Big business, children join Oceans Day celebration
The presence of big business representatives at the conference is significant to ensure their participation in ocean protection
UN says disruption of internet access human rights violation; India opposes
India wanted the UN to delete a passage in the resolution that condemned measures to prevent or disrupt access to internet
Drug companies are buying doctors – for as little as a $16 meal
An important new study in the United States has found doctors who receive just one cheap meal from a drug company tend to prescribe a lot more of …
Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries: new report
The report has been prepared by WHO, UNICEF and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)
‘Transport industry’s contribution crucial to tackling environmental crime’
Wide-reaching global intelligence exchange among police and non-governmental organisations also needed to promote environmental security
To achieve sustainable goals, world must learn from MDGs
Effective use of data can help galvanise development efforts, highlights last Millennium Development Goal report
Click to test air quality
Computer scientists from Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, USA, launched software that uses the sky’s …
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34% of environmental indicators under SDGs lack standards
Lack of standards means there is no benchmark from which to calculate the Sustainable Development Goals
UN Crime Congress adopts Doha declaration on combatting wildlife crimes
International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime calls on members to recognise wildlife and forest crime as a transnational organised crime …
Europe, US lawmakers want oil executive ousted from leading world climate talks
Dozens of members of the US Congress and European Parliament called for Sultan Al Jaber to be removed as COP28 president-delegate.
UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?
UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide
International Shipping emissions increased by 20% in the last decade: UNCTAD
Shipping industry contributes to nearly three per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions
UN General Assembly 2023: Political declaration on pandemics approved, critics call it 'rhetoric'
Demands of developing countries ignored, pathway to equitable access to quality health services not defined, say experts
Libya floods 2023: Why the Loss and Damage fund should be operationalised equitably
Developing countries say all of them should be able to access the funds and not specifically some country groupings
Scientists develop new molecule to fight antibiotic resistance
A piece of synthetic DNA has been developed that restores effectiveness of a carbapenem
Bacteria resistant to 'last resort' antibiotic isolated from swine farm
Scientists in US isolate bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, resistant to carbapenems in the farm environment
Poverty and emergencies keep children out of school
Every one in five children in the world are not in school, says the latest UNICEF report
Drying planet: Drought has become a truly planetary disaster in 2022
Climate change is fuelling the intensity of drought in already vulnerable regions while tightening its grip on not-so-vulnerable areas
Look back in hope: What America’s Hopi people can teach us about living sustainably
Down To Earth talks to author Daniel Pinchbeck about what the Hopi Native Americans of Arizona can teach the modern world which is warming …
July 2022 marks the 3rd hottest on record for the US
Precipitation was below average across much of the country’s west, central plains and southern parts
UN declares access to clean, healthy environment as universal human right
India voted for the resolution and pointed out that the resolutions do not create binding obligations
UN ocean conference: 'Blue Deal' to enable sustainable use of ocean resources for economic development
Post-COVID-19 economy should prioritise sustainability, resilience in ocean-based value chains.
Roe v Wade overturned: What abortion access and reproductive rights look like around the world
In some countries, abortion can be performed later in pregnancy based on the health of the foetus
Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK
The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas