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Sustainable travel key to global biodiversity conservation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sustainable travel key to global biodiversity conservation

China Daily  

By YAN DONGJIE | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-19 15:40 Over 100 representatives from countries including China, Thailand and Vietnam are gathered in Beijing to discuss how the tourism industry can help protect biodiversity and explore the direction of sustainable travel development on Monday. "The protection and restoration of biodiversity are crucial in sustainable travel, contributing to maintaining ecosystem health and …

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UN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit
2 months, 1 week ago

UN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy United Nation's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …

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India pushes for new biodiversity fund
2 years ago

India pushes for new biodiversity fund

The Hindu  

There is an urgent need to create a new and dedicated fund to help developing countries successfully implement a post-2020 global framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, India has said at the U.N. biodiversity conference in Canada's Montreal. It has also said that conservation of biodiversity must also be based on 'Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities' as …

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EU: 2022 must see action on oceans, biodiversity, plastics
2 years, 11 months ago

EU: 2022 must see action on oceans, biodiversity, plastics

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The European Union’s environment chief said Thursday that 2022 must be the year for an ambitious agreement on the oceans, for action that protects the world’s biodiversity, and for starting negotiations to tackle the global crisis of plastic pollution especially at sea. Virginijus Sinkevicius, the EU commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries, told a U.N. news conference …

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Biodiversity Conservation in China
3 years, 3 months ago

Biodiversity Conservation in China

China Daily  

Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys cling to each other at the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve. Over the past decade, China has promulgated and revised more than 20 laws and regulations pertinent to biodiversity conservation, including laws on forestry, grassland, fishery, seed, biosecurity as well as laws on the protection of wild animals, the environment, marine environment, and the Yangtze River, covering …

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Climate Change Tracker: 10 things we learned about climate change in 2020
4 years ago

Climate Change Tracker: 10 things we learned about climate change in 2020

Live Mint  

Reporting on climate change can be detrimental to your mental health. We’re inching ever closer to the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold, beyond which climate change impacts will begin to approach extremely dangerous levels. If that wasn’t bad enough, a new, independent report in mid-December stated that the world’s annual mean global temperature may hit the 1.5 degree Celsius mark faster …

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The World Is Failing To Stop Extinctions. These Scientists Have A Plan To Help.
4 years, 4 months ago

The World Is Failing To Stop Extinctions. These Scientists Have A Plan To Help.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This was the year the world was supposed to tackle the biodiversity crisis head-on. ‘We Don’t Have A Clear Target’ “If you lose species, you’re losing a unique component of life,” said Rounsevell. “Climate change discussions have the 2-degree target, but we don’t have a clear target in biodiversity,” he said. “Honestly, it seems like a naive …

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