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Today, Hadestown, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best New Musical, announced it is partnering with REVERB, the artist-led environmental nonprofit organization, to reduce the climate footprint for both the Broadway production and upcoming North American tour and engage fans in meaningful activism at their performances and online. 

A virtual presentation on innovative research solutions for boosting the environmental sustainability of food systems with aquatic foods in poor and developing countries.

Since last week’s column about B.C.’s sad new reputation as a hotspot for biodiversity loss, a troubling report — the B.C. Biodiversity Report Card — was released by the Wilderness Committee and . . .

By News DeskHARIPUR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the driving force behind the government’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Project and other such endeavours was its objective to leave...

Latin American countries joined the idea of building a new automotive era with sustainable planning. According to Sputniknews.com, many organizations such as the United Nations have listened to the proposals and these have been accepted in several Latin American nations who have implemented sustainable development in their car factories and have joined the world vanguard. The UN Environment Program (UNEP) reported in 2019 that the electric car market in Latin America and the Caribbean has gro...

May 22, 2021 A farmer in rural Nepal tends to the crops. Nature-based solutions are low-cost options to reduce climate risks, protect biodiversity and bring benefits for communities. (file photo) — courtesy UN Women/Narendra Shrestha GENEVA — Countries are on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environmental protection, two UN entities warn in new report issued on Saturday to coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity. Des...

McDonald’s introduction of the "McPlant" product line is further proof that meat alternatives are here to stay. But can they really replace meat in the long run?

Ceuta migrant crisis: Minors face uncertain future COVID vaccines effective against known variants so far The World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, voiced optimism on Thursday about the ability of vaccines to protect against current coronavirus variants. "All COVID-19 virus variants that have emerged so far do respond to the available, approved vaccines," Kluge said. The news comes offers some relief amid concerns surrounding the spread of variant  B.1.617...

Progress made on Target 11 global biodiversity goals An update on targets set for establishing conservation zones to protect biodiversity has hailed the "progress" made in the past decade, albeit warning of much work ahead. The report highlighted oceanic regions, particularly international waters, as lagging behind on establishing protected nature areas Ahead of the UNs next Biodiversity Conference in China in October, conservationists reported "major progress" — although incomplete — in ...

news Progress made on Target 11 global biodiversity goals dw.com 6 hrs ago Ian P. Johnson An update on targets set for establishing conservation zones to protect biodiversity has hailed the "progress" made in the past decade, albeit warning of much work ahead. © picture-alliance/dpa/blickwinkel/McPHOTO/D. Moser The report highlighted oceanic regions, particularly international waters, as lagging behind on establishing protected nature areas Ahead of the UNs next Biodiversit...