Nations University Growing need for elements in high-tech scrap –- often incinerated in poor countries Standardizing recycling processes globally to harvest valuable components in electrical and electronic scrap […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/c-EMPA-China-e-scrap-dismantling_640x640-115x115.jpg "UN, industry, others partner to create world standards for e-scrap recycling, harvesting components")
UN, industry, others partner to create world standards for e-scrap recycling, harvesting components
Posted on March 7, 2007 | No Comments6-Mar-2007 United Nations University Growing need for elements in high-tech scrap –- often incinerated in poor countries Standardizing recycling processes globally to harvest valuable components in electrical and electronic scrap […] -
![19 July 2006 DIVERSITAS, Paris Warning that Earth is on the verge of “a major biodiversity crisis,” 19 of the field’s most distinguished scientists and policy experts today called for […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/watson-115x115.jpg "Titans of biodiversity science call for united, authoritative voice to inform decision-makers")
Titans of biodiversity science call for united, authoritative voice to inform decision-makers
Posted on March 7, 2007 | No Comments19 July 2006 DIVERSITAS, Paris Warning that Earth is on the verge of “a major biodiversity crisis,” 19 of the field’s most distinguished scientists and policy experts today called for […] -
![14-Dec-2006 United Nations University Joint International Conference Algiers, Dec. 17-19 About 200 experts from 25 countries are convening in Algiers Dec. 17-19 to advise shifts in world policies needed to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/migrants-115x115.jpg "Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification")
Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification
Posted on December 14, 2006 | No Comments14-Dec-2006 United Nations University Joint International Conference Algiers, Dec. 17-19 About 200 experts from 25 countries are convening in Algiers Dec. 17-19 to advise shifts in world policies needed to […] -
![5-Dec-2006 United Nations University The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth according to a path-breaking study released today by the Helsinki-based […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/rich-poor-115x115.jpg "Pioneering study shows richest 2 percent own half world wealth")
Pioneering study shows richest 2 percent own half world wealth
Posted on December 5, 2006 | No Comments5-Dec-2006 United Nations University The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth according to a path-breaking study released today by the Helsinki-based […] -
![24 Oct 06 United Nations University Some 300,000 combatants under age 18 – some as young as six and 40% of them girls – are illegal recruits in more than […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/childsoldiercongo2-115x115.jpg "Child soldiers: If children are not prosecuted for war crimes, are they more likely chosen by warlords to perform the worst atrocities?")
Child soldiers: If children are not prosecuted for war crimes, are they more likely chosen by warlords to perform the worst atrocities?
Posted on October 24, 2006 | No Comments24 Oct 06 United Nations University Some 300,000 combatants under age 18 – some as young as six and 40% of them girls – are illegal recruits in more than […] -
![29 May 06 United Nations Environment Programme / World Bank Without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil within a single human generation (by 2030) will more […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/22_09_32_57_India-china-brazil_H@@IGHT_400_W@@IDTH_610-115x115.jpg "How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change")
How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change
Posted on May 29, 2006 | No Comments29 May 06 United Nations Environment Programme / World Bank Without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil within a single human generation (by 2030) will more […] -
![17 Jan 06 United Nations University Asia suffered 220 landslides in the past century – by far the most of any world region – but those in North, Central and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/landslide-115x115.jpg "Landslides: Asia has Most; Americas, the Deadliest; Europe, the Costliest; Experts Seek Ways to Mitigate Losses; Danger Said Growing Due to Climate Change, Other Causes")
Landslides: Asia has Most; Americas, the Deadliest; Europe, the Costliest; Experts Seek Ways to Mitigate Losses; Danger Said Growing Due to Climate Change, Other Causes
Posted on January 17, 2006 | No Comments17 Jan 06 United Nations University Asia suffered 220 landslides in the past century – by far the most of any world region – but those in North, Central and […] -
![11 Nov 05 United Nations University Amid predictions that by 2010 the world will need to cope with as many as 50 million people escaping the effects of creeping environmental […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/11/earthquakePakistan-115x115.jpg "Ranks of ‘environmental refugees’ swell, calls grow for better definition, recognition, support")
Ranks of ‘environmental refugees’ swell, calls grow for better definition, recognition, support
Posted on November 5, 2005 | No Comments11 Nov 05 United Nations University Amid predictions that by 2010 the world will need to cope with as many as 50 million people escaping the effects of creeping environmental […] -
![16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods. And a rising number of […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/06/desertification-115x115.jpg "Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades")
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Many of 2 billion dryland dwellers at risk as land degrades
Posted on June 16, 2005 | No Comments16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods. And a rising number of […] -
![08 Jun 05United Nations UniversityVast genetic resources – “blue gold” on the international deep seafloor – need protection from unfettered commercial exploitation, warns a new report from the Japan-based United […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/06/730f535039da7d4ad25ca6bdbfaa260b1-617x413-115x115.jpg "Clear rules needed to govern deep sea bioprospecting: UNU")
Clear rules needed to govern deep sea bioprospecting: UNU
Posted on June 8, 2005 | No Comments08 Jun 05United Nations UniversityVast genetic resources – “blue gold” on the international deep seafloor – need protection from unfettered commercial exploitation, warns a new report from the Japan-based United […] -
![15 May 05 United Nations University A global education system in which a fully portable personal computer is as common as a pencil or textbook to school children even in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/05/360_nicholas_negroponte_a-115x115.jpg "Bridging the digital divide by making computers for kids as common as pencils")
Bridging the digital divide by making computers for kids as common as pencils
Posted on May 15, 2005 | No Comments15 May 05 United Nations University A global education system in which a fully portable personal computer is as common as a pencil or textbook to school children even in […] -
![01 May 05 United Nations University Since the start of the war of 2003 some 84% of Iraq’s higher education institutions have been burnt, looted or destroyed while four dozen […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/05/iraquniv-115x115.jpg "United Nations University calls for world help to repair Iraqi higher education system")
United Nations University calls for world help to repair Iraqi higher education system
Posted on May 1, 2005 | No Comments01 May 05 United Nations University Since the start of the war of 2003 some 84% of Iraq’s higher education institutions have been burnt, looted or destroyed while four dozen […] -
![Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / United Nations University March 30, 2005 A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent (15 out of 24) of the ecosystem services that support […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/MEA-115x115.jpg "Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: New Report Warns Ecosystem Changes Will Continue to Worsen, Hampering Global Development Goals")
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: New Report Warns Ecosystem Changes Will Continue to Worsen, Hampering Global Development Goals
Posted on March 30, 2005 | No CommentsMillennium Ecosystem Assessment / United Nations University March 30, 2005 A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent (15 out of 24) of the ecosystem services that support […] -
![21 Mar 05 United Nations University South America’s giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at growing risk from intensive peripheral agricultural, industrial and urban development […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/03/37pantanal1-115x115.jpg "South America’s vast Pantanal wetland may become next Everglades, UNU experts warn")
South America’s vast Pantanal wetland may become next Everglades, UNU experts warn
Posted on March 21, 2005 | No Comments21 Mar 05 United Nations University South America’s giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at growing risk from intensive peripheral agricultural, industrial and urban development […] -
![14 Jan 05 United Nations University The rapid and extensive underground expansion of mega-cities – for subways, malls, parking and public utilities – takes place often with too little knowledge […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/01/subway-115x115.jpg "The hidden vulnerability of mega-cities to natural disasters: underground spaces")
The hidden vulnerability of mega-cities to natural disasters: underground spaces
Posted on January 14, 2005 | No Comments14 Jan 05 United Nations University The rapid and extensive underground expansion of mega-cities – for subways, malls, parking and public utilities – takes place often with too little knowledge […] -
![03 Nov 04 United Nations University, Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean The use of biotechnologies originally intended to remedy crop infestations and other problems is being pioneered […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/34treasure-115x115.jpg "Scientists pioneer biotech techniques to halt infestation of history, art treasures in tropics")
Scientists pioneer biotech techniques to halt infestation of history, art treasures in tropics
Posted on November 3, 2004 | No Comments03 Nov 04 United Nations University, Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean The use of biotechnologies originally intended to remedy crop infestations and other problems is being pioneered […] -
![07 Oct 04University of Toronto Joint Centre for BioethicsNew medical tools that quickly and accurately diagnose diseases like AIDS and malaria top a list of 10 biotech breakthroughs deemed most […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/10/Babies-008-115x115.jpg "Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015")
Report: How 10 top new technologies will help world reach globally-agreed goals by 2015
Posted on October 7, 2004 | No Comments07 Oct 04University of Toronto Joint Centre for BioethicsNew medical tools that quickly and accurately diagnose diseases like AIDS and malaria top a list of 10 biotech breakthroughs deemed most […] -
![13 Jun 04 United Nations University The number of people worldwide vulnerable to a devastating flood is expected to mushroom to 2 billion by 2050 due to climate change, deforestation, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/06/Janos-115x115.jpg "Two billion vulnerable to floods by 2050; number expected to double or more in two generations")
Two billion vulnerable to floods by 2050; number expected to double or more in two generations
Posted on June 13, 2004 | No Comments13 Jun 04 United Nations University The number of people worldwide vulnerable to a devastating flood is expected to mushroom to 2 billion by 2050 due to climate change, deforestation, […] -
![23 Mar 04 United Nations University Up to one-fifth of the world’s people lack sufficient zinc in their diet, while an estimated one-third live in countries considered at high risk […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/03/Zinc-Pills-115x115.jpg "Estimated one in five people worldwide lack enough zinc in diet")
Estimated one in five people worldwide lack enough zinc in diet
Posted on March 23, 2004 | No Comments23 Mar 04 United Nations University Up to one-fifth of the world’s people lack sufficient zinc in their diet, while an estimated one-third live in countries considered at high risk […] -
![07 Mar 04 United Nations University Government incentives are quickly needed worldwide to extend the life of personal computers and slow the growth of high-tech trash, according to a new […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/03/monitors-115x115.jpg "UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales")
UN study shows environmental consequences from ongoing boom in personal computer sales
Posted on March 4, 2004 | No Comments07 Mar 04 United Nations University Government incentives are quickly needed worldwide to extend the life of personal computers and slow the growth of high-tech trash, according to a new […] -
![United Nations University 19 Feb 2004 To decide whether a new product seeking patent protection is novel or based upon traditional knowledge, officials require free access to indigenous secrets. Several […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/TK-115x115.jpg "UNU Report: End Catch-22 for Indigenous People")
UNU Report: End Catch-22 for Indigenous People
Posted on February 19, 2004 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 19 Feb 2004 To decide whether a new product seeking patent protection is novel or based upon traditional knowledge, officials require free access to indigenous secrets. Several […] -
![10 Feb 04 United Nations University A new breed of fund managers looking to pressure businesses to improve social, environmental and ethical performance, a phenomenon started in 1999, now wield […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/02/biodiversity-115x115.jpg "Money talks: Concern for biodiversity pressed on boardrooms by new breed of fund managers")
Money talks: Concern for biodiversity pressed on boardrooms by new breed of fund managers
Posted on February 4, 2004 | No Comments10 Feb 04 United Nations University A new breed of fund managers looking to pressure businesses to improve social, environmental and ethical performance, a phenomenon started in 1999, now wield […] -
![01 Feb 04 United Nations University Work should be stepped up on international agreements to oversee prospecting efforts in Antarctica by research institutions, universities and pharmaceutical companies to discover and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/02/extremop-115x115.jpg "UN report: Accelerate global agreement to oversee exploitation of South Pole ‘extremophiles’")
UN report: Accelerate global agreement to oversee exploitation of South Pole ‘extremophiles’
Posted on February 1, 2004 | No Comments01 Feb 04 United Nations University Work should be stepped up on international agreements to oversee prospecting efforts in Antarctica by research institutions, universities and pharmaceutical companies to discover and […] -
![30 Nov 03 United Nations University In an effort to help raise the quality of water management expertise worldwide, the United Nations University has authorized for the first time in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/11/Ralph-115x115.jpg "First-ever UN University diploma offered to grads of online water-management course")
First-ever UN University diploma offered to grads of online water-management course
Posted on November 30, 2003 | No Comments30 Nov 03 United Nations University In an effort to help raise the quality of water management expertise worldwide, the United Nations University has authorized for the first time in […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health New Assistant Director Brings Extensive Experience in Move to UNU-INWEH Headquarters; Will organize UN Global Conference on Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/06/adeel1-115x115.jpg "Ottawa Commits $3M to Ongoing Efforts from Hamilton to Relieve Water Problems in Developing Countries")
Ottawa Commits $3M to Ongoing Efforts from Hamilton to Relieve Water Problems in Developing Countries
Posted on June 27, 2003 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health New Assistant Director Brings Extensive Experience in Move to UNU-INWEH Headquarters; Will organize UN Global Conference on Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water […] -
![United Nations University 20 June 2003 The institution of asylum is “under grave threat” as nations erect ever-higher walls during the war on terrorism, leading many asylum seekers to engage […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/refugees3-115x115.jpg "More refugees turning to human smugglers – report")
More refugees turning to human smugglers – report
Posted on June 20, 2003 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 20 June 2003 The institution of asylum is “under grave threat” as nations erect ever-higher walls during the war on terrorism, leading many asylum seekers to engage […] -
![United Nations University / UNESCO First UN system-wide evaluation of global water resources Faced with “inertia at the leadership level”, the global water crisis will reach unprecedented levels in the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/medium_wwdr1-115x115.jpg "Political Inertia Exacerbates Water Crisis, Says World Water Development Report")
Political Inertia Exacerbates Water Crisis, Says World Water Development Report
Posted on May 3, 2003 | No CommentsUnited Nations University / UNESCO First UN system-wide evaluation of global water resources Faced with “inertia at the leadership level”, the global water crisis will reach unprecedented levels in the […] -
![United Nations University, Tokyo 27 April 2003 New book defines essential building blocks for societies disrupted by conflict Judges should be recruited from the international community until a country disrupted […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ramesh-115x115.jpeg "Early justice is pre-requisite to restoring legal, political and social order in war-torn states: UN University authors")
Early justice is pre-requisite to restoring legal, political and social order in war-torn states: UN University authors
Posted on April 27, 2003 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Tokyo 27 April 2003 New book defines essential building blocks for societies disrupted by conflict Judges should be recruited from the international community until a country disrupted […] -
![United Nations University / UNESCO 5 March, 2003 First UN system-wide evaluation of global water resources Faced with “inertia at the leadership level”, the global water crisis will reach unprecedented […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Untitled-31-115x115.jpg "Political Inertia Exacerbates Water Crisis, Says World Water Development Report")
Political Inertia Exacerbates Water Crisis, Says World Water Development Report
Posted on March 5, 2003 | No CommentsUnited Nations University / UNESCO 5 March, 2003 First UN system-wide evaluation of global water resources Faced with “inertia at the leadership level”, the global water crisis will reach unprecedented […] -
![United Nations University September 2002 A third series of television public service announcements about UN University’s work to promote sustainable development is being broadcast to television viewers worldwide, thanks to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CNN-115x115.jpg "New UNU ads broadcast on CNN International")
New UNU ads broadcast on CNN International
Posted on September 1, 2002 | No CommentsUnited Nations University September 2002 A third series of television public service announcements about UN University’s work to promote sustainable development is being broadcast to television viewers worldwide, thanks to […] -
![5 June, 2002 United Nations Washington / Rome / Paris – The UN and leading international scientific agencies will launch on June 5 (World Environment Day) a pioneering Internet-based atlas […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/38055405_oceanmm300-115x115.jpg "UN Oceans Atlas Provides First Comprehensive Real-Time Tool To Observe State Of World’s Oceans")
UN Oceans Atlas Provides First Comprehensive Real-Time Tool To Observe State Of World’s Oceans
Posted on June 5, 2002 | No Comments5 June, 2002 United Nations Washington / Rome / Paris – The UN and leading international scientific agencies will launch on June 5 (World Environment Day) a pioneering Internet-based atlas […] -
![United Nations University 27 January, 2002 The degradation of mountain ecosystems — home to 600 million people and the source of water for more than half the world’s population — […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Hans-van-Ginkel-115x115.jpg "War, exploitation and pollution threaten mountain ecosystems, says UNU expert")
War, exploitation and pollution threaten mountain ecosystems, says UNU expert
Posted on January 27, 2002 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 27 January, 2002 The degradation of mountain ecosystems — home to 600 million people and the source of water for more than half the world’s population — […] -
![United Nations University, Tokyo The degradation of mountain ecosystems – home to 600 million people and the source of water for more than half the world’s population – threatens to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hintereisferner2006091201_A_Lambrecht_WGMS.jpg "Mountain Ecosystems Endangered: War, exploitation and pollution threaten freshwater source for half of world’s population")
Mountain Ecosystems Endangered: War, exploitation and pollution threaten freshwater source for half of world’s population
Posted on January 27, 2002 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Tokyo The degradation of mountain ecosystems – home to 600 million people and the source of water for more than half the world’s population – threatens to […] -
![United Nations University 27 Oct 2000 Thousands of human casualties and tens of billions of dollars in economic damage will continue to befall the world’s developing countries every two to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fig23s-115x115.jpg "Lessons From the 1997-98 El Nino: Once Burned, Twice Shy?")
Lessons From the 1997-98 El Nino: Once Burned, Twice Shy?
Posted on October 27, 2000 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 27 Oct 2000 Thousands of human casualties and tens of billions of dollars in economic damage will continue to befall the world’s developing countries every two to […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Pachamama, Our Earth, Our Future, is launched as educational guide for youth to environmental problems, solutions The Earth’s condition is deteriorating in nearly every category, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/51YYA-DoBOL._AC_SY400_-115x115.jpg "Environmental Crisis As Seen By World Youth: “Don’t Treat Earth As Poorly As Parents Have”")
Environmental Crisis As Seen By World Youth: “Don’t Treat Earth As Poorly As Parents Have”
Posted on October 26, 1999 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Pachamama, Our Earth, Our Future, is launched as educational guide for youth to environmental problems, solutions The Earth’s condition is deteriorating in nearly every category, […] -
![United Nations University, Institute for Natural Resources in Africa Soil Infertility, Malnutrition at Root of Half of African Child Deaths Today; Needed to Bring Land Toward Full Food Potential: $100 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/food-security-115x115.jpg "Africa may be able to feed just 40% of its population in 2025")
Africa may be able to feed just 40% of its population in 2025
Posted on October 16, 1999 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Institute for Natural Resources in Africa Soil Infertility, Malnutrition at Root of Half of African Child Deaths Today; Needed to Bring Land Toward Full Food Potential: $100 […] -
![United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launches Global Environment Outlook 2000 (GEO-2000) – the most authoritative assessment ever of the environmental crisis facing humanity […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GEO-2000-115x115.jpg "Global Biodiversity Outlook 2000: UNEP launches definitive study of global environmental crisis – concludes time is running out")
Global Biodiversity Outlook 2000: UNEP launches definitive study of global environmental crisis – concludes time is running out
Posted on September 15, 1999 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi Today, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launches Global Environment Outlook 2000 (GEO-2000) – the most authoritative assessment ever of the environmental crisis facing humanity […] -
![World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development The world can satisfy its material needs from forests without jeopardizing their ecological services, says the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ola-115x115.jpg "Blueprint to Solve Global Forest Crisis Presented by Top World Leaders World Commission Proposes New Political Structure to Save World’s Forests")
Blueprint to Solve Global Forest Crisis Presented by Top World Leaders World Commission Proposes New Political Structure to Save World’s Forests
Posted on April 19, 1999 | No CommentsWorld Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development The world can satisfy its material needs from forests without jeopardizing their ecological services, says the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, […] -
![United Nations University, Tokyo 18 March 1999 Clean, safe water can be brought to the 1.4 billion people around the world without it for as little as $50 per person, which […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/waterlifetap-114x115.jpg "Unsafe Water: 3.3 Billion Illnesses and 5.3 Million Deaths Yearly Price Tab for Safe Water $50 to $105 Per Person")
Unsafe Water: 3.3 Billion Illnesses and 5.3 Million Deaths Yearly Price Tab for Safe Water $50 to $105 Per Person
Posted on March 18, 1999 | No CommentsUnited Nations University, Tokyo 18 March 1999 Clean, safe water can be brought to the 1.4 billion people around the world without it for as little as $50 per person, which […] -
![UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada First UNU-INWEH news release, 1998, click here “I am pleased to learn of the progress made to date by UNU/INWEH and proud that this new organization has […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/copps-115x115.jpeg "Canadian-based U.N. Water/Environment Program Reports Year 2 Progress to International Advisors Meeting at McMaster")
Canadian-based U.N. Water/Environment Program Reports Year 2 Progress to International Advisors Meeting at McMaster
Posted on October 21, 1998 | No CommentsUNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada First UNU-INWEH news release, 1998, click here “I am pleased to learn of the progress made to date by UNU/INWEH and proud that this new organization has […]