Landmark UN report reveals shocking state of world’s migratory animals
United Nations Convention on Migratory Species, Bonn Germany The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report was launched today by the
Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”: UN
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn UNCCD launches ‘Global Drought Snapshot’ report at COP28 in collaboration with International Drought
Experts urge united global vision, definitions, targets for ‘responsible sourcing’ of minerals needed for green transition
World Resources Forum, St. Gallen, Switzerland Experts have delivered a sweeping prescription to governments, civil society and industry for a
Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions: UN
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Two billion tons of sand and dust, equal in weight to 350 Great
UN Warns of 6 Risk Tipping Points Threatening the Environment, Security
UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security A United Nations University report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks
Leading scientists, philosophers identify nature’s missing evolutionary law
Carnegie Science, Washington DC Evolution of plants, animals: “A very special case within a far larger natural phenomenon.” Similar marvels
‘Invisible’ E-Waste: ~$10B in essential raw materials recoverable in world’s annual mountain of e-toys, cables, vapes, more
WEEE Forum, Brussels, Belgium Every year, unused cables, electronic toys, LED-decorated novelty clothes, power tools, vaping devices, and countless other
Did life exist on Mars? Other planets? With AI’s help, we may know soon
Carnegie Science, Washington DC ‘Holy Grail of astrobiology’: Machine learning technique reveals a sample’s biological or non-biological origin with 90%
Invasive Alien Species: Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security, Human Health
IPBES, Bonn, Germany Key role in 60% of global plant and animal extinctions; Annual costs now >$423 Billion – have
Amid growing evidence of harm to child health and learning, advocates call for faster replacement of diesel school buses
Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment, Ottawa Health and environmental advocates today called on communities, school boards and governments
Do fish bay at the moon? Can songs unmask mystery fish? Eavesdropping scientists create ocean soundscapes
The Rockefeller University, Programme for the Human Environment, New York Using hydrophones to eavesdrop on a reef off the coast
UN: Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development
UNU-INWEH: UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health), Hamilton, Canada The rapidly-growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards
Large dams’ capacity seen dropping 26% by 2050 due to sediment: UN
UNU Institute For Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide of an
COP15: Nations Adopt 4 Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement
UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal By 2030: Protect 30% of Earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas, inland waters; Reduce by
UN Announces Satellite-Based Global Methane Detection System
United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the
UN Biodiversity COP 15: What’s on the Table, What to Expect
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada Key negotiating issues defined and detailed: A COP15 Primer On Nov. 10,
~5.3 Billion Mobile Phones will Become Waste in 2022
WEEE Forum, Brussels 2022 International E-waste Day slogan: ‘Recycle it all, no matter how small!’ Despite world-leading e-waste management, ~30%
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 values of nature The way
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 wild species harvested for human
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 form Biology had a direct