UN agrees to "historic" global treaty to end plastic waste.

World leaders from 175 countries have agreed to draw up a legally binding UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale for the first time. Passed at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, using a recycled plastic gavel, the …

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Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar.

Winds of up to 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph) battered Madagascar early on Wednesday (24) as Cyclone Emnati made landfall, becoming the fourth major storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in a month. Emnati struck on the southeastern side of the island, where another cyclone…

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International Darwin Day - 12 February.

International Darwin Day celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809, and it is a day to celebrate science and humanity. Charles Darwin, the English naturalist, changed the field of natural history by putting forth the theory of evolution b…

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The One Ocean Summit - 2022.

The President of the French Republic organised a One Planet Summit dedicated to the ocean, was held in Brest, France on 9-11 February 2022.  The “One Ocean Summit” was held in the context of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with the support of the …

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Great Barrier Reef: Australia pledges A$1bn but draws renewed climate criticism.

Australia will spend A$1bn (£520m; $700m) over nine years on improving the water quality and other aspects of the ailing Great Barrier Reef, its PM says. Scientists have welcomed the money but warn it does not tackle the reef's overriding threat of climate change. A clima…

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Snowfall in the Sahara desert.

Snowfall in a hot desert may seem a contradiction but snow has been recorded several times in the Sahara Desert over the last decades, most recently in January 2022. Thus, snowfall may be unusual but is not unprecedented in the region. In order for snow to form, two distinct…

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A new Rainfrog Species found in Panama.

Somewhere in the tropical rainforests of Panama's Mount Chucantí lies a tiny rainfrog that was completely new to science until recently. The mountain's high elevation (1000 m), and the resulting geographical isolation, makes it a unique landscape suitable to host se…

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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Volcano Erupts.

A powerful volcanic eruption has obliterated a small, uninhabited South Pacific island known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai. Damage assessments are still ongoing, but preliminary reports indicate that some communities in the island nation of Tonga have been severely damaged b…

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US and Japan warn on tsunami.

The US and Japan have advised people on their Pacific coastlines to get away from the shore as a precaution against tsunami waves caused by a volcano eruption in the South Pacific. Japan has warned of waves as high as three metres, and waves of 1.2 metres hit the south of th…

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New Species of Bird Discovered in South America.

Flatbill flycatchers are members of the genus Rhynchocyclus in the exclusively New World family Tyrannidae. Four known species in the genus are distributed from southern Mexico to northeastern Bolivia, eastern Venezuela, and Brazil. Rhynchocyclus currently includes four speci…

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U.S. is World’s biggest producer of Plastic Waste.

The United States is the world’s leader in the generation of plastic waste, nearly all from fossil fuels, and must develop a plan to curb its destructive impacts on the health of oceans and marine wildlife, concludes a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Eng…

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IQAir Air Quality Index

According to the data from air quality and pollution city tracking service from IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group and also a technology partner of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)., Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai are among the top ten most polluted cities o…

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Bangladesh to share ‘climate prosperity plan’ at COP26.

Bangladesh plans to present its “climate prosperity plan” aimed at mitigating the effects of global warming on economic development at the forthcoming UN climate talks in Glasgow, a Bangladeshi climate official says. The plan envisions boosting renewable energy, making agric…

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Amazon founder JeffBezos pledges $2bn for restoring nature.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said his Bezos Earth Fund will spend $2bn (£1.5bn) restoring landscapes and transforming food systems. He told the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow that he had grasped nature's fragility when he travelled into space. Entrepreneurs includin…

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International Olympic Committee eyes 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is eyeing a 50 percent cut to its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.  IOC President Thomas Bach announced the goal during the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees in Greece. This is an increase from the co…

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Drama film Koozhangal is India’s official entry for Oscars 2022.

The Tamil-language drama film Koozhangal (internationally translated as Pebbles), has been selected as India’s official entry for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022).  The film has been directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS and produced by Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara. The 9…

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Saudi Arabia commits to net zero emissions by 2060.

The world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has pledged to cut its carbon emissions to net zero by 2060. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the Gulf state would invest more than $180bn (£130bn) to reach the goal. But he said the kingdom would continue to produce oi…

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UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15).

The Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), the biggest biodiversity conference in a decade, was kikked off on 11 October 2021.  Hosted by China, the first phase takes place virtually from 11 to 15 October 202…

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One in five of Europe’s bird species slipping towards extinction.

The common swift, common snipe and rook are among species slipping towards extinction in Europe, according to the continent’s latest “red list” report, which finds that one in five bird species is now at risk. From the Azores in the west to the Ural mountains in the east, bi…

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Ecological Threat Report 2021.

1.26 billion people at highest risk of conflict and displacement caused by environmental damage On October 07 2021, marks the launch of the second Ecological Threat Report (ETR) from the international think tank, the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP). Key results Eleven o…

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