Environment
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Activists stage global climate protest, slam Ukraine war
March 26, 2022 By Associated Press BERLIN — Climate activists staged a 10th series of worldwide protests Friday to demand…
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UN Appeals for Urgent Aid for Malawi Victims of Tropical Storm Ana
March 6, 2022 By VOA BLANTYRE, MALAWI — The United Nations and other humanitarian organizations in Malawi have launched a flash…
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Tanzanian scholar to walk away with environmental rights award
THURSDAY March 3, 2022 By Adam Ihucha Tranquility News Correspondent, Tanzania A Tanzanian environmental law don, Dr Elifuraha Laltaika, has…
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Ethiopia starts partial power generation from Blue Nile dam
February 22, 2022 By Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam that is…
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Stressed-out Lake Victoria may become extinct in a century or so
MONDAY December 6, 2021 By Joe Lihundi, The Tranquility News Reporter, Tanzania Lake Victoria will disappear in 123 years’ time…
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China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks
November 11, 2021 By Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — The world’s top carbon polluters, China and the United States, agreed…
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How Mother Nature can get Africans away from shocks brought by climate change
SATURDAY November 06, 2021 By Joe Lihundi Tranquility News Reporter, Arusha, Tanzania The East African Community has the prospect of…
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COP26: African Leaders Call on Rich Nations to Meet $100 Billion Pledge
November 5, 2021 By VOA GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — African nations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, have criticized rich…
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Now the real negotiations begin at UN climate conference
November 4, 2021 By Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — The princes, presidents and prime ministers have left, and now the…
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Success at COP26 Will Be ‘Touch and Go’ say British Officials
November 2, 2021 By VOA For months, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his aides have been raising expectations for…
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Ex-UN climate chief doesn’t see Paris-type moment in Glasgow
November 1, 2021 By Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland — Christiana Figueres knows how to hammer out a climate deal, and…
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G20 leaders face tough climate talks on second day of summit
October 31, 2021 By Reuters, ROME, Italy – Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies sit down for a…
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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
By Adam MusaTranquility News Correspondent, North AmericaBoston, Massachusetts – From the early 1990s, scientists and climate activists have always blown…
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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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Still time to reverse damage to ‘ravaged’ ecosystems, declares UN chief, marking World Environment Day
June 5, 2021 By UN News Kicking off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, he said the planet was rapidly…
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