Launched on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, a new initiative by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to support communities by enhancing the degraded lands of the Sahel on the Sahara Desert’s southern edge.
A severe global crisis awaits if countries do not take greater action managing water and land, the UN has warned.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is this year focusing on ambitious plans to restore 1 billion hectares of land – close to the size of China – over the next decade.
The G7 summit in Cornwall concluded on Sunday with the publication, alongside the final Summit Communiqué, of a ‘Nature Compact’ committing the leaders of the G7 nations to a global mission to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
Desertification, land degradation and drought will be amongst the greatest challenges of our generation, according to UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir.
The Vineyard Wind project, off the coast of Massachusetts, will propel America’s drive toward a clean energy future.
G7 leaders are expected to agree plans today to transform the financing of infrastructure projects in developing countries, part of a raft of measures at the Summit to address the climate crisis and protect nature.
The message in Cornwall is clear – leaders must act now or go down in history as the ones who threw away last-ditch chance at helping fix the climate emergency.
On World Oceans Day 2021, UNEP’s Clean Seas Campaign renews its global efforts to tackle marine litter and plastic pollution, now with a focus on how individuals can use both national and international laws to push for change.