Environment/Science
Environment/Science
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): With the Paris Agreement on climate change entering into force on Friday, famed chefs Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca are joining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG Fund) to tackle climate change from a different perspective: sustainable cooking. more
One month after Hurricane Matthew, needs in Haiti remain ‘vast,’ UN reports

New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): As Haiti struggles to recover from the massive destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which pummelled the tiny island one month ago on Friday, the Unite ...

On historic day for climate action, Ban urges sustained momentum for better, safer future

New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): As the Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the same determination going forwar ...

Palm oil politics: Liberian land rights defenders on the run after threats from police

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): Land rights defenders in Liberia are on the run after being threatened by the state police as palm oil continues to be a flashpoint for persecution a ...

Delhi faces its worst smog in 17 years

New Delhi, Nov 4, (IBNS): As visibility remains poor and the city chokes its way through a haze, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pressed the alarm buttons on one of the worst sm ...

Paris Climate Agreement comes into force today

New Delhi, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): The “Paris Climate Agreement”, comes into force on Friday.

‘Dramatic’ action needed to cut emissions, slow rise in global temperature – UN Environment report

New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): A day before the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change comes into force, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is urging the world to ‘dra ...

Almost one in seven children breathing heavily toxic air – UNICEF report

New York, Oct 31 (Just Earth News): About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air so toxic – six or more times higher than international pollution guidelines ...

UN agricultural agency launches programme to eradicate deadly goat disease

New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency on Friday launched the first phase of a new, 15-year global programme to eradicate a highly contagious viral animal ...

ISIL’s ‘scorched earth policy’ creating environmental and health havoc in Mosul, warns UN

New York, Oct 28 (Just Earth News): Environmental pollution is adding “complexity and danger” to the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive in Mosul, the United Nations En ...