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#1337732022-03-08
Statement by the United Nations in Myanmar on International Women's Day 2022
On International Women’s Day, the UN in Myanmar reaffirms its solidarity and commitment to the women and girls across Myanmar.
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#1337742022-03-08
‘Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief’s International Women’s Day message
Mr. Guterres highlighted the contribution that women have made to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, hailed the ideas, innovations and activism that are changing our world for the better, and welcomed more women leaders across all walks of life.
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#1337752022-03-08
International Women’s Day 2022: Wishes, quotes, greetings, messages and status to share
Each year the United Nations, comes out with a specific theme for International Women’s Day. This year, UN Women have called for “climate action for women, by women” under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”.
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#1337762022-03-08
International Women’s Day: UN says gender equality needed in climate change fight
The United Nations has highlighted the need for greater gender equality to realise the goals of sustainability and net zero in the years ahead.
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#1337772022-03-08
International Women’s Day marked with events around the world – live
Absolutely love these pictures from the 1971 women’s Liberation Movement march - there is a dead ringer for my mum when she was a young woman! You can own one of them too, which is quite cool .
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#1337782022-03-08
‘Women of the wild’: the platform giving India’s nature experts a voice
I wish these things wouldn’t happen to anyone,” says Akanksha Sood Singh, a wildlife film-maker based in Delhi. “But if it has happened, this is a safe space for women to come and to share their experiences.”
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#1337792022-03-08
International Women’s Day: UN trade chief Rebeca Grynspan urges move from recognition to action
On International Women’s Day on 8 March, Rebeca Grynspan, the first woman secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), urged the world to “move from recognition to action” on gender equality. Watch her video message.
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#1337802022-03-08
Hootsuite Celebrates International Women's Day with World Woman Hour
Today on International Women’s Day, Hootsuite will power the second annual World Woman Hour, a global digital celebration dedicated to highlighting inspirational stories of women from all walks of life.
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#1337812022-03-08
Bottles, cans, batteries: octopuses found using litter on seabed
Whether it’s mimicking venomous creatures, or shooting jets of water at aquarium light switches to turn them off, octopuses are nothing if not resourceful.
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#1337822022-03-08
Fears for bees as US set to extend use of toxic pesticides that paralyse insects
The US Environmental Protection Agency is poised to allow the use of four of the most devastating chemicals to bees, butterflies and other insects to continue in America for the next 15 years, despite moves by the European Union to ban the use of toxins that have been blamed for widespread insec ...
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#1337832022-03-08
Thousands of dugong and turtle deaths to follow Queensland floods, experts predict
Hundreds of dugongs and thousands of turtles will likely starve to death in coming months after flood waters smothered Queensland’s seagrass meadows with sediment.
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#1337842022-03-08
How can innovation help turn climate emergency declarations into real actions?
Dr Xander Wang, Associate Professor at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, is leading the Climate Smart Lab to innovate smart technologies supporting climate change adaptation at regional and local scales.
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#1337852022-03-08
Shocking climate change records from 2021 we can't ignore
There is no denying it: 2021 was an alarming year for the planet. From apocalyptic storms to deadly floods, a deluge of extreme weather shook the world.
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#1337862022-03-08
Nuclear science and resilience in the face of climate change - International Women’s Day 2022
The impacts of climate change, although universal, are not felt equally by all. The livelihoods of people, particularly women, in rural areas in developing countries are more dependent on natural resources, small-scale farming and fishing, all of which are disproportionally threatened by climate ...
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#1337872022-03-08
Changes in bird behavior linked to climate change
A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) rolls back the curtain on half a century of evidence detailing the impact of climate change on more than 60 different bird species.
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#1337882022-03-08
Washington Wineries Considering Dramatic Changes for Climate Change
Dick Boushey has been growing wine grapes in Yakima and Benton counties for more than 40 years. The 70-year-old Boushey and his employees grow 23 grape varieties on vineyards stretching over 295 acres.
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#1337892022-03-08
Climate change will fuel greater displacement
For the first time, there is high confidence among scientists that the impacts of climate change are increasingly driving displacement in all regions of the world.
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#1337902022-03-08
Core aspects of climate models are sound: The proof is in the plankton
Continents reconfigure, oceans shift, and ice sheets thicken and thaw, but for the past 95 million years Earth's engine for distributing ocean heat has remained remarkably consistent.
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#1337912022-03-08
'The sad reality is many don't survive': How floods affect wildlife, and how you can help them
For over two decades, bull sharks have called a Brisbane golf course home after, it's believed, a flood washed them into the course's lake in 1996.
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#1337922022-03-08
Healthy bee population is financial boon for Ireland's apple growers
A healthy bee population would represent a financial boon for Ireland's apple growers suggests new UCD research.
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#1337932022-03-08
Scientists: Asian spider could spread to much of East Coast
Researchers say a large spider native to East Asia that proliferated in Georgia last year could spread to much of the East Coast.
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#1337942022-03-08
New research demonstrates high value 'injurious weeds' can bring to both pollinators and biodiversity
A new study by researchers at the University of Sussex, funded by Rowse Honey Ltd, has demonstrated that weeds are far more valuable in supporting biodiversity than we give them credit for.
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#1337952022-03-08
Call for SA to join 30% conservation target to stem nature loss, climate change
Scientists, conservationists and youth leaders are calling on the government to back a draft United Nations target to double globally protected areas to stem the loss of nature and reduce the effects of climate change.
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#1338022022-03-14
UN gathering gears up for push to save planet's biodiversity
Nearly all the world’s countries kicked off a U.N.-backed meeting Monday aimed at preventing the loss of biodiversity — seen as critical to avoiding the extinction of many vulnerable species, the emergence of pathogens like the coronavirus, and the damage to both lives and livelihoods of people ...
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#1338002022-03-14
UN launches biodiversity talks on deal to protect nature
UN biodiversity negotiations began in Geneva on Monday to hammer out a global deal to better protect nature that is due for approval later this year.
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#1338012022-03-14
COP15 global biodiversity negotiations: EU leading the ambition for a new deal to protect people and planet
From 14th to 29th March, the EU will participate in resumed global biodiversity meetings to advance on the development of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – a new global accord to halt and reverse the loss of the planet's plants, animals and ecosystems.
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#1338032022-03-14
Final talks on U.N. biodiversity pact open in shadow of Ukraine
Hundreds of negotiators arrived in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday for final U.N. talks on an ambitious pact that aims to halt and reverse the loss of habitats for endangered species ahead of a summit in China later this year.
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#1338042022-03-14
UN launches biodiversity talks on deal to protect nature
UN biodiversity negotiations began in Geneva on Monday (Mar 14) to hammer out a global deal to better protect nature that is due for approval later this year.
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#1338052022-03-14
UN gathering gears up for push to save planet’s biodiversity
GENEVA (AP) — Nearly all the world’s countries kicked off a U.N.-backed meeting Monday aimed at preventing the loss of biodiversity — seen as critical to avoiding the extinction of many vulnerable species, the emergence of pathogens like the coronavirus, and the damage to both lives and liveliho ...
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#1338062022-03-14
UN-backed biodiversity talks to protect nature begin in Geneva
UN biodiversity negotiations have began in Geneva to hammer out a global deal to better protect nature that is due for approval later this year.
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#1338072022-03-14
NGOs call nature-positive framework to be adopted by UN
A total of 13 NGOs including The Nature Conservancy, WWF International, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and BirdLife International, have called for a global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. The call to action has also been backed by the World Business Coun ...
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#1338082022-03-14
Nations convene in Geneva for UN biodiversity summit
The assessment warned that up to one million species face extinction, many within decades and called for transformational change to address the crisis
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#1338092022-03-14
Greenpeace calls for unity and action as delegates arrive at biodiversity meeting in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland – Greenpeace calls for action to increase land and sea protection to at least 30% by 2030 with clear funding and implementation, and to recognise and strengthen the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, as delegates gather at a pre-meeting for this year’s Conven ...
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#1338122022-03-14
COP15 global biodiversity negotiations: EU leading the ambition for a new deal to protect people and planet
From 14 to 29 March, the EU will participate in resumed global biodiversity meetings to advance on the development of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – a new global accord to halt and reverse the loss of the planet's plants, animals and ecosystems.
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#1338132022-03-14
Environmental groups urge UN biodiversity talks to embrace ‘Nature-Positive by 2030’ goal
CEOs from 14 of the world’s largest environmental organizations are calling for a global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and achieve full recovery by 2050. They are calling for this goal to become the overarching Mission of the new 10-year Global Biodiversity Framework which will b ...
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#1338142022-03-14
Biodiversity: Pressure grows for deal to save nature
A global agreement to reverse the loss of nature and halt extinctions is inching closer, as talks in Geneva enter their final day International negotiators are working on the text of a UN framework to safeguard nature ahead of a high-level summit in China later this year..
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#1338392022-03-29
Interview: UN biodiversity leader "optimistic" about adoption of global framework in Kunming
LONDON/GENEVA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Crucial UN biodiversity meetings in Geneva on a global deal to better protect nature that is due for approval later this year in China's Kunming are moving in the right direction, said the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on ...
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#1338202022-03-29
Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?
After the world missed almost all of its targets to protect fast-dwindling nature for the last decade, observers following a new round of negotiations are focusing as much on how goals will be put in place as the headline targets.
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#1338212022-03-29
Nations ask for new nature talks in Nairobi before key UN meeting
While dozens of world leaders have pledged to halt the devastating destruction of biodiversity across the planet, observers say political momentum has yet to filter into negotiations that will set the stage for a major UN meeting later this year.
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#1338222022-03-29
Saving nature: Conserving 30% of the land, sea just the start
Geneva (AFP) – Expanding nature reserves to cover at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 is the flagship proposal of high-stakes talks to rescue Earth's animals and plants from human destruction.
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#1338242022-03-29
Biodiversity summit in Kunming, China delayed for fourth time -organisers
GENEVA, March 29 (Reuters) - A U.N. biodiversity summit in Kunming, China will take place in the third quarter of this year, the secretariat of the talks said on Tuesday, confirming a fourth delay for the meeting that aims to ratify a global pact for nature.
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#1338272022-03-29
Extra round of U.N. biodiversity talks fixed for June
GENEVA, March 29 (Reuters) - Negotiators at U.N. biodiversity talks on Tuesday agreed to meet again in Kenya between June 21-26 for another round of negotiations aimed at finalising a global pact to halt and reverse species losses.
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#1338282022-03-29
Political will, pandemic weigh on talks to save nature
Geneva (AFP) – Nations aiming to agree a global plan to save nature ended their first in-person meeting in two years Tuesday saying negotiations needed more time, as observers called for greater political momentum in the race to halt biodiversity loss.
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#1338292022-03-29
World delegates appear to kick deal to halt nature loss into long grass
GENEVA, March 29 (Reuters) - Negotiations on an ambitious global biodiversity deal to halt or reverse nature loss closed in Switzerland on Tuesday, with countries agreeing to little more than further talks in June.
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#1338312022-03-29
Talks on 'Paris deal' for nature fail to secure agreement
GENEVA, March 29 (Reuters) - Negotiations on an ambitious biodiversity deal to halt or reverse nature loss drew to a close in Switzerland on Tuesday, with countries expected to agree to little more than further talks in June.
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#1338322022-03-29
Africa seeks up to $700 bln a year in biodiversity funding from wealthy nations
GENEVA, March 29 (Reuters) - Gabon, on behalf of the African group and several developing countries, called at a U.N. conference on Tuesday for wealthy countries to provide up to $700 billion a year by 2030 and beyond to help fund efforts to protect biodiversity.
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#1338332022-03-29
This time it's different? Nations discuss big biodiversity ambitions
Nearly 200 nations are taking part in talks, aimed at fine-tuning a draft text to preserve biodiversity by 2050, with key 2030 milestones, set to be adopted at the United Nations COP15 conference later this year after the world missed almost all of its targets to protect fast-dwindling nature fo ...
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#1338352022-03-29
UN biodiversity talks fail to agree on new targets to protect wildlife
A fortnight of negotiations to establish the draft of a new global deal reversing the loss of wildlife and habitats has ended in what has been described as “major disappointment” after countries failed to agree on any new biodiversity targets.
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#1338362022-03-29
Advocates: Nations must move faster to protect biodiversity
GENEVA (AP) — Environmentalists are criticizing slow progress at a U.N.-backed meeting of nearly all the world’s countries toward beefing up protections for biodiversity on Earth, ahead of a crucial meeting expected later this year in China where delegates could sign a global agreement.
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#1338372022-03-29
Calls for leadership ahead of Kunming biodiversity deal
With humans facing an existential crisis from biodiversity loss, countries are attempting to strike an agreement along the lines of the Paris climate pact. But the long-delayed process needs political leadership.