Finally, microorganisms and pollinators receive much needed support: Technical working group formed by FAO

19th session of Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture held July 17-21, 2023 in Rome to decide on the agenda for next two years

Topping the wrong chart: India has highest number of stillbirths

India recorded 0.34 million stillbirths in 2019; COVID-19 has disrupted health systems and added to the existing burden

Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize

Cuban medical workers are risking their health to break the chain of COVID-19 infection. They have also developed drugs to help fight the disease

UNEP launches coalition to promote renewable energy

Move aimed at developing policies that enable and encourage renewables and increased energy efficiency

All about climate

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Afghanistan under Taliban: A decade’s progress eroded in a year, says UN

Cascading crises, almost 700,000 jobs vanished, finds report

Denmark stakes claim over North Pole and a large chunk of the Arctic

Seeks formal recognition of its extended territory from UN

International agencies launch sustainable tourism programme

Programme to focus on resource efficiency, conservation and new technologies

Warming behind floods

Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall

Lying low

According to Report

UN Environment Assembly: Livestock 'fart' is back in focus

An advance note of UNEP’s executive director lists meat consumption as an unmanageable threat to global warming  

All alien invasive species are guilty until proven innocent

The dogma that invasive alien species should be eradicated is now suspect

Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge

Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave

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Celebrity’s anti-shale angst

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Sleeping with enemy

Bed bugs continue to be the most difficult pest to exterminate

Global population set to touch 9.7 billion in 2050: UN

India will be the most populous country in the world by 2022

Sitting duck

India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …

How climate change is affecting the seasons

One of the most noticeable effects of climate change is the changing patterns of vegetation seasonality around us

Extreme weather unabated: Third-hottest July took Antarctic sea ice to its minimum since 1979

Antarctic sea ice extent reached its lowest value for July in 44 years

Cutting back coal: Global effort hits Chinese wall

India has one of the largest reductions within planned coal capacity

Megadrought, megapluvial conditions will become the new normal under high emissions scenario: Report

The shift may have already taken place or is in the offing in some regions