Businesses can either lead transformative change or risk extinction
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Bonn, Germany All businesses depend on and impact nature; All can […]
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Chemical evidence of ancient life detected in 3.3 billion-year-old rocks
Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington DC New method also detects molecular signs of photosynthesis almost 1 billion years earlier than
Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025
UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by
Rangelands’ ‘silent demise’ threatens climate, food, wellbeing of billions
UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Bonn/Ulaanbaatar – Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural pastures and other rangelands due to
Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions: UN
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Two billion tons of sand and dust, equal in weight to 350 Great
UN Warns of 6 Risk Tipping Points Threatening the Environment, Security
UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security A United Nations University report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks
Do fish bay at the moon? Can songs unmask mystery fish? Eavesdropping scientists create ocean soundscapes
The Rockefeller University, Programme for the Human Environment, New York Using hydrophones to eavesdrop on a reef off the coast
UN: Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development
UNU-INWEH: UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health), Hamilton, Canada The rapidly-growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards
COP15: Nations Adopt 4 Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 in Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement
UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal By 2030: Protect 30% of Earth’s lands, oceans, coastal areas, inland waters; Reduce by
UN Announces Satellite-Based Global Methane Detection System
United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the