Environment
Australia to Ban Climbing on Uluru, Landmark of the Outback
Australia's most famous rock — the monolith known as Uluru — will be closed to hikers and climbers starting in 2019, after years of campaigning by the aboriginal peoples of the area who consider it a sacred spot.
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Fiji to use Virtual Reality to highlight impact of climate change to global decision-makers
Fiji is set to use 360° Virtual Reality (VR) as a key part of its global push for stronger action on climate change at next month’s COP23 Climate Change conference.
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Record high CO2 levels and lack of climate action demand response at UN climate talks – Greenpeace
A strong and shared climate leadership must emerge from the UN climate talks in Bonn next month if the world is to close the 2030 emissions gap and stem the increasing levels of CO2 levels in our atmosphere, Greenpeace International said.
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Under Agreement with the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency, ExxonMobil to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Eight U.S. Chemical Plants
The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), on October 31, announced a settlement with Exxon Mobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Oil Corp., (ExxonMobil) that will eliminate thousands of tons of harmful air pollution from eight of Exxon’s petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
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Greenpeace launches campaign to create ‘largest protected area on Earth’ - as Antarctic nations fall short on marine protection
Greenpeace has launched a global campaign for an Antarctic Sanctuary, covering 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean, to protect whales, penguins and other wildlife.
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Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, UN weather agency reports
Air pollution from an old coal-fired power plant in Kosovo.
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People all over the world ask Essity to stop wiping away the Great Northern Forest
Greenpeace Nordic representatives and Sámi artist, Sofia Jannok delivered the signatures of almost a quarter of a million people to Essity in Stockholm, on October 26. Signatories are asking Essity to clean up its supply chain and ensure that the company is not involved in the destruction of the last critical forest landscapes in the Great Northern Forest.
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Builder Arrested in Fatal Collapse in Mexican Earthquake
Authorities in Mexico City have arrested the builder of an apartment building that collapsed during the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 19 that killed 369 people — 228 of them in the capital.
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Growing number of EU governments oppose re-approval of glyphosate
Glyphosate protest at the ministry of health in Rome
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EPA Announces Settlement with Macy’s over Hazardous Waste Violations
On October 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., (Macy’s) over violations of hazardous waste regulations. In addition to correcting violations, Macy’s will also develop a program with the capacity to train 400 retailers in Oklahoma and Texas, and conduct third-party audits at 11 of its largest facilities within Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico, among other required actions.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020