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July 11, 2022

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Decisions based on narrow set of nature’s market values underpin biodiversity crisis

IPBES, Bonn, Germany More than 50 methods and approaches exist to make visible the diverse

July 8, 2022

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50,000 wild species meet needs of billions worldwide; experts offer options to ensure sustainable use

IPBES, Bonn 1 in 5 people rely on wild species for income & food; >10,000

July 1, 2022

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Crushed, zapped, boiled, baked, more: Nature used 57 recipes to make Earth’s 10,500+ ‘mineral kinds’

Carnegie Science, Earth & Planets Laboratory, Washington DC Water helped 80+% of mineral species to

May 30, 2022

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The abundance of diverse “unconventional water sources”

UNU Institute for Water, Environment & Health, Hamilton, Canada Tapping a fraction can help meet

May 11, 2022

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World “at a crossroads” in management of droughts, up 29% in a generation

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it

April 30, 2022

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CEC Secretariat recommends factual record on vaquita porpoise

Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has recommended developing

April 28, 2022

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Mould, pesticides, toxic chemicals reported in survey of Canadian child care professionals

CDN Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment / Canadian Child Care Federation Nearly half of

April 27, 2022

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Chronic land degradation: UN report offers stark warnings, remedies

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn The way land resources – soil, water

April 25, 2022

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Study quantifies metal supplies needed to reach EU’s climate neutrality goal

KU LEUVEN / EUROMETAUX Independent KU Leuven university study, commissioned by EU industry, echoes IEA

March 21, 2022

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UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure

United Nation University Institute for Water, Environment & Health 1st assessment of water security in

February 23, 2022

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50% more wildfires foreseen by 2100; Governments are not prepared: UN

UN Environment Programme Even the Arctic, previously all but immune, faces rising wildfire risk; Wildfires

February 17, 2022

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Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds, “GLUBS,” will help monitor marine life

The Rockefeller University Programme for the Human Environment, International Quiet Ocean Experiment By assembling and

January 25, 2022

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97% of Latin America’s e-waste is mismanaged; Includes annual $1.7B in recoverable materials

UNIDO and UN University, Bonn 1st Latin American e-waste report covers 13 countries: Argentina, Bolivia,

January 19, 2022

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Scientists urge quick, deep, sweeping changes to halt, reverse dangerous biodiversity loss

GEO BON / bioDISCOVERY Proposed target of protecting 30% of land and seas by 2030

January 1, 2022

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In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the year

Terry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16

November 24, 2021

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E-waste in former Soviet countries jumps ~50% in a decade; just 3.2% collected, treated

UN University / UNITAR, Bonn Electronic waste generated in the Commonwealth of Independent States +

November 17, 2021

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A Clean Ocean by 2030: United Nations Panel of Experts Charts the Most Direct Course

Clean Ocean Int’l Expert Group, New York Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and a globe

October 13, 2021

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International E-Waste Day: 57.4M tonnes expected in 2021 will outweigh China’s Great Wall

UN University / WEEE Forum, Brussels The e-waste result of an online streaming explosion: an

October 1, 2021

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New UN Mapping Tool Reveals Global Floods Since 1985 to Aid Disaster Planning

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science

September 25, 2021

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UNU-INWEH news making highlights, 1996-2021

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Media worldwide have often

August 18, 2021

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Scientists offer new insights on computer power growth, past and future

The Rockefeller University, Programme for Human Environment Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shed new

July 12, 2021

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UN’s new global framework for managing nature: 1st detailed draft agreement launched

UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes

July 6, 2021

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Leonardo da Vinci: New family tree spans 21 generations, finds 14 living male descendants

Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project, The Rockefeller University, New York Paper offers foundation to advance

June 10, 2021

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IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts

IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services) Unprecedented changes in climate and

June 8, 2021

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More harmful algal bloom impacts emerge amid rising seafood demand, coastal development

UNESCO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Paris An unprecedented analysis of almost 10,000 Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)

May 10, 2021

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Recycling critical metals in e-waste: Make it the law, experts warn EU, citing security issues

World Resources Forum, Switzerland, CEWASTE Project / UN University Led by the World Resources Forum,

April 20, 2021

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As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously ‘profound ignorance’

The Rockefeller University Unknown direction and pace of change in microbial — including viral —

April 8, 2021

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Emerging listening network will study seas uniquely quieted by COVID

The Rockefeller University, NY Amid COVID pause in marine activities, growing network aims to monitor

March 18, 2021

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Top electronics brands, global organizations launch alliance for circular electronics

World Economic Forum, Geneva Geneva, Thursday 18 March 2021 – Today, top electronics companies, together

March 4, 2021

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UN: 17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted

United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Paris Wasted in 2019: 931 million tonnes of food sold

February 18, 2021

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UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future

UN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving

January 22, 2021

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Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain,

December 16, 2020

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Buildings-related CO2 emissions hit record high: UN

United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38%

December 3, 2020

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Study proves bits of DNA in seawater correlate to the weight of netted fish

The Rockefeller University, NY / Monmouth University, NJ New tool will help census oceans, monitor

November 23, 2020

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New oil & gas industry framework to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions

UN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one

October 29, 2020

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Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk

IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) Highlights: Intergovernmental council on pandemic

September 15, 2020

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Nature: Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns in new Global Biodiversity Outlook report

UN Convention on Biodiversity, Montreal Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines 8 major transitions needed

July 17, 2020

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Climate-friendly cooling could cut years of greenhouse emissions, save $ trillions: UN

UN Environment Programme / IEA, Paris As need for cooling rises in step with world

July 2, 2020

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Global e-waste surging, up 21% in 5 years: UN

UN University, Bonn / International Telecommunications Union, Geneva A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of

June 18, 2020

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Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes slowly ruining humanity’s treasures

Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project, New York DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works,

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