Greater understanding of the ocean is essential if the world is to recover better from the COVID-19 pandemic and achieve agreed targets on sustainable development and climate action, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in launching a major study on what he called “the life sup
The fracturing of Pacific regionalism after the withdrawal of five Micronesian states from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) will not only affect cooperation within the Pacific region, but also the collaboration of the Pacific island countries (PICs) in international politics.
A new report by the U.N.
The world is missing a once-in-a-generation chance to rebuild a sustainable post-pandemic future, the United Nations said Wednesday in an assessment showing less than 20 percent of recovery finance can be considered "green"...With renewable energy more affordable and scalable than ever, there wer
In light of the United Nations (UN) declaration that 2021-2030 is the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a group of scientists is voicing concerns about restoration in heavily fragmented landscapes under a hotter and drier future scenario.
Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It's a familiar routine for many—and indicative of habits that contribute to a global food waste problem that a new United Nations report says needs to be better measured so that it can be effectively addressed. The U.N.
We have repeatedly been pressing the snooze button on the issue, but covid-19 has provided perhaps the final wake-up call.
Almost 50 years ago, as the grim extent of human damage to the biosphere became apparent, diplomats created what became the United Nations Environment Programme.
Beginning on Main Street and extending to every corner of coastline across the globe, The World Surf League is launching its “30X30” campaign, calling on world leaders to take drastic and immediate action to preserve the ocean...The campaign is partnering with over 60 non-governmental organizatio
Great Barrier Reef Foundation Chief Scientist Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg shone a spotlight on the threats facing coral reefs and the Foundation’s innovative work to protect them at the global launch of the United Nations’ campaign to protect our oceans.