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According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), global destruction of mangrove forests impacts biodiversity, food security, and the lives and livelihoods of some of the most marginalized communities in the world. Mangroves, which are forests of salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that lie along coastlines in the tropics and subtropics, ...
An olive grove in the Mascara Region, Algeria (Photo UNEP) Algeria: IPCC Adopts Algeria's Proposal On Desertification, Climate Change Algeria's proposal on the elaboration of a special report on the link between desertification and climate change have been recently accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The announcement of accepting Algeria's ...
Driven by solar and wind, global investment in green energy last year reversed a two-year dip, seemingly ignoring the challenge posed by sharply lower oil prices, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Solar and wind accounted for 92% of all global investment in green energy last year, according to the ...
A United Nations congress on environmental law opens today in Jamaica, almost three weeks after a fire at a dump in St Andrew triggered a national environmental emergency. The two-day event, the Inter American Congress on Environmental Rule of Law, is being held at the Secrets Resorts & Spas in St ...
Costa Rica hasn't used any fossil fuel in over two months by Andrew Tarantola | @terrortola | 28 minutes ago March 23rd 2015 4:28 pm It's been 75 days since Costa Rica's power grid last had a sip of petroleum. Thanks to heavy rainfall at the start of the year, the Central ...
Costa Rica News - Costa Rica's government or perhaps almost every government seems to never have the best interests of its country and its population. Costa Rica keeps trying to push its "green" image but yet when programs are in place to try to follow through in this government ...
Have you ever used Google Earth? It's a digital tool that allows you to travel the globe and see some of the world's most interesting or historic places without having to leave your desk. His leadership of NASA's Digital Earth Initiative helped pave the way for Google Earth. Dr Foresman is an environmental ...
Embed Feed The world's highest-paid model, Gisele Bundchen, is set to retire from the catwalk after almost a decade in the fashion spotlight, according to reports. According to Brazilian magazine Moda Estadao, the 34-year-old model will walk the catwalk for the last time professionally at Sao Paulo's Fashion Week in April. Her retirement ...
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