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The small Scottish seaside town of St Andrews is replete with a rich history which includes a castle and Scotland’s oldest university, founded in 1413.

Categorized Under: Europe

It is the final countdown to the Climate Action Summit in New York on 23 September 2019.

Categorized Under: North America

The cautionary tale of the boiling frog describes how a frog that jumps into boiling water will save itself by jumping straight out, but the frog that sits in the water while it gradually gets hotter and hotter will boil to death. 

A new global coalition to combat sand and dust storms was launched at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of Parties (UNCCD COP14) meeting in Delhi on 6 September. 

Story Forests

10 September 2020: The ongoing wildfires in on the west coast of the United States have focused media attention on wildfires more generally and their link to biodiversity and habitat loss, as well as global heating.

Story Water

Twenty-one-year-old Brazilian Anna Luisa Baserra always wanted to be a scientist. From washing liquid to shampoo, no household item escaped the potential for becoming the next scientific experiment. 

Categorized Under: Latin America and the Caribbean

Story Air

On Sunday 22 September, roads around London Bridge, Tower Bridge and much of the City of London will be closed in an effort to tackle the city’s air pollution crisis.

Categorized Under: Europe

Story Transport

Bright lights brighten up the buzzing streets of Kathmandu at night. Markets spin with people, traffic weaving in and out of fabric shop fronts laden with orange, blue and turquoise clothes and wraps.   

Categorized Under: Asia and the Pacific

On a sunny morning, 1,200 school children, aged between 8 and 14, headed to the beach to undertake the biggest climate action event ever seen in the historic Belgian coastal city of Ostend.

Categorized Under: Europe

Press Release Air

New York, September 22, 2019 – A meeting of ministers and high-level representatives of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) today agreed to accelerate efforts to significantly reduce short-lived climate pollutants by the end

Categorized Under: Global

The pace of development of offshore wind technologies and markets is faster than most people would have expected a few years ago.

Story Air

What a year it has been. For the environment, not a good one. But for youth around the world, an outstanding show of courage, determination and fearlessness.

From powerful cyclones to extreme droughts, human-induced extreme weather events have become a daily fixture of life today.

Soil’s contribution to climate change, through the oxidation of soil carbon, is important, and soils—and thus agriculture—can play a major role in mitigating climate change.

Living atop a hill in Malindza, a tiny county in eSwatini’s lush east, 56-year-old Ntombi Ndzimandze is the matriarch of her household of 11 women and children.

Categorized Under: Africa

Since 2011, the World Customs Organization has been an active partner to the Green

Categorized Under: Asia and the Pacific

Story Air

When Arpit Dhupar won the Young Champions of the Earth prize, he was in a bar with friends

Categorized Under: Asia and the Pacific

The word “Mottainai” in Japanese literally translates to “it is a shame to waste.” It stems from Buddhist philosophy on living minimally and appreciating nature’s gifts. The practice has been in place for generations.

Extensive wildfire disasters, such as recently reported in Australia, Indonesia and the United States, adversely affect communities, economies and ecosystems.

INVEST in nature. CHANGE our habits. LISTEN to young people.

Categorized Under: Global

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