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At UN summit, new hope for deal to save nature
AFP, Published on 18/12/2022
» MONTREAL - Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the natural world from destruction.
Developing nations demand more money at crunch UN biodiversity talks
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» MONTREAL - The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to protect the world's remaining biodiversity took center stage Wednesday at UN talks in Montreal aimed at creating a "peace pact with nature."
Actor James Cromwell bashes world leaders for absence at UN nature summit
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» MONTREAL - A high-stakes UN summit in Canada seen as vital to saving the world's biodiversity has failed to attract a single world leader beyond the host country's prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Developing nations demand more money at crunch UN biodiversity talks
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» MONTREAL - The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to protect the world's remaining biodiversity took center stage Wednesday at UN talks in Montreal aimed at creating a "peace pact with nature."
Investing in nature pays dividends
Oped, Published on 14/12/2022
» The mega-challenges engulfing the world today -- from Covid-19 to climate change -- have highlighted the interdependencies between people, planet, and the economy. As we chart a course to reignite global growth and drive green, resilient, and inclusive development, we must not ignore these interlinkages. Nature -- meaning biodiversity and the services that healthy ecosystems provide -- is central to this endeavour, especially in developing countries, where poor people in rural areas tend to rely heavily on nature's services and are the most vulnerable to its depletion.
Southern wetland wins global accolade
Published on 05/11/2022
» The Thale Noi wetland in southern Thailand, site of a rich ecosystem centred on raising water buffaloes, has been selected for an important global distinction by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» CAMPO, Cameroon: Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon's Atlantic coast say they can take no more crop destruction from hungry elephants as the conflict between man and animal escalates.
Wildlife populations plunge 69% since 1970: WWF
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» PARIS: Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70% in the last 50 years, according to a landmark assessment released Thursday that highlights "devastating" losses to nature due to human activity.
The best way to preserve nature is also the fairest
Oped, Published on 15/09/2022
» This is a critical year for the natural environment. Negotiations by world leaders in Montreal in December will determine the fate of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, a far-reaching agreement that will set the world’s environmental agenda for the next decade. The future of perhaps a million plant and animal species hangs in the balance, as do the lives and livelihoods of billions of human beings.
Fast-tracking the Bio-Circular-Green economy drive
Published on 25/08/2022
» The National Science and Technology Development Agency lays out the agenda and reports the rapid progress and near-term prospects.