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,
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
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 Rockefeller University, Programme for Human Environment Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shed new light on “Moore’s Law” — perhaps the world’s most famous
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
Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project, The Rockefeller University, New York Paper offers foundation to advance search for Leonardo’s DNA The surprising results of a decade-long
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
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
World Resources Forum, Switzerland, CEWASTE Project / UN University Led by the World Resources Forum, consortium designates recycling, reuse of key elements in four electronic,
The Rockefeller University Unknown direction and pace of change in microbial — including viral — biodiversity may have deep consequences for all life on Earth
The Rockefeller University, NY Amid COVID pause in marine activities, growing network aims to monitor soundscapes, assess changes in behavior of marine life; More than
World Economic Forum, Geneva Geneva, Thursday 18 March 2021 – Today, top electronics companies, together with a group of pioneering global organizations, set a vision
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
UN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainabilityShifting world views and
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
Terry Collins & Associates, Toronto, Canada Dec. 31, 2020 In 2020, more than a dozen science news releases and scores of opinion articles were authored
United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve
The Rockefeller University, NY / Monmouth University, NJ New tool will help census oceans, monitor fish, track shifting marine life; “eDNA makes the ocean a
UN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate
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
UN Convention on Biodiversity, Montreal 11-month-old Sumatran orangutans. (c) Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark, natgeophotoark.org Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines 8 major transitions needed
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