ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, May 23, 2022 (ENS) – “We all play a role in the common fight against climate change and land degradation, recognizing that a healthy and safe environment is vital to the future of the Earth,” said Côte d’Ivoire Prime Minister Patrick Achi on Friday, to delegates from 196 countries and the European Union, wrapping up a two-week summit to combat spreading deserts in a warming world. […]
SAO PAULO, Brazil, August 27, 2021 (ENS) – Brazil has lost 15 percent of its surface water in the past 30 years, finds a comprehensive analysis published on the new MapBiomas Water Platform. The extent of this water loss is so disturbing in a warming world that the global conservation organization WWF calls the report “alarming” and “shocking.” […]
NEW YORK, New York, January 27, 2021 (ENS) – “Urgent climate action has broad support amongst people around the globe, across nationalities, age, gender and education levels,” declared United Nations Development Programme Administrator Achim Steiner today as he released the results of the first Peoples’ Climate Vote. With 1.2 million respondents, it’s the largest survey of public opinion on climate ever conducted. […]
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