Environment

Climate change and multilateralism figure high on first day of UN General Assembly debate

Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the opening of the general debate of the General Assembly's 73rd...

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Eighth Pacific Tsunami Drill set for September to November 2018

Over 40 countries around the Pacific Rim will participate in a mock tsunami scenario from September to November 2018. The purpose of this exercise is to test country tsunami decision-making procedures and communication systems and processes.

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Greenpeace occupies refinery loaded with dirty palm oil in Indonesia

Thirty Greenpeace activists are currently occupying a palm oil refinery belonging to Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader and supplier to major brands including Colgate, Mondelez, Nestlé and Unilever.

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Time for a ban on deforestation for palm oil, not a moratorium, says Greenpeace

Indonesia’s President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has partially frozen new palm oil concessions in Indonesia for the next three years. The moratorium only applies to land controlled by the Ministry of Forestry and does not cover land controlled by regional...

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