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The French Development Agency (AFD) has joined forces with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to

Last month, three 40-foot-long wind turbine blades were delivered from a Belfast wind farm to southern Ireland’s Cork Institute of Technology. The institute’s

Water scarcity is among the top five global risks affecting people’s wellbeing. In water-scarce areas, the situation is grim. Conventional sources

On a barren hillside in southwest Iceland, workers are installing huge fans to suck carbon dioxide from the air and

The past six years have been the warmest on record since 1880, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 being the top

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity is a treaty that aims to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of

When countries began going into lockdown last winter and spring, clearer skies from reduced traffic and industry were hailed as a rare

A new report by Agora Energiewende and Ember found that renewables overtook fossil fuels in both the EU and UK in 2020. The milestone

Companies that ignore their impact on the environment don’t just alienate customers and turn off investors. Ultimately, says a new

Experts say 501Y.V2 variant is more infectious and resistant to vaccines, though there are no signs that it leads to

The fight against plastic waste pollution could be strengthened in Nigeria. The West African country plans to join the Global

No animal is closer to extinction than the northern white rhino in Africa with only two known surviving members of the species,

The pandemic affected not only the health of the population worldwide but the economy, politics, as well as education matters.

In February 2021, representatives of the 193 Member States of the UN, businesses leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around

COVID-19 has presented us with a unique opportunity for a green and inclusive recovery that will make the world a

 Africa’s youth need investment, not ’empowerment’, to realise the continent’s potential and support food security, says the head of the

The European Union’s flagship climate policy vehicle, the Green Deal, took another major step forward in December, with a new binding target

The South African government is about to launch three qualification cycles for the production of 6,800 MW of renewable energy

With 2021 here, it may be the right time to rethink your waste management plan, redefine your recycling goals, and

The planet is hotter now than it has been for at least 12,000 years, a period spanning the entire development

Want to capture the attention of millions of young people and raise awareness about the climate emergency? Then talk to

Kenyans in 11 counties are staring at hunger following a second wave of invasion by gigantic swarms of desert locusts

The biggest ever opinion poll on climate change has found two-thirds of people think it is a “global emergency”. The

Every September, on International Coastal Cleanup Day in Jamaica, plastic is the most collected material. In 2019, the top 10 items collected

In 2010, world leaders agreed to 20 targets to protect Earth’s biodiversity over the next decade. By 2020, none of them had been met.

Setting ambitious net-zero targets for company’s core business is one thing, but achieving deep decarbonization across the entire supply chain

Ecosystems have been growing themselves for hundreds of millions of years, and forests that plant themselves are better and most diverse.

When a pandemic hits, questions that immediately arise include what impact there will be on public health, the economy and

The year 2020 was notable for a number of reasons, but here is another: it was the hottest year since

Along with a vow to return to exercise, upping personal intake of fruit and vegetables tops the list of New