Environment

On Mother Earth Day, UN urges protecting planet from ‘heavy hand of humankind’

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Desertification in Namibia.

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Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth opens in The Hague

Urgent coordinated action is needed to restore the health of the world’s oceans and secure the long-term well-being and food security of a growing global population. That is a key message of an international summit that opens in The Hague, the...

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Ahead of Sendai conference, Ban pushes for 2015 global agreement on disaster risk

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Sendai, Japan, which will host the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2015.

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Conservation International's Response To Virunga Warden Shooting

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