World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are on the verge of the abyss”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
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Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world: study
The dwarf planet Ceres — long believed to be a barren space rock — is an ocean world with reservoirs of sea water beneath its surface, the results of a major exploration mission showed Monday.
Support breastfeeding for healthier planet: UN
UN has urged communities everywhere to “support breastfeeding for a healthier planet” as the World Breastfeeding Week is underway beginning Saturday.
Oath to put people, planet before profit for viable business
ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) for the 2020 Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development on Thursday pledged to put people and planet before profit to ensure that businesses are sustainable and do not lead to a depletion or pollution of the…
Empower young people to sustain planet for peace-prosperity
By Crystal Orderson We need to empower young people to sustain our planet, and let peace and prosperity thrive says UN’s Resident Co-ordinator in Kenya, Siddharth Chatterjee speaks to IPS on reflections on the ICPD25 Summit. Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 15…
Red alert for the blue planet and small island states
By Farhana Haque Rahman Rome, Oct 31 2019 (IPS) – Barely a week passes without alarming news of the most recent scientific research into the global climate crisis compounding a growing sense of urgency, particularly the impact on small island…
Clean Air Protocol for human health, Planet, put into force
UN, Oct 2019 (IPS) – European and North American countries have taken a major stride in cleaning up the atmosphere Monday, 7 October, through the implementation of an amended legally binding treaty to limit the amount of emissions polluting the…
How to ‘fix the business of food’ and save the planet
By Samira Sadeque Reprint UN, Sep 25 2019 (IPS) – With up to one billion undernourished people around the world, and agriculture and land use systems increasingly vulnerable to climate change and land degradation, more companies within the global food…
Safeguarding the health of people and planet thru food
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 6 2019 (IPS) – Food sustainability, both in production and consumption, is at the heart of a healthy public and planet. On World Health Day, it is increasingly clear that a radical transformation of the global food system…
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet
The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet, according to a landmark study published Thursday.