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#129643
2021-07-23

Environmental rights must be preserved in the Constitution

The Government should deliver on its promise to convene a Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss – this would provide an opportune forum to discuss the insertion of environmental rights into the Constitution.

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#129648
2021-07-23

Conservationists urge Congo to reverse pay-to-poach decision

Environmentalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday urged the government to reverse a move to tax rather than forbid poaching, saying the move endangered millions in conservation funds.

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#129661
2021-07-23

World Heritage Committee agrees not to place Great Barrier Reef on ‘in danger’ list

The Great Barrier Reef will not be placed on a list of world heritage sites “in danger” after a global lobbying effort from Australia against the proposed listing.

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#129618
2021-07-22

FAO Director-General tells G20: to have healthy food, we need a healthy environment

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called on G20 Environment Ministersto step up joint efforts, increase investment and work more closely with FAO for game-changing impacts on the planet.

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#129625
2021-07-22

Water policy reforms to deliver ambitious environmental agenda

The Government and water regulators (Environment Agency and Ofwat) have today (22 July) set out an ambitious programme of reform to build back greener from the pandemic through the review of the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP).

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#129627
2021-07-22

G20 environment ministers meet in Italy amid floods, fires

With forest fires raging in the U.S. and Russia and floods devastating parts of Western Europe, environment and energy ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized countries gathered Thursday for two days of talks ahead of November’s crucial climate change conference.

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#129600
2021-07-21

New biodiversity algorithm ‘will blight range of natural habitats in England’

The government’s new metric for biodiversity will have to be urgently improved if it is going to be fit for purpose, academics and conservationists have warned.

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#129565
2021-07-13

Egypt’s Environment Minister highlights preserving marine life, coral reefs in Red Sea

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has highlighted the need to preserve marine life and coral reefs in the country’s Red Sea region.

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#129494
2021-07-09

Joint CO2 targets must not diminish German industry, CDU leader warns EU

The frontrunner to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor has warned the EU that joint greenhouse gas targets must not come at the cost of diminishing the prowess of German industry, signalling a reluctance to join carbon reduction schemes planned in other European countries.

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#129495
2021-07-09

Australian government to appeal ruling that it must protect children from climate harm

The environment minister, Sussan Ley, will appeal yesterday’s federal court declaration she has a duty of care to protect Australian children from climate harm that would be caused by the expansion of a coalmining project.

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#129497
2021-07-09

Deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop, no matter who's in charge

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines in 2019, thanks to massive wildfires and the election of anti-environmentalist president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilians took to the streets against it, and retailers and consumers threatened to boycott Brazilian products. But while the pand ...

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#129439
2021-07-07

Tanzania: Govt Prepares National Climate Change Strategy Draft

IN efforts to tackle impacts of climate change in the country, the government is preparing the National Climate Change Strategy 2021-2016 draft, researchers have been informed.

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#129459
2021-07-07

Biodiversity 3.0: Natural England unveils new metric to help deliver biodiversity net gain

The government's controversial planning reforms may be under fire from both environmental campaigners and Conservative backbenchers alike, but that has not stopped it today moving to bolster plans to ensure new developments deliver net benefits to the UK's biodiversity.

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#129422
2021-06-21

California’s Opportunity to Shape Worldwide Biodiversity Policy

California, like the rest of the world, must wrestle with a hard truth: Our climate has changed. As we face another water-shortage crisis, we must acknowledge a sobering reality: We’re not in a drought. This is our new normal. And we need to adapt.

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#129423
2021-06-21

Canada’s next climate plan must finally address its blind spot: oil and gas emissions

Canadian politicians, including prime minister Justin Trudeau, often imply that Canada’s environmental policies give our country social license to extract fossil fuels. But you can’t be a climate leader while championing a high-carbon industry.

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#129354
2021-06-16

‘Dead in the water’: key crossbenchers reject Coalition demand to back new environment standards

The Morrison government is attempting to stare down the Senate over changes to conservation laws, warning the wording of controversial new environment standards before parliament is “not negotiable” and will not be strengthened.

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#129321
2021-06-15

Biodiversity, ecosystems and climate change

Climate protection, preservation of biodiversity and social justice are inextricably linked.If we are to tackle global warming and promote sustainable development, the entire human race must work together to combat climate change and biodiversity loss whilst encouraging social justice, and must ...

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#129344
2021-06-15

ANALYSIS-G7 brightens outlook for new nature pact but pandemic threatens deadline

New pledges by G7 leaders on climate change and biodiversity loss will boost efforts to strike a global pact to protect nature but an October deadline is likely to be missed without in-person talks, officials and observers said on Tuesday.

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#129271
2021-06-14

G7 leaders agree environmental commitments

At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall, countries have come together and agreed a shared G7 Nature Compact. This is a key agreement which brings G7 countries together to address the most pressing international and interlinked challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. Leaders have also a ...

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#129272
2021-06-14

G7 Summit Leaders Told: Stop Crowd-Funding Catastrophe

The leaders of the world's richest nations have been told to immediately end support for fossil fuels and other planet-killing practices as the G7 summit meets today.

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#129273
2021-06-14

G7 to agree tough measures on burning coal to tackle climate change

World leaders meeting in Cornwall are to adopt strict measures on coal-fired power stations as part of the battle against climate change. The G7 group will promise to move away from coal plants, unless they have technology to capture carbon emissions.

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#129274
2021-06-14

All hot air: UK commits to climate action but not to new funding

Boris Johnson has set out his intention to “build back better for the world”, to protect the natural environment and wildlife, and tackle the climate crisis, at the G7 summit in Cornwall. But he committed no new funds to the initiative, and other G7 leaders showed little sign of coming forward w ...

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#129275
2021-06-14

The challenge for G7 leaders: vaccinate the world and be bolder on climate

As G7 leaders meet, the costs of not acting on public health, climate and biodiversity loss are now becoming far higher than the costs of acting.

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#129276
2021-06-14

Boris Johnson confirms G7 to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of 2022

The G7 nations have agreed to distribute globally more than a billion vaccines against the coronavirus between now and the end of 2022 in the hope of eradicating the pandemic, Boris Johnson announced on Sunday.

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#129277
2021-06-14

What Will Bridge The Gap Between G7 Climate Ambitions And Action?

At the G7 summit the White House announced the Build Back Better World (B3W) Partnership, a ‘climate-friendly’ initiative intended to fund the $40 trillion infrastructure gap in low- and middle-income countries.

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#129278
2021-06-14

David Attenborough warns G7 leaders face biggest climate change decisions in history

G7 leaders face some of the most important decisions in human history as they tackle the climate change crisis, Sir David Attenborough said as the summit in Cornwall draws to a close.

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#129282
2021-06-14

South Africa commits to helping fight climate change

South Africa’s president has told the G7 summit that his country is determined to contribute its fair share towards the global effort to address climate change challenges.

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#129287
2021-06-14

CITES Parties gather online to review new tool to boost government-led efforts to reduce demand for illegally sourced wildlife

The demand for illegal wildlife products is one of the leading causes for the decline of many species, including elephants, rhinoceroses, great apes, marine turtles, pangolins, and tigers, but also less known species of flora and fauna such as cycads, rosewoods, seahorses, tortoises, parrots, un ...

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#129298
2021-06-14

Expert: Climate protection policy does not have a negative economic impact

The benefits of strict climate policies are often underestimated in public debate, while the costs are generally overestimated, says Lucas Bretschger. Climate protection does not have a negative impact on economic development.

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#129224
2021-06-11

EU ministers approve strategy on climate change adaptation

European Union environment ministers on Thursday (10 June) approved the EU’s new climate change adaptation strategy, which sets out a vision up to 2050 to make Europe resilient and “fully adapted to its inevitable impacts”.

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#129227
2021-06-11

Resources and Tourism Minister calls for research into Brunei forests

Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali Apong has called for continuous scientific research of the natural environment of Brunei’s forests.

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#129236
2021-06-11

One humanity on one planet: How the G7 can safeguard a resilient future

There is no vaccine against hunger, poverty, climate change or biodiversity loss. But there is a cure and it must be rolled out from the top down: it is called building resilience.

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#129238
2021-06-11

‘Fossil fascism,’ homeless great apes and a landmark ruling against Big Oil

Thousands of participants from around the world joined us for GLF Africa, the world’s first digital conference devoted entirely to African drylands. Here’s what happened across the two-day event.

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#129247
2021-06-11

South Africa: President - Tackling Climate Change a National Priority

President Cyril Ramaphosa says transitioning to a low emissions economy offers new opportunities for development. "We must acknowledge that the transition to a low emissions economy and climate resilient society offers opportunities for new development, investment and job creation.

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#129270
2021-06-11

Government sets out commitments to biodiversity and sustainability in G7 Nature Compact

G7 leaders have agreed commitments to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, and tackle deforestation, marine litter and illegal wildlife trade.

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#129178
2021-06-10

5 ways to align debt with climate and development goals

UN Conference on Trade and Development research shows that regions facing higher vulnerability to climate change are more likely to suffer from severe indebtedness. Less fiscal space means less capacity to respond to disasters, perpetuating a vicious cycle that forecloses debt sustainability and ...

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#129184
2021-06-10

Explanatory Presidency Document: guest countries at the 2021 G7 climate and environment ministerial track

The G7 Climate and Environment Ministers met on 20 to 21 May 2021 to show leadership on net zero by 2050 at the latest and protecting our planet's biodiversity.

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#129207
2021-06-10

Zimbabwe: UK Hails Zimbabwe's Biodiversity Management

The Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund is helping the nation to safeguard the effective management of the environment, said the United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson. The fund, an initiative by the UK government in collaboration with other development partners, has the overa ...

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#129217
2021-06-10

Climate protection, preservation of biodiversity and social justice – these tasks can only be solved in triad

Based on a media release from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).

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#129099
2021-06-07

New global sustainability disclosures board draws heavyweight backing

Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet will head an advisory group on setting up a global board for sustainability-related company disclosures, the IFRS Foundation said on Monday.

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#129101
2021-06-07

Human Decision-Making in Climate Reconstructions Can Lead to Substantially Different Results

The first double-blind experiment analyzing the role of human decision-making in climate reconstructions has found that it can lead to substantially different results.

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#129109
2021-06-07

KSA takes lead in $250bn climate change drive

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has committed to play a key role in the development of renewable fuel sources and clean energy technology.

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#129117
2021-06-07

World leaders warned to protect nature or risk future pandemics

The root cause of pandemics — the destruction of nature — is being ignored, scientists have warned. The focus of world leaders on responding to future outbreaks overlooks the far cheaper and more effective strategy of stopping the spillover of disease from animals to humans in the first place, t ...

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#129118
2021-06-07

UN calls for widespread land rehabilitation to avoid environmental, economic crisis

The world must restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade – an area about the size of China – or face disaster, UN experts have warned.

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#129123
2021-06-07

PM ready for ‘environment’ dialogue with opposition parties

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam on Sunday said Prime Minister Imran Khan amid his world-acclaimed green vision of ecological conservation for coming generations, wanted to sign “Charter of Environment” with all political parties.

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#129124
2021-06-07

Transparency of fishing activities is essential to secure sustainable and legal seafood

The human connection to the ocean touches every facet of our lives, from the air we breathe to the food we eat. As the world’s largest seafood market, how the EU sources its seafood has global repercussions at every stage of the value chain: are vessels fishing where they are licensed to?

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#129049
2021-06-04

G7 nations commit to bold climate and biodiversity goals for 2030

Ministers of all member countries sign up to 30x30 initiative, even as their current leader – the UK – is exposed as the G7 green laggard

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#129082
2021-06-04

Marking World Environment Day, Canada invests up to $55 million in 58 local climate action projects

This week, Canadians from coast to coast to coast are marking Canadian Environment Week, culminating in virtual events on June 5, World Environment Day. It is our opportunity to appreciate our abundant natural environment and to reflect on the positive actions we can take to leave a cleaner, hea ...

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#129085
2021-06-04

Biodiversity talks are running out of time for robust deal, says top diplomat

Biodiversity negotiators are running out of time to land a robust agreement to protect the planet’s plants and wildlife this decade, a top diplomat has warned.

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#129087
2021-06-04

Safeguarding the 2030 Agenda by harmonizing climate action plans with green recovery

The world is still grappling with the profound economic, social, and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These impacts offer a glimpse of what the land use and agriculture sectors will endure if a systemic transformation towards climate resilience is not achieved by 2030.

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