Environment

UN official sees upcoming Lima climate talks as ‘stepping stone’ for universal treaty

As Governments prepare to meet for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, starting on Monday, a top UN official has highlighted the session as an opportunity to raise immediate awareness on climate change and lay the foundation...

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New UN-backed open-source tool will support community resilience-building

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A farmer harvests her rice crop by hand in Timor-Leste.

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“Business as usual” emissions may mean starvation, cub loss for polar bears

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Polar bear, young bear in freezing water during autumn freeze up, Bernard Spit, 1002 area of the Arctic National...

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Indonesian President dams canal, vows to protect peatlands

Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo joined a local community in damming a canal to stop the drainage of a peat forest in Sumatra, signalling his intent to decisively tackle Sumatra’s devastating forest fires.

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