In a new major report, the U.N. Environment Program recommended a "scientific blueprint" for governments to tackle three environmental crises at once.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AN) — In a new major report, the U.N. Environment Program recommended a "scientific blueprint" on Thursday for governments to tackle three crises — biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution — at once through a combined strategy.
For the planet to remain habitable, governments must make sweeping changes to their agricultural, economic, energy, tax and transportation policies, according to UNEP's 168-page report entitled "Making Peace with Nature."
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
