Researchers seek greater Indigenous peoples' voice in climate policy
Indigenous communities have long coped with climate uncertainties. Researchers suggest tapping that knowledge.
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Nations approve first guidelines for valuing nature
The IPBES guidelines could prod decision-making beyond just politics and economics to deal with our massive loss of species and rising temperatures.
Resuscitating the League of Nations' legacy
Ten million pages scanned, five million more to go. The project to digitize the former League of Nations' entire archives by 2022 has hit the two-thirds mark.
IUCN finds climate top threat to UNESCO sites
Climate change is damaging one-third of the world's UNESCO sites and has become the single-biggest threat they face, IUCN warned.
Biden U.N. pick signals U.S. return to alliances
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve as ambassador to the U.N. signals America's pivot back to multilateralism.
IPBES ties pandemic risks to nature crisis
Pandemics will become more frequent, faster-spreading and deadlier than COVID-19 if Earth’s natural life support systems are not restored, IPBES reported.
WMO reports world near Paris accord 1.5° limit
WMO reported that global warming has made it 70% likely one or more months between 2020 and 2024 will exceed a Paris Agreement limit.
WADA dispute could entangle U.S. athletes
WADA said it will consider amending its rules to prevent the United States from jeopardizing the global anti-doping system.
Rebuilding tourism industry a U.N. priority
The pandemic could eliminate 40% of global tourism's 300 million jobs — one of every 10 — and trillions of dollars essential to developing economies.
Generation of students at risk from school closures
A generation of children could suffer major setbacks if nations fail to sufficiently contain the coronavirus so schools can reopen, according to UNESCO data.
Trump order meant to hold up ICC probe
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing sanctions against ICC officials who investigate alleged U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan.
Coalition offers schools reopening advice
Humanitarian organizations offered guidelines to help 1.5 billion students who face "an unprecedented risk" if the pandemic keeps schools closed for long.
UNESCO battles COVID-19 'disinfodemic'
False information campaigns about the coronavirus pandemic are a "grave danger" to many people's lives around the world, UNESCO warned.
Treaty talks to save more migratory species
Delegates from 111 nations at a U.N. conference in India met to protect migratory species and their habitats at a time when nature is nearing a breaking point.
Munich summit questions 'Westlessness'
Fears of a divided West challenged by China are a challenge and opportunity for multilateralism to show its worth, a three-day summit in Munich concluded.
WEF's top 5 global risks all environmental
WEF's annual compendium of the biggest risks on the planet, released to shape next week's gathering at Davos, overwhelmingly focuses on the climate crisis.