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, which was first discovered in India and has been identified by the WHO as a variant of concern. . All COVID-19 virus variants that have emerged so far do respond to the available, approved vaccines, the WHO says
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 UN s next Biodiversity Conference in China in October, conservationists reported major progress although incomplete in rescuing the world s shrinking biodiversity over the past decade by establishing conservation areas on land and at sea.
Land targets exceeded, oceanic ones missed but soon to be met
That Target 11 urged the world to protect and integrate at least 17% of its terrestrial and inland waters and 10% of its coastal and marine areas through effective governance and safeguarding ecological systems.
Lehigh Valley Zoo on Wednesday announced the arrival of two new Mongoose lemurs, 5-year-old Abby and 6-year-old Mico. The newest breeding pair arrived at the Schnecksville zoo under the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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