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07 06 2020 | 11:38

How Mena economies can survive the triple crises of Covid-19, oil market volatility and climate change.

Industries that build on the region’s existing competitive advantages can help with boosting employment, diversification, technological sophistication, food security, non-oil exports and…

07 06 2020 | 11:32

The view from the bottleneck: Is nature poised for a big comeback?

A new theory, from bottleneck to breakthrough, posits that urbanization, falling fertility and the end of extreme poverty could result in a much greener world than the one we inherited. The…

07 06 2020 | 11:31

Global Environment Facility approves US$8.9 million in funding for new coastal resilience project in Liberia.

UNDP-supported project benefits 80,000 coastal residents in Sinoe County to build climate resilient livelihoods, and protect communities from sea level rise and other life-threatening climate change…

07 06 2020 | 11:22

Τhe Great Reset

THE CONTEXT The Covid-19 crisis, and the political, economic and social disruptions it has caused, is fundamentally changing the traditional context for decision-making. The inconsistencies,…

07 06 2020 | 11:14

Visibility study of Nairobi, Kampala and Addis Ababa reveals big air pollution problems.

The global coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on economies worldwide. However, one of the few positive consequences of travel restrictions and industrial downturn has been a…

07 06 2020 | 11:05

New Jersey Becomes First State to Put the Climate Crisis in Its K-12 Curriculum.

New Jersey has invested in the future health of the planet by making sure the next generation of adults knows how human activity has had a deleterious effect on the planet.

07 06 2020 | 10:37

How Innovation Is Driving the Blue Economy.

Using waste food to farm insects as fish food and high-tech real-time water quality monitoring: innovations that could help change global aquaculture, were showcased at the World Economic Forum's …

07 06 2020 | 10:34

Top business leaders call on Boris Johnson to set out green recovery plan.

Heathrow, HSBC and National Grid among 200 CEOs calling for a ‘clean, just recovery’ Britain’s most powerful business leaders have called on Boris Johnson to set out economic recovery plans that…

07 06 2020 | 10:29

15 EcoWatch Stories on Environmental and Racial Injustice.

As protests are taking place across our nation in response to the killing of George Floyd, we want to acknowledge the importance of this protest and the Black Lives Matter movement. Over the years,…

07 06 2020 | 10:23

6 major financial institutions join alliance to shift away from coal.

Six financial institutions strengthened their commitment to ending coal power financing by signing on to the Powering Past Coal Alliance during Ceres' 2020 Investor Summit on Climate Risk.

07 06 2020 | 10:22

Why can't we leave them alone? The troubling truth about selfies with sloths.

How the trappings of fame are causing problems for the placid mammal that has become a star of internet memes and Instagram. Nobody seems to know quite how the sloth became the rock star of the…

07 06 2020 | 10:22

Global Environment Facility approves US$4.5 million grant for five-year climate-resilient water project in Haiti.

UNDP-supported project will ensure access to safe drinking water for 90,000 Haitians, protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change and prevent the spread of disease 3 June 2020…

07 06 2020 | 10:16

Australian Clean Energy Council publishes first ever national study of renewable energy workforce.

The continuing dominance of the small-scale solar sector and the great potential for regional and rural jobs are just some of the findings in the Clean Energy Council’s “Clean Energy At Work”, a…

07 06 2020 | 10:13

New Book Argues Migration Isn't A Crisis — It's The Solution

Climate change has put organisms on the move. In her new book, The Next Great Migration, Science writer Sonia Shah writes about migration — and the ways in which outmoded notions of "belonging" have…

07 06 2020 | 10:12

Artists explore new ways of knowing in a time of information overload.

From mapping coronavirus to recording extinctions, Heather Houser describes the intersection of art and data visualization. A deluge of contested data on crises is prompting writers and artists to…

07 06 2020 | 10:11

China to Dominate Nuclear as Beijing Bets on Homegrown Reactors.

China probably won’t hit its nuclear energy target this year, but that’s unlikely to derail a broader ambition to become the planet’s chief proponent of the climate-friendly fuel by the end of the…

07 06 2020 | 10:03

Belectric builds PV system for Netherlands’ first green hybrid power plant.

Belectric is constructing a solar power system for Vattenfall’s first full hybrid power plant. The Haringvliet Zuid energy park will consist of a wind farm (22 MW), a battery storage system (12 MW)…

07 06 2020 | 09:52

BlackRock warns South Korean utility on planned coal investments in Vietnam, Indonesia.

BlackRock Inc. has challenged Korea Electric Power Corp. over plans to invest in new coal-fired power plants in Vietnam and Indonesia. The world’s top asset manager raised concerns over “several…

07 06 2020 | 09:47

Climate change presents African grazers with tricky decision.

Lions limit their prey, such as zebra and gnu, in their options for adapting to global warming. This is what Leiden researcher Michiel Veldhuis, from the Institute of Environmental Sciences, and a…

07 06 2020 | 09:45

Nigeria: What to Consider Before Mass Planting of Trees in Nigeria's Lagos State.

Various scientific reports published around the world have pointed out the impacts of climate change. The International Panel on Climate Change, for example, outlines in its 2019 report how tropical…