Environment

First Sustainable Conservation Trust Fund launched in Philippines

On 7 October, the Mount Mantalingahan Protected Landscape launched the nation's first conservation trust fund for a national protected area, a sustainable financing mechanism that will ensure the key biodiversity area is protected in perpetuity.

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In Iceland, UN chief highlights that fate of Arctic and that of the world are intertwined

Drawing attention to the melting of the Arctic ice cap, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 8 October underlined the urgency of implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change and the need to help developing countries in their efforts...

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Leaked EU-Canada joint declaration has legal weight of a holiday brochure

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Greenpeace comment on the European Parliament vote on the authorisation of three GM maize varieties

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