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Greenpeace called for swift action from the United Nations (UN) to resolve the long outstanding environmental and humanitarian threat posed by the FSO...

Govs must include ecosystem restoration in pandemic recovery plans : UN Nairobi/Rome, Jun 3 (UNI) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have urged Governments to "ensure that their COVID-19 recovery plans incorporate significant allocations for ecosystem restoration" as a central component to delivering a green, sustainable and fair recovery. In a joint report #GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem restoration for People, Nature and Climate, release...

UN calls on nations to meet commitments to restore 1 bn hectares of land ​ By IANS | ​ 0 Views   UN calls on nations to meet commitments to restore 1 bn hectares of land. Image Source: IANS News Nairobi, June 3 : Facing the triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution, the world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade -- an area about the size of China. Countries also need to add similar commitments for ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a new UNEP/FAO report says the world must deliver on existing commitments to restore at least 1 billion degraded hectares of land -... view more  Credit: UNEP/FAO Facing the triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution, the world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade - an area about the size of China. Countries also need to add similar...

#176 of 176 articles from the Special Report: Food Insider In the 1930s, harmful agricultural practices transformed much of North Americas Prairies into a dustbowl. Similar degradation to soils, oceans, and forest has since expanded worldwide and must be reversed, according to a new UN report. Photo by USDA / Fl The world must restore at least two billion hectares of land and ocean — an area roughly double the size of Canada — to prevent the planet from falling deeper into an ecological cr...

English News and Press Release on World about Climate Change and Environment; published on 03 Jun 2021 by FAO and UNEP

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World Environment Day 2021 date: On June 5 every year, the World Environment Day is observed. If we do not save nature now, we will not be able to achieve sustainable development, the UNEP chief said. Know all about the theme and importance this year

With the planet facing a triple crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), tells FRANCE 24 that…

A globe-trotting adventurer The Arctic tern is a great traveller, and spends most of the year on the move, with long periods over the ocean. Its breeding grounds cover both the northern and southern polar regions. In Europe, during the summer months, it can be found from Brittany in the south, to Iceland, Greenland, and Svalbard in the north. Come autumn, the terns head south in the direction of Antarctica where they stay during the northern winter. However, they don’t fly directly from north...