Environment/Science

UN Environment Assembly opens in Nairobi aiming to ensure ‘healthy planet, with healthy people’

New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): Hundreds of key global decision-makers are gathering in Kenya on Monday for the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2), aiming to tackle some of the most critical issues facing our planet, from the air pollution that kills millions of people every year to an illegal trade in wildlife that is pushing species to the brink of extinction. more

With hottest April on record, streak of above-average global temperatures continues – UN

New York, May 21 (Just Earth News):Global temperature records were broken yet again in April for the 12th consecutive month, the longest such streak since global record-taking began in 1880, ...

Ecuador: month after quake, humanitarian needs acute; many without roof over heads – UN

New York, May 21(Just Earth News): One month after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of over 650 people in north-western Ecuador, humanitarian needs remain acute there, as ...

Earth’s health declining ‘faster than thought’ but action by governments can reverse trend – UN

New York, May 20(Just Earth News): The environment is deteriorating faster than previously thought, making it imperative that governments act now to reverse the worst trends, says the most a ...

Mahindra Lifespaces, TERI tie-up for Centre for Excellence for sustainable habitats

New Delhi, May 20 : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Mahindra Lifespaces on Friday announced the creation of a Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on improving energy efficiency ...

6.7 earthquake hits Ecuador, no casualty

Quito, May 18 An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit western Ecuador on Wednesday.

One hundred babies born every day in areas worst hit by Ecuador quake – UNICEF

New York, May 17 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday reported that on average, up to 100 babies are born every day in Esmeraldas and Manabí, the provinc ...

Barasingha count in Kaziranga increases by 19

Guwahati, May 14, Swamp deer population in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has increased in by 19 in the past one year, according to media reports.

UN agricultural agency and European Union step up efforts to combat illegal timber trade

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) and the European Union (EU) will step up joint efforts to support tropical timber-producing countries in ...

Paris accord faces ‘first test’ at meeting on climate adaptation funding – UN rights expert

New York, May 14 (Just Earth News): The signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement face the first test of their commitment when they meet in Bonn, Germany, next week to negotiate a new mechanis ...