Climate Change
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World News in Brief: Death toll rises in Darfur, Cyclone Chido latest, São Tomé and Príncipe takes development step
UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Monday at the rising numbers of civilian casualties in and around the besieged Sudanese city…
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Charting a path for global action on land and drought
The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, charting a path for…
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Lime-flavoured memories drive innovation on Saudi farm
Farmers in Saudi Arabia are being encouraged to adopt new irrigation techniques as water and land resources are put under…
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Six bold environmental leaders named 2024 Champions of the Earth
Brazil’s first-ever Minister of Indigenous Peoples and an initiative promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt are among the six recipients of…
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Holding the frontline against desertification
Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and…
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‘No life without land’, says campaigning athlete at UN desertification meeting
There can be “no life without healthy land as we cannot survive,” according to an Olympic athlete who has been…
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Landmark climate change hearings represent largest ever case before UN world court
A record number of oral statements are expected to be presented to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as highly…
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Live updates: UN tackles desertification, drought and land restoration
People around the world are facing devastating consequences as the land that supports livelihoods, helps to regulate climate and protect…
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Plastic pollution treaty negotiations adjourn in Busan, to resume next year
Countries negotiating a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution concluded their fifth session in the small hours of Monday in…
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COP29 countdown: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion in Baku, imploring world…
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