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#1335202022-02-25
Natural England chair backs ‘biodiversity net gain’ plan to boost wild areas
Demand for nature is exceeding supply but new wildlife areas can be created by regulations to ensure housing estates bring about “biodiversity net gain”, according to the chair of England’s nature watchdog.
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#1335232022-02-25
Guest post: How to model society’s response to climate change
How ambitious climate policy will be in the future is key to understanding the scale of climate change impacts we can expect. Yet, the question of how society responds to climate change is not well represented in climate and energy models.
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#1335302022-02-25
Biodiversity: 30 years of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas and the LIFE programme
To mark 30 years of the Natura 2000 network and the LIFE programme, a Ministerial Conference is taking place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today, co-organised by the French Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission. EU Ministers and Commissioner for the Environment, ...
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#1335322022-02-25
Pay or punish? Study looks at how to engage with farmers deforesting the Cerrado
During last year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, more than 140 countries committed to halting and reversing deforestation by 2030. The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use recognized the critical role of all forest types for biodiversity, sustainable land use, and mitigating a ...
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#1334732022-02-24
Editorial | Climate Change Requires More Than Just Talk
The inaugural Israel Climate Change Conference, held by Haaretz and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, took place Wednesday at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.
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#1334812022-02-24
More coffee, less gold: Sumatra farmers alarmed over revival of mine project
Indonesian coffee farmers on the island of Sumatra have spoken out against a plan to mine for gold in an area that overlaps with one of the last known habitats of Sumatran tigers and orangutans.
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#1334842022-02-24
Supreme court case could restrict Biden’s effort to tackle climate crisis
Joe Biden’s faltering effort to tackle the climate crisis faces a further, potentially devastating, blow on Monday in a supreme court case that experts warn could severely restrict any future US government attempt to limit planet-heating emissions.
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#1335192022-02-24
Plastic treaty would be historic for planet: UNEP chief
The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an ambitious treaty to tackle plastic trash, the UN environment chief told AFP.
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#1334442022-02-23
What Does Building Back Better Look Like?
Sunny-day flooding in historical downtowns. Disappearing shorelines. Homes destroyed by yet another hurricane. The hazards of climate change to coastal cities are ramping up. In the United States, political momentum has been building—in fits and starts—to confront the threat.
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#1334512022-02-23
Wildlife groups urge MPs to back protest amendments to crime bill
Bumblebee and butterfly conservationists are among dozens of environmental groups calling on MPs to back amendments removing powers to curtail protest from the government’s crime bill.
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#1334052022-02-22
El-Sisi holds talks with Kerry in Cairo on climate change
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi expressed his aspiration “to continue consultations with the American side on climate change issues during the coming period within the framework of the partnership between Egypt and the United States,” during a meeting with US Presidential Envoy f ...
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#1334152022-02-22
Indigenous communities uncertain over proposed change to Kenyan forest law
In November 2021, the Kenyan parliament proposed a bill that would effectively eliminate the Kenya Forest Service’s (KFS) role as an intermediary between petitioners and parliament in requests to alter forest boundaries.
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#1333512022-02-21
Tension and trade-offs between protecting biodiversity and avoiding climate change
Land just upstream of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota was leased for copper mining — until the plan was recently scrapped.
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#1333532022-02-21
Minister of Climate Change and Environment Explores Potential Synergies in Climate Action, Clean Energy, Food Security During Germany Visit - mid-east.info
Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri presents UAE's vision for inclusive COP28 at Munich Security Conference. Dubai, UAE: Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, wrapped up a four-day visit to Germany, where she discussed opportunitie ...
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#1333712022-02-21
UK wildlife campaigners call for legal right to access nature for all
Everyone in the UK should be legally entitled to equal access to nature, wildlife campaigners will tell the government.
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#1333732022-02-21
President of Seychelles nominated as patron of Ocean Decade Alliance
Seychelles has taken another step to reaffirm its contribution to ocean science and leadership among small island developing states with the nomination of President Wavel Ramkalawan as one of the two patrons of the Ocean Decade Alliance.
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#1333772022-02-21
India, France agree on Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance
India and France have agreed on a Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance with the aim to contribute to scientific knowledge and ocean conservation and ensure that the ocean remains a global common, based on the rule of law.
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#1333822022-02-21
Labour’s greening strategy: Underground parking and new open parks
The Labour Party vowed to increase urban public spaces by putting car parks underground if given a fresh mandate in the coming general election.
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#1333182022-02-18
Policy coherence between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation - Case Study Benin
The case studies aim to enhance the understanding of policy design and implementation practices in support of DRR and CCA, identify good practice examples and provide recommendations to advance coherence between DRR and CCA practices in the four countries.
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#1333192022-02-18
Island states meet to discuss suing Global North over climate change
Leaders of small island nations met on Tuesday to discuss suing countries in the Global North for the damage caused by emissions.
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#1333212022-02-18
Sisi urges supporting Africa to face climate change as he chairs roundtable in Brussels
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi highlighted the need to support the African continent in facing climate change through providing concessional climate funding.
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#1333242022-02-18
How the US commitment to lower emissions will affect the fight against climate change
US President Joe Biden has made tackling climate change a top priority. One of his first orders in 2021 was to appoint John Kerry as the first US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. The Biden-Harris Administration have, since then, pursued an environmental agenda, backed by a push for clear ...
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#1333272022-02-18
Focus on ridding forests off invasive alien species
The Forest department has planned a special project to eradicate prioritised invasive alien species from the forests of the State during the 2022-23 fiscal.
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#1332932022-02-17
An international treaty to curb plastic pollution risks being watered down. New Zealand needs to take a stand
Following years of discussions, support for a global treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution is now widespread, with 75% of UN member states backing the idea.
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#1333072022-02-17
$1.8 billion; that's how much govt subsidies contribute every year to human extinction & climate change
Researchers are warning that people are funding their own extinction with at least $1.8 billion spent every year on subsidies that cause wildlife to be wiped out and climate change to rise, according to a new study.
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#1333162022-02-17
Europe’s fishing industry to battle with conservationists over bottom trawling
An EU action plan to deal with fishing practices that trawl the ocean floor is set to trigger a row between conservationists and a new industry alliance that says it is fighting for Europe’s culture and identity.
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#1332372022-02-16
Land clearing in NSW triples over past decade, State of the Environment 2021 report reveals
The New South Wales government has admitted land clearing has increased threefold over the past decade, woodlands and grasslands are deteriorating and 62% of vegetation in the state is now under pressure from too much fire.
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#1332382022-02-16
Prepare for mass migration to cities in climate crisis, UK mayors warn
Two of the UK’s leading mayors are calling for urgent action to prepare for mass migration to cities due to the climate emergency, as a major report into the issue launches at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday.
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#1332472022-02-16
To protect our planet, we need bold African leadership, By Sharon Ikeazor
Ahead of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nigeria calls on every member of the African Union to join the HAC and the Blue Leaders.
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#1332772022-02-16
Egypt, World Bank discuss ways to achieve sustainable development amid climate change
Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gameaaffirmed the government’s keenness to enhance cooperation with its international partners regarding climate change adaptation, green recovery, and energy diversification.
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#1332782022-02-16
Indigenous peoples in Guatemala demand sovereignty over oil and mining resources
A Mayan community in Guatemala is taking the government to court in a case that could recognise the right of indigenous peoples to control oil, gas and mining resources on their land.
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#1332842022-02-16
Biodiversity is for the people. Protect it
The revisions in the biodiversity Act are anti-people and anti-science. To preserve biodiversity, the government must engage grassroots conservationists
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#1332242022-02-15
Goa assembly elections: Voters give green signal to eco booths, hope for more next time
At the government primary school, Karaswada, palm fronds woven into the shape of a large heart welcomed voters on Monday — polling day, which also happened to be Valentine’s Day.
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#1332262022-02-15
Nature-based solutions spending needs to rise four-fold. Here’s how the G20 can lead by example
Nature-based solutions (NbS) refers to the protection and management of natural and modified ecosystems such as forests, agricultural land, peatlands, mangroves and oceans, while addressing societal and economic challenges effectively.
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#1332302022-02-15
$65 Million Set Aside For Soil Fertility Mapping Project
The Government has allocated $65 million for the Soil Fertility Mapping Project, which aims to increase the productivity and quality of agricultural produce.
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#1331442022-02-14
Climate Governance in Brazil
The CAT Climate Governance series seeks to produce a practical framework for assessing a government’s readiness - both from an institutional and governance point of view - to ratchet up climate policy and implement adequate transformational policies on the ground, to enable the required economy- ...
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#1331452022-02-14
Nations to review harrowing catalogue of climate impacts
Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual UN meeting Monday to finalise what is sure to be a harrowing catalogue of climate change impacts -- past, present and future.
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#1331472022-02-14
World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis: Guterres
The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres told the One Ocean Summit on Friday, warning that “the ocean shoulders much of the burden”.
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#1331482022-02-14
One Ocean Summit: new steps strengthen EU leadership in protecting the Ocean
The Commission is presenting today ambitious initiatives to promote a cleaner, healthier and safer ocean, as part of the EU’s contribution to the One Ocean Summit hosted by France in Brest and a demonstration of EU’s leading role in bringing a comprehensive response to oceans challenges.
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#1331492022-02-14
One Ocean Summit: States pledge €4 billion to fight plastic pollution at sea
A total of €4 billion will be allocated to combat plastic pollution, according to the so-called “Brest Commitments” adopted at the end of the One Ocean Summit Friday (11 February), where they also agreed to create a global coalition preserve high seas biodiversity. EURACTIV France reports.
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#1331502022-02-14
President Geingob calls for sustainable ocean management
PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has called on the international community to take urgent, concrete action towards the protection and maintenance of a healthy, sustainable ocean.
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#1331522022-02-14
The world must take decisive actions to protect oceans now - Akufo-Addo
President Nano Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made an urgent appeal to countires the world over " to take decisive actions now" to safeguard the ocean's capacity to regenerate and to continue to deliver substantial economic, environmental, and social value for human development.
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#1331532022-02-14
ONE OCEAN SUMMIT – An Opportunity For Blue Transformation
The ocean covers more than 70 percent of our planet. There is no question it is critical for our health and well-being. It provides half the earth’s oxygen supply and every organism in existence depends on it to survive.
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#1331622022-02-14
Australia Officially Declares Koalas as an Endangered Species
Human activity and climate change-related disasters have driven population numbers of Australia’s iconic animal to decline rapidly, with the government now listing koalas as an endangered species.
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#1331642022-02-14
PNG group wants re-think on forest law and management
Papua New Guinea's Centre for Environment Law and Community Rights, or CELCOR, wants police working for logging companies to be sacked from the force.
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#1331692022-02-14
Coalition spends $31m on ads spruiking efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The Morrison government is spending more than $31m on an advertising campaign claiming Australia is “making positive energy” under its leadership and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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#1331732022-02-14
Stakes 'never been higher' in climate fight: IPCC head
The stakes in the fight against global warming are higher than ever, the UN's climate science chief said Monday as nearly 200 nations met to finalise what is sure to be a harrowing report on climate impacts.
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#1331822022-02-14
UK urged not to abandon climate goals amid net zero row
Senior figures in climate diplomacy, including the key architect of the Paris climate agreement, have urged the UK government to maintain its commitments to climate action, amid escalating attacks intended to generate a “culture war” on the net zero target.
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#1331142022-02-11
UAE Minister of Climate Change vows to protect marine resources
Authorities are pushing ahead with efforts to safeguard the UAE’s marine environment. Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said protecting marine resources and biodiversity are key priorities of the country.
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#1330632022-02-10
Equitable solutions must be at the core of climate action policies
Over the centuries, there are moments when a generation has to be resolute on certain course-changing decisions that would shape how the future would be for humanity.