Environment

Leaders pledge to restore additional 18 million hectares of critical landscapes as part of global target

North of Yinchuan, restored forests guard ancient Buddhist holy sites.

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Philippines launches world’s first national human rights investigation into 50 big polluters

The Philippines Commission on Human Rights (CHR) announced that it will launch an investigation on December 10 (International Human Rights Day), which could hold fossil fuel companies responsible for the impacts of climate change, such as extreme...

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NEPAD Launches Initiative for the Resilience and Restoration of African Landscapes

The African Union New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) launched Sunday the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI). This initiative will be implemented through forest and ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, climate...

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COP21 climate change talks: MEPs in Paris to push for 2°C target

A delegation of 15 MEPs will take part in the UN climate conference in Paris, France, from Monday to Friday. The European Parliament says that the 2015 Protocol must be legally binding and ambitious from the outset, with five-year commitment periods....

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