Environment

The Pawpaw: Foraging For America's Forgotten Fruit

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Pawpaws may look like mangos, but unlike other tropical fruits, they are native to North America.

Marshall Islands calls on UN to acknowledge past history on nuclear testing

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Foreign Minister of Marshall Islands John Silk

Boeing Clears the Way for Plant 2 Site Restoration

Major milestone makes room for wildlife habitat

Boeing today took down the last remaining steel structures that supported Plant 2 for more than 75 years, making room for site restoration, including development of five acres of wildlife habitat.

Small islands States sound alarm at UN over their vulnerability to climate change.

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Many small island States are threatened by rising sea levels

Forest policies in Rwanda, United States and Gambia win UN-backed awards

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Rwanda today won a United Nations-backed gold award for its forest promotion policies, an event that former United States track and field star Carl Lewis, himself a nine-time Olympic gold winner and now UN Goodwill Ambassador, called more important than the many medals he has garnered.

Nine sites added to Global Geoparks Network

The Global Geoparks Network Bureau admitted nine new members in seven countries during the 10th European Geoparks Conference, which took place in the Gea Norwegica Geopark (Norway) from 16 to 18 September. The Global Network of National Geoparks, created under the aegis of UNESCO in 2004, now numbers 87 Geoparks in 27 countries around the world.

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Cliffs of Moher Geopark, Ireland

WWF to celebrate World Rhino Day

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Leaders define pathway to restoring 150 million hectares of lost forests

A core commitment to restore 150 million hectares of lost forests and degraded lands worldwide by 2020 is launched today at a ministerial conference in Bonn. New analysis by IUCN estimates that restoring 150 million hectares would be worth US$ 85 billion per year to national and global economies.

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Primary Rainforest in central Reunion island

Whose Plate is it Anyway?

What was your most recent meal? Mine was a turkey reuben sandwich on rye and a glass of water. Now think about your meal and consider it against the “healthy eating plate” created by nutrition experts at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). I didn’t do so well with my lunch, but after having seen this diagram, I’m going to shoot for a healthier, more balanced plate—which is exactly what the HSPH is hoping for by releasing this diagram.

Nine sites join UN-backed list of globally recognized geological sites

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Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, Ireland