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Every year, between 8 and 14 million metric tons of plastic are poured into the oceans. According to a recent UN Environmental Program report.

Why is cooperation within tiger conservation so hard to accomplish? Despite efforts for decades, tigers are threatened with extinction. Twelve years ago, when the Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP) started with much-needed renewed attention for this illustrious big cat, only 3,200 tigers were left in the wild. At the time, an apparently innocent joke was […]

Western Sydney University has signed the United Nations-led ‘Race to Zero for Universities and Colleges’ pledge, joining institutions worldwide to

This article considers the use of plastic brick manufacture in order to aid in tackling two crises facing many African regions: housing shortages and waste management.

To avoid catastrophic climate change, the roughly 100 heads of state attending COP26, the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, must agree to cuts that collectively equal a net global emissions reduction of greenhouse gases of 45% by 2030, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Chronic underinvestment and a sharp rebound in demand has pushed energy prices higher than many expected

Crude oil production capacity is dwindling globally, and more investments in new production are needed urgently, Aramcos chief executive told Bloomberg

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the report a "code red for humanity." But experts say there is still time to change course.

Beunruhigendes Ergebnis: Methan entweicht dem sibirischen Permafrost Eine aktuelle Studie zeigt, dass Permafrostböden jetzt schon unerwartet viel Methan abgeben könnten. Das überraschende Ergebnis erntet aber auch Kritik Foto: imago images/ITAR-TASS/Denis Kozhevnikov Unter den Top Fünf der unterschätzten, aber gravierenden Umweltgefahren befindet sich laut UN-Umweltprogramm der tauende Permafrost. Seine Verbreitung ist zwar eingeschränkt, doch sind Permafrostböden einmal abgetaut, hat da...