Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change
The maps on the left show the recent average pollen season length in days for three types of plants: platanus, or plane trees, such as sycamores; betula, or birch; and …
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UN on ‘positive trajectory’ towards full gender parity
Indonesia Chief of Child Protection, visited students in Bone District, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Image credit: © UNICEF/UN0602687/WilanderMilen Kidane, UNICEF CMEDIA: Gender equality and women’s rights are essential to a …
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G7 agriculture leaders commit to keeping their markets open in wake of Russia-Ukraine crisis
Statement on the invasion of Ukraine by armed forces of the Russian Federation Berlin/CMEDIA: We, the G7 Agriculture Ministers and the Commissioner for Agriculture of the EU, met today in …
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Higher risk of temperature-related death if global warming exceeds 2 C
Global warming. Image credit: Pixaby The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a report by researchers from UCL and the University …
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Canada should pay more attention to plastic waste exports, Environment Minister says
OTTAWA/CMEDIA: After new rules formed to slow down global exports of plastic waste took effect, Canada’s shipments had been reportedly rising by more than 13 percent, and most of it …
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Everyone must commit to preserving Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,”: UN chief
New York/CMEDIA: Everyone must commit to preserving the Earth’s “invaluable and irreplaceable wildlife,” the UN chief said on Wednesday in his message for World Wildlife Day. “Each year…we celebrate the …
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Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution
Heads of State, environment ministers, and other representatives from 175 nations endorsed a historic resolution at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday to end plastic pollution, and forge an …
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IPCC adaptation report ‘a damning indictment of failed global leadership on climate’
New York: UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves, and …
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Indian Ocean warming could weaken summer monsoon rainfall in South Asia
CMEDIA: The South Asian monsoon, also known as the Indian summer monsoon (ISM), is crucial for the food security and socio-economic well-being of 40 percent of the world’s population, https://phys.org/news …
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Rising incomes more harmful to environment than population growth
#HigherIncomes; #environmentalDegradation; #DESA; #reducefutureemissions Higher incomes contribute more to environmental degradation than population growth, a report by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has revealed. The Global Population …
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