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NEW YORK: There are “reasonable grounds” to believe the Syrian Arab Air Force was responsible for a chemical weapons attack on Douma almost five years ago, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said on Friday. Its Investigation and Identification Team, which is responsible for identifying the perpetrators of such attacks in Syria, concluded that on the

The world’s three forest giants — Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — have signed a joint statement calling for the negotiation of new payment mechanisms to preserve the tropical rainforests that help regulate the world’s climate and house millions of plants and animals. The announcement marks the beginning of a strategic […]

After bold commitments, what is happening to forests, and what actions are coming next?

<p class="MsoNormal">Grappling with poverty and his family's inability to provide for him and his siblings, 32-year-old Chrispen Mwene was just 13 when he started cutting down and burning trees to make charcoal in Zambia's Katoba district, about 120 kilometers outside the capital, Lusaka. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>Now he is a member of the Youth Climate Champions, teaching community members about the hazards of the charcoal industry and advocating for a...

Brazil was the world’s largest contributor to deforestation in 2021

Countries will fail to meet a globally agreed target to stop deforestation by the end of the decade unless urgent action is taken, a report this week warned. 

WASHINGTON (October 13, 2022) — On October 19th at 9:30 am EDT/2:30 pm BST, World Resources Institute (WRI) and Climate Focus will host an embargoed press call to preview the findings of a new research paper, “Not Just Carbon: Capturing all the benefits of forests for stabilizing the climate from local to global scales,” as well as the “Forest Declaration Assessment,” which assesses progress toward ending deforestation and restoring forests in line with the commitments under the Glasgo...

WASHINGTON (October 13, 2022) — On October 19th at 9:30 am EDT/2:30 pm BST, World Resources Institute (WRI) and Climate Focus will host a press call to preview the findings of a new research paper, “Not Just Carbon: Capturing all the benefits of forests for stabilizing the climate from local to global scales,” as well as the “Forest Declaration Assessment,” which assesses progress toward ending deforestation and restoring forests in line with the commitments under the Glasgow Leaders�...

Novak Djokovic’s ongoing vaccine exemption saga has taken another turn after court documents claim Home Affairs approved his entry into Australia.

Addressing the ‘extant threat’ to peace and security posed by unresolved chemical weapons issues in Syria Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council briefing on Syria chemical weapons From: 6 May 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you, Mr President. And may I start by thanking High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing today. I’d also like to thank the Director-General of the OPCW as always for his latest monthly report. The r...