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The climate crisis is a health and humanitarian crisis

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has long responded to some of the world’s worst medical and humanitarian crises. Many of the areas in which we work are in the most climate-vulnerable settings in the world,...
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Many countries ‘unsupported and unprepared’ to address climate health risks: WHO

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Although governments are prioritizing public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report issued on Monday. 
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MEPs to push for high ambitions at COP26 in Glasgow

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A European Parliament delegation arrives in Glasgow today to participate in the COP26, where they will meet with key players in the negotiations.
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UNODC helping to save endangered species in a Congolese National Park

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UNODC helping to prevent corruption related to wildlife crime and save endangered species in a Congolese National Park Garamba National Park/Nagero (DRC), 5 November 2021 – Corruption strikes at the core of the fight against...
Environment

Hawaiian beaches are disappearing

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"Unless we take action today, we will lose all the beauty, many of our beaches not only in this state, but all over the world," said the mayor of Maui. Rising sea levels, combined with...
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Climate change: a stage for world political leaders—and a question of our hearts

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COP26 in Glasgow started this week, offering a stage for world political leaders. For most of them, it was an opportunity to share their vision of the world they are leading. For some others, despite being among the most powerful, COP26 is also an opportunity to express their position on the major challenge of humanity in the 21st century by their absence. What did we hear in the first two days of this COP?
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Jeff Bezos has promised $ 2 billion to fight climate change

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We have a duty to preserve what we have, to restore what we have lost and to look at what we need in harmony with nature, he said in a statement. The Earth Fund, set...
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Liberian PM Weah meets Michel at COP26

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Weah Meets Michel, Pledges to work together on Sustainable Development and Climate Change. The President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E George M. Weah met with the President of the European Council Charles Michel on...
Environment

100 countries will sign an agreement today to stop deforestation by 2030.

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More than 100 leaders, representing areas with 85% of the world's forests, will commit to halting deforestation by 2030 on a "significant" path to tackling climate change. Countries, including Brazil, Russia, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia...
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Astronomers told where and how gold and platinum are formed in the universe

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New research suggests binary neutron stars are a likely source of gold, platinum and other heavy elements. The results of the work are published by the Astrophysical Journal Letters. Most of the elements lighter than...
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Air pollution kills faster than COVID-19. Why is what we breathe so dangerous?

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7 million people die from air pollution every year. To understand how huge this figure is, approximately 5 million people have died in the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hi-Tech explains why air...
Environment

First Person: Telling the tragic story of mercury poisoning in Japan

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Masami Ogata is a survivor of Minamata Disease, a debilitating illness caused by industrial mercury poisoning, which originated in the Japanese town of the same name in the 1950s. As a UN conference on preventing future poisoning outbreaks gets underway, we hear Mr. Ogata’s story.
Charities

Conservation Charity Artwork Showcased at COP26

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Norfolk-based conservation charity Explorers Against Extinction has pieces from its Sketch for Survival art collection being exhibited at COP26, taking place at the SEC in Glasgow between 31 October and 12 November.   Up to 30,000...
Environment

World Heritage forests releasing more carbon than they absorb: UNESCO 

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Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday, by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 
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‘Vague’ net zero promises not enough: planet still on track for catastrophic heating, UN report warns

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New and updated commitments made ahead of the pivotal climate conference COP26 in the past months are a positive step forward, but the world remains on track for a dangerous global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C this century even if fully met, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned.
Environment

Meteorologists have warned the Netherlands

Gaston de Persigny -
The Meteorological Institute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has warned that the sea level along the country's coast could rise by two meters by 2100, according to the local internet portal DutchNews.nl. Such a...
Environment

Middle East Green Initiative: ‘pathbreaking work’ to protect the planet

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The Middle East Green Initiative launch in Saudi Arabia on Monday was hailed by the UN’s deputy chief as a valuable commitment and strategic vision, to transition regional economies away from unsustainable development, to a model “fit for the challenges of the 21st century”.
Environment

The Royal Mint of Britain will extract gold from used mobile phones

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The UK's Mint coin is trying to extract gold from components of used mobile phones, televisions and laptops, used. This is part of the policy of the Mint for the protection of the surrounding...
Charities

Legal win offers hope of new era for beavers and farmers

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European Beaver (Castor fiber) eating Lilly roots amongst lilies in flower (Scotland the Big Picture) Trees for Life’s successful court challenge to the Scottish Government’s beaver killing policy offers hope for a new era that...
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Putin congratulated Muratov on the Nobel Prize two weeks later

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President Vladimir Putin congratulated Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Putin expressed his congratulations during a speech at the Valdai club, RBC correspondent reports. He noted that he would...
America

There are oases in the desert in America too: look at the one in Peru

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Huacachina tells the legend of an Indian princess who dropped her mirror Peru is a country known for many things, but deserts are definitely not one of them. Your experiences in the land of the...
Economy

Russia increases coal supplies to Europe and Asia by 12%

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Coal deliveries from Russia to Europe and countries from the Asia-Pacific region increased by 12% on an annual basis. This was stated in an interview for "Rossia 24" television by the Minister of Energy...
Environment

Blue economy: young European academics mobilise to protect our oceans

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On 20 and 21 October, the European Commission is hosting the 'Hack4Oceans' event with university students from all over Europe to co-create innovative solutions to key challenges facing the oceans and marine environment. Participants...
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The first completely solar-powered cable car in the world (as of 2012) is in Switzerland

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It connects Wildhaus with the Gamplüt Alp. The maximum speed of the cable car is 19.8 km/h. The photovoltaic systems on the roof of the mountain restaurant and the machine hall supply about as...
America

The city of the future remained in Disney’s fantasies

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Walt Disney is frozen - the legend that started from a bad joke Some time ago, we introduced you to future plans to build a perfect utopia that, for the first time, could solve some...
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