Environment
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Congo to audit forest concessions, suspend ‘questionable contracts’
October 18, 2021 By Reuters KINSHASA – President Felix Tshisekedi has called for an audit of Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
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WHO: Global health community prescribes climate action for COVID recovery
October 13, 2021 By UN News Based on a growing body of research confirming numerous and inseparable links between climate…
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UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
October 9, 2021 By Reuters GENEVA – The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday recognised access to a clean and…
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Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
October 9, 2021 By Associated Press LONDON — Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims…
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U.S. climate envoy Kerry expected to travel to China in September – sources
August 25, 2021 By Reuters U.S. climate envoy John F. Kerry is expected to travel to China next month to…
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Kyoto Protocol vs Paris Accord
August 24, 2021 By Greg Aaron, Tranquility News Correspondent Boston, Massachusetts – From the early 1990s, scientists and climate activists…
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FROM THE FIELD: Human ‘damage’ on the front-line of the climate crisis
August 17, 2021 By UN News OCHA says that “time is running out for millions of people who are already losing…
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5 things to know about the new UN report on climate change
August 11, 2021 By Associated Press GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The U.N.-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing…
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African nations criticise push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks
July 28, 2021 Reuters African countries, many of which are heavily reliant on mining, have criticised a move by the…
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UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought
July 28, 2021 By UN News The assessment comes as record-breaking heat waves, devasting floods and drought struck across three…
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U.N. Security Council likely to meet next week on Ethiopia dam
July 2, 2021 Reuters UNITED NATIONS, – The United Nations Security Council will likely meet next week to discuss a…
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Turning to sustainable global business: 5 things to know about the circular economy
June 24, 2021 By UN News 1) Business as usual, the path to catastrophe Unless we make some major adjustments…
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