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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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"Quite Different": 'Love' Motel In Colombia Hosts UN Delegate
Aggrey Rwetsiba, a Ugandan delegate to the UN's biodiversity summit in Colombia, finds himself in unusual accommodation.
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Turkey Pulls Out Of Hosting Key UN Talks After Earthquakes Hit Country
Turkey has said it cannot host a major UN biodiversity meeting in 2024 as it reels from a series of devastating earthquakes this year, according to the UN body that oversees the talks.
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UN Session To Protect Biodiversity In High Seas Ends Without Treaty
UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.
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Countries Must Spend More To Protect Nature, Save Species: UN
The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of its pledges to protect nature and prevent species loss, a senior UN official said on Sunday on the eve of a new round of global biodiversity talks.
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"We're Part Of Solution": International Day For Biological Diversity 2021 Theme
The theme for International Day for Biological Diversity is “We're part of the solution”, which is an extension of last year’s slogan, “Our solutions are in nature”
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International Day For Biodiversity Theme This Year: "Our Solutions Are In Nature"
The International Day for Biodiversity is observed on May 22 to raise awareness on various issues related to threats that stare biodiversity in the face.
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UN Body Seeks India-Bhutan-Nepal Plan To Save Biodiversity In Himalayas
If a bio-diversity project in the Northeast develops the way the United Nations has planned, Assam's Manas Biosphere Reserve will be linked to the Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim and Bengal, creating a lush green paradise that will cover more than 30,000 square kilometres
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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Ramdev Company To Share Profits With Locals
In a first-of-its-kind order, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed a company run by yoga guru Ramdev to share a percentage of its profits with local farmers and communities.
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Ecuador, First Stop on Pope Francis Tour, Highlights Environment Exhortation
It is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, boasting Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains and the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution.
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Seas Face Biodiversity Shakeup Even Under 2 C Warming
The oceans will undergo a dramatic turnover in biodiversity even if the UN meets its goal of limiting of global warming to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), scientists said Monday.
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UN Moves Toward Major Treaty For Ocean Biodiversity
UN member states agreed on Saturday to begin negotiations on a treaty to protect marine biodiversity in ocean areas extending beyond territorial waters, in a move heralded by environmental organizations.
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Nature Reserves on The Rise But Funds Lacking: UN
Vast areas of land and sea have become environmental sanctuaries in recent years but the world is not funding them adequately, the United Nations warned today.
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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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"Quite Different": 'Love' Motel In Colombia Hosts UN Delegate
Aggrey Rwetsiba, a Ugandan delegate to the UN's biodiversity summit in Colombia, finds himself in unusual accommodation.
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Turkey Pulls Out Of Hosting Key UN Talks After Earthquakes Hit Country
Turkey has said it cannot host a major UN biodiversity meeting in 2024 as it reels from a series of devastating earthquakes this year, according to the UN body that oversees the talks.
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UN Session To Protect Biodiversity In High Seas Ends Without Treaty
UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.
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Countries Must Spend More To Protect Nature, Save Species: UN
The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of its pledges to protect nature and prevent species loss, a senior UN official said on Sunday on the eve of a new round of global biodiversity talks.
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"We're Part Of Solution": International Day For Biological Diversity 2021 Theme
The theme for International Day for Biological Diversity is “We're part of the solution”, which is an extension of last year’s slogan, “Our solutions are in nature”
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International Day For Biodiversity Theme This Year: "Our Solutions Are In Nature"
The International Day for Biodiversity is observed on May 22 to raise awareness on various issues related to threats that stare biodiversity in the face.
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UN Body Seeks India-Bhutan-Nepal Plan To Save Biodiversity In Himalayas
If a bio-diversity project in the Northeast develops the way the United Nations has planned, Assam's Manas Biosphere Reserve will be linked to the Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim and Bengal, creating a lush green paradise that will cover more than 30,000 square kilometres
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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Ramdev Company To Share Profits With Locals
In a first-of-its-kind order, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed a company run by yoga guru Ramdev to share a percentage of its profits with local farmers and communities.
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Ecuador, First Stop on Pope Francis Tour, Highlights Environment Exhortation
It is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, boasting Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains and the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution.
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Seas Face Biodiversity Shakeup Even Under 2 C Warming
The oceans will undergo a dramatic turnover in biodiversity even if the UN meets its goal of limiting of global warming to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), scientists said Monday.
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UN Moves Toward Major Treaty For Ocean Biodiversity
UN member states agreed on Saturday to begin negotiations on a treaty to protect marine biodiversity in ocean areas extending beyond territorial waters, in a move heralded by environmental organizations.
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Nature Reserves on The Rise But Funds Lacking: UN
Vast areas of land and sea have become environmental sanctuaries in recent years but the world is not funding them adequately, the United Nations warned today.
