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#1244742020-03-03
World Wildlife Day: UN chief urges ‘more caring’ relationship with nature
People everywhere need to remember that we depend on Mother Earth to survive, the UN chief said in his message for World Wildlife Day marked on Tuesday, advocating for “a more caring, thoughtful and sustainable relationship with nature”.
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#1244752020-03-03
CITES Secretary-General's Remarks at the anniversary reception of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online
I am grateful for the invitation to join you this evening as we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online. I see this anniversary as an important part of the celebrations of World Wildlife Day 2020 this week with the theme “Sustaining all Life on Earth”.
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#1244762020-03-03
‘We all share the same roof’: On World Wildlife Day, this video promotes biodiversity conservation
‘We might think we have fully bent nature to our needs. But, we entirely depend on the biosphere’s resources to meet the needs of over seven billion people.’
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#1244772020-03-03
World Wildlife Day: Why lion cubs should not be part of the ‘petting zoo’
This is a question I have asked myself many times. Petting a predator is incongruous and unnatural, so why this obsession with petting wild animals in captivity? Why do we believe it is acceptable to put our own needs well above the animal’s requirements? Is it for that “like”-boosting selfie on ...
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#1244782020-03-03
This world wildlife day, we look at a family that adopted a turtle in another continent
This Chennai family’s love for conservation pans three generations and two continents 1987, 2012, 2020. These are key years in this decades-long love story which is still going strong. At the centre of it is a red-crowned roof turtle at Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.
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#1244852020-03-03
Fish, the ignored wildlife on our plates
On World Wildlife Day next Tuesday, charismatic wildlife such as endangered elephants, leopards and the vulnerable sloth bear will take the stage – but one species is routinely ignored, to our peril.
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#1244942020-03-03
TV weather presenters 'have moral obligation' to explain climate crisis
The former weather presenter Francis Wilson has said it is now more important than ever for TV forecasters to be serious experts “in a time of floods and fires” caused by global heating.
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#1244572020-03-02
Go Green & Preserve Nature
A short trip to the world’s famous ‘Keoladeo National Park” at Bharatpur, Rajasthan and had some great experiences with the “Sarus Cranes”. Bharatpur is a great place for nature and bird lovers. The early morning mist of winter adds to the allure and photographing the birds as well as mammals su ...
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#1244282020-02-28
UNEP launches Glowing Glowing Gone campaign on loss of coral due to climate change
This World Wildlife Day, the Wild for Life campaign is excited to partner with The Ocean Agency, an organization that utilizes the power of creative collaboration to accelerate ocean conservation and climate action. To foster change, the Ocean Agency raises awareness of the ocean’s most pressing ...
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#1244002020-02-27
Putting climate change on school curriculums is imperative, says UN
Children need to learn about climate change as soon as possible, is the consensus, but it must be done in a way that isn’t distressing
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#1243712020-02-26
Eerie seal 'ballet' beneath Antarctic iceberg wins underwater photo prize
An iceberg towering above the sea surface is an impressive sight, but the view from below is positively otherworldly. A breathtaking photo captured by French photographer Greg Lecoeur in chilly ocean waters near Antarctica revealed a mesmerizing scene: a drifting quartet of crabeater seals (Lobo ...
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#1243802020-02-26
Video: Toward zero carbon with David Attenborough and Jane Goodall
Sir David Attenborough, Dr. Jane Goodall DBE and leading Cambridge University researchers talk about the urgency of climate crisis—and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon.
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#1243862020-02-26
China’s first plant-based documentary series
“Humans settled near certain plants, and then those plants spread as humans migrated. Over the millennia the soybean has fed countless people; and without the mulberry tree, there would have been no Silk Road.”
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#1243202020-02-24
150K Nature Illustrations Spanning Hundreds of Years Are Now Free Online
Thanks to the Biodiversity Heritage Library, you can easily peruse nature drawings, Charles Darwin's personal library and many other works in the public domain.
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#1243332020-02-24
Extinction: Meet the new poster animals of conservation
They could be the future icons of conservation, according to a study. Scientists say these little-known animals are key to raising money for protecting vulnerable ecosystems. The likes of tigers and elephants, which appeal to the masses, are often selected for fundraising campaigns.
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#1243352020-02-24
Amazing photos show gorillas deep in jungle home – for first time in over decade
These photos show wild gorillas spotted deep in their natural jungle habitat within a national park – for the first time in more than a DECADE. The hidden camera traps show the curious young apes exploring their wooded home, and warily approaching the cameras to investigate.
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#1242982020-02-21
Finalists Announced for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase
Judges and organizers of the World Wildlife Day 2020 Film Showcase have unveiled the finalists of this year’s contest, highlighting 57 outstanding films, picked from a total of 345 entries. The seven final laureates will be announced on 3 March, during the World Wildlife Day celebrations at a hi ...
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2020-03-28
Engaging in Earth Hour 2020: Raise your Voice for Nature
Reference: SCBD/OES/DAIN/FD/88686 (2020-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations
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#1242142020-02-18
What four years at sea taught me about our relationship to the ocean
It was on day 11, I think, that I stopped getting out of bed at all. I had already let my hygiene standards slip to the point that a large knot was starting to form in my hair. Later my mother would have to cut it out with scissors. She didn’t mind. We were all in the same boat.
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#1241842020-02-17
Plans unveiled for Kilkenny's St Patrick's Day parade
Kilkenny's 2020 St Patrick's Day Parade takes place in the city on Tuesday, March 17 at 1.30pm and the chosen theme for the parade is a continuation of last year's theme 'Bring the Bees Back', which was an enormous success with lots of black and amber swarming through the streets of Kilkenny.
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#1241412020-02-13
Italy and FAO highlight importance of Mediterranean diet for sustainable management of land
he Mediterranean diet is not only healthy for humans, but also for the environment and for biodiversity. This was the main message at an event held today at FAO headquarters with the aim of raising awareness on how the Mediterranean diet can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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#1241142020-02-11
14 ways to reduce your carbon footprint on Valentine’s Day
LOVE it or loathe, it’s hard to avoid the hype that surrounds February 14, the day cynics believe Hallmark invented to encourage us to appreciate the love of our lives.
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#1241332020-02-11
7 bizarre and fantastic creatures from the Biodiversity Heritage Library
If you're a naturalist, botanist or just a lover of old, dusty books, you'll be delighted to know that one of the world's largest open access digital archives is now available for you to peruse its 55 million pages of literature and 150,000 illustrations of life here on Earth.
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#1241102020-02-06
Canon Focuses the Lens on the Endangered Tamaraws and their Brave Protectors
Canon Philippines continues to strengthen its biodiversity conservation programs, partnering once again with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN). The partnership made possible a by c ...
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#1240972020-02-05
Survey reveals nature concern
Public concern about biodiversity may be on the rise, a new survey suggests. The 2019 Scottish Nature Omnibus survey found that 65% of people agree there will be less variety of life in Scotland over the next 50 years, compared to 63% in 2017.
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#1240612020-02-03
Minister of Climate Change urges public to view natural resources as a national heritage
Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, urged the public to view natural resources as a national heritage that ''we enjoy today and will later pass on to our children".
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#1240752020-02-03
Young, enthusiastic volunteers begin greening Bangalore University Campus
The exercise was part of the Hero TOI Green Drive which added 20,000 saplings of different varieties on Sunday alone. Over the next seven days, more will be planted to make the campus richer by 100,000 trees. In the coming years, the area will be transformed into a forest of sorts.
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#1240232020-01-29
“Wetlands and Biodiversity” is the theme for World Wetlands Day 2020
World Wetlands Day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The 2020 theme for World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to highlight wetland biodiversity, its status, why it matters and to promote ...
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#1239892020-01-28
Vanishing giants, sustainable straws, rewilding success: 3 stories you may have missed
The Story: In a recent study, researchers discovered that freshwater megafauna — any vertebrate marine animal or fish over 30 kg (66 pounds) — have declined by 88 percent across the globe in recent years, reported Rachel Nuwer for The New York Times.
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#1239692020-01-27
Island Voices: Ecological crises deserve better media coverage
I was 14 when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950. As an adolescent, I was more preoccupied with puberty-related personal issues than politics. But when Canada sent military personnel as part of a UN effort, I religiously followed the battle lines. Every day, the local paper’s front page rep ...
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#1239332020-01-24
Climate change: 'We're not perfect', says Marion Cotillard on Antarctica trip
Actor Marion Cotillard has travelled to Antarctica with Greenpeace to learn about how climate change, plastic waste and industrial fishing are damaging wildlife.
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#1239412020-01-24
Study: Activism and civil disobedience help communicate the science of climate change
A group of the world's top climate change biologists, including Professor Pete Smith from the University of Aberdeen, have published an editorial highlighting how global movements of civil disobedience focused on climate change are playing an important role in increasing public awareness and eng ...
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#1239122020-01-23
Prince Charles launches sustainability initiative at Davos
Prince Charles took to the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos today to emphasize the importance of combating the climate crisis, specifically at the business and financial level.
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#1238692020-01-22
Chris Packham urges TV makers to shout louder about nature crises
Wildlife and environmental TV programmes have “failed wholeheartedly” in the past to spark action on the climate, biodiversity loss and the growing human population, Chris Packham has told an audience of TV executives.
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#1238772020-01-22
Join the Live Watch Party for “The Promise of Biomimicry” Premiering January 23
The film documents how young entrepreneurs are utilizing biomimicry to solve human sustainability challenges. Janine Benyus, co-founder of the Institute and author of the acclaimed book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, walks viewers through the emerging discipline and highlights how a ...
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#1238932020-01-22
Media for tomorrow’s world
One way to combat climate apathy must be to make the crisis a part of our daily conversation, writes Bloomberg's Arif Durrani What will our world look like in 2050? What are today’s trends that are set to take hold and shape the next generation?
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#1238962020-01-22
Ocean photographer hopes harrowing sea turtle image inspires change
A Saskatchewan man's photograph of a turtle ensnared in a fishing line has captured international recognition and a prestigious photography prize. Now he's hoping fellow Canadians will take note.
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#1238972020-01-22
Seychelles: Ocean Project Seychelles' Campaign Seeks Reduction in Balloon Use, Harm to Sea Life
The group Ocean Project Seychelles has launched a new campaign targeting the use of balloons on the beaches which pose a significant threat to marine life.
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#1238992020-01-22
Sea monster made of bottles and cans descends on museum to keep oceans litter free
The Return and Earn Kraken – made from approximately 4,000 plastic bottles and cans – has descended on the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, to highlight the importance of recycling and the need to eliminate litter and plastics in our environment.
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#1238592020-01-21
Biodiversity loss inspires global poster contest
In the spirit of harnessing the power of art to raise environmental awareness and inspire direct action, the 16th edition of the International Poster Biennial, has announced a call for entries, inviting artists to submit posters under six categories, one of which is devoted to environmental issues.
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#1237952020-01-20
Natural History Museum launches new strategy amid ‘planetary emergency’
The Natural History Museum has declared a planetary emergency, launching a new strategy in response to the challenges facing the planet. The attraction will create new galleries, exhibitions and events.
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#1237722020-01-17
Kehati Foundation begins search for biodiversity heroes to receive 2020 awards
The Indonesian Biodiversity Conservation Trust Fund (Kehati) Foundation has returned with its awards event and is now looking for six individuals or groups that have made significant contributions to protecting the country's biodiversity to receive a 2020 Kehati Award.
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#1237742020-01-17
8 environment and development stories to watch in the new make-or-break decade
The narrative of the year will be if 2020 will be a turning point for the better or for the worse, says World Resources Institute president Andrew Steer. What stories should be watching out for?
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#1237762020-01-17
Mother Nature did it first
Humankind likes to think of itself as inventors and innovators, but the truth is Mother Nature has already created it. A new exhibit at the Okanagan Science Centre opens today that examines how 'man's' great inventions are based on things already found in nature.
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#1237782020-01-17
Enjoy Valentine’s Day with a picnic at the Two Oceans Aquarium
Two Oceans Aquarium is giving in-love (or in-like) couples a unique opportunity to spend the most romantic day of the year – Valentine’s Day – at the most romantic place – the Two Oceans Aquarium located at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
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#1237852020-01-17
Why education is essential to the future of forests
Africa - “Batela zamba, tokobatela zamba, toloni nzete, tokobatela zamba” – let’s protect our forests and plant trees – sing 500 elementary school students in unison at the Public School of Lusambila, in rural Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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#1237432020-01-16
How people came to believe that individual choices could save the Earth
It was the late 1980s, and the headlines warned of acid rain, air pollution, and contaminated water. So John Javna, then a writer best known for books found on the back of toilets, traveled from drought-stricken California to Washington, D.C., with his backpack, looking for practical advice on h ...
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#1237442020-01-16
Guam high school students to teach importances of coral reefs at training Saturday
Guam high school students will help educate third graders on the importance of coral reefs to our island as part of the 15th year of the Guardians of the Reef program. The young educators will teach elementary schoolers about the threats reefs face, and actions they can take to help preserve the ...
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#1237532020-01-16
Our Planet Matters: Climate change explained
The 10 years to the end of 2019 have been confirmed as the warmest decade on record by three global agencies.
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#1237562020-01-16
2020 The Year of Plant Health
As a joyful celebration of nature, the United Nations (UN) declared 2020 as the year of plant health. “The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today launched the United Nations’ International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) for 2020, which aims to raise global awareness on how protecting plant h ...