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In a hotter future, what comes after coral reefs die?
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» PARIS - The fate of coral reefs has been written with a degree of certainty rare in climate science: at 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, most are expected to die.
Meet five changemakers
Life, Published on 23/02/2024
» Rolex recently announced the laureates for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2023, naming five pioneers whose ambitious projects will help improve lives while protecting the planet for future generations.
Invasive species a growing and costly threat, key report to find
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» PARIS: Invasive species that destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions are a major and growing threat worldwide, a landmark UN-backed assessment is poised to report.
EEC Academy Proposes Bangkok "Eco District Sandbox"
Published on 21/04/2023
» EEC Academy proposes a collaboration in Bangkok across four sectors – government, business, academia, and the public – to implement well-being innovations that enhance city living, starting in South Sukhumvit and The Em District.
IPCC report appeals to all to salvage 1.5C goal
News, Published on 28/03/2023
» Climate scientists on March 20 appealed directly to everyone on the planet to seize a dwindling chance to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or risk harming people living today and their descendants for thousands of years.
Reform to rid the DNP of graft
News, Editorial, Published on 08/01/2023
» The explosive corruption scandal at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) exposes the systemic rotting of the agency from within. The misconduct explains why the agency has failed to safeguard the country's forests. Even as the top boss was caught red-handed with bribery money, it is still no secret that corruption and fierce internal politics run rampant within the agency.
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.
The global hunger crisis has arrived
Oped, Published on 21/05/2022
» Global food prices are soaring. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index -- which covers a basket of basic food commodities (cereals, meat, dairy, vegetable oils, and sugar) -- reached an all-time high of 159.7 in March, up from 141.1 the previous month. While it declined slightly in April, to 158.5, ongoing developments -- not least Russia's war in Ukraine -- are set to keep driving prices to new highs, with devastating implications for global hunger.
Scientists risk arrest to sound climate alarm
AFP, Published on 03/04/2022
» PARIS - A loosely federated network of scientists in more than two dozen countries plan acts of civil disobedience starting this week to highlight the climate crisis, members of Scientist Rebellion told AFP.
Five solutions to global warming from GCNT Forum 2021
Published on 26/10/2021
» Highlights: • GCNT Forum 2021: Thailand’s Climate Leadership Summit 2021 on the theme of “A New Era of Accelerated Actions” is the country’s first leadership summit on solutions to climate change. The event welcomed more than 800 participants from the public and private sectors, civil society, and the United Nations in Thailand. • Exploring five solutions from five leadership discussion panels, including a situational analysis on climate change in Thailand, solutions for the business sector, roles of the financial and investment sector, roles of innovation and technology, and key takeaways for the next step towards “A New Era of Accelerated Actions”.