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Tag Archives: United Nations
Trial tests whether ‘ecocide’ could join genocide as global crime
Top lawyers put fossil fuel bosses on trial in the UK’s supreme court in a mock case to explore the crime of ecocide – environmental destruction – which is being considered by the UN It’s a grim list: genocide, crimes … Continue reading
Radical overhaul of agriculture can create farms that enhance rather than degrade the world’s ecosystems
New practices could double agricultural production, protect natural systems and be “game changer” for global food security STOCKHOLM (22 August 2011)—According to the authors of new research released today at the World Water Week in Stockholm, a radical transformation in … Continue reading
House Republicans cut funding to UN climate science body
Funding ban to IPCC part of cuts package that would slash spending on environmental protection America is to cut off all funding to the United Nations climate science panel under sweeping Republican budget cuts that seek to gut spending on … Continue reading
Put major government policy options through a science test first, biodiversity experts urge
How should a new ‘IPCC for biodiversity’ work? Leading world scientists offer prescription Scientific advice on the consequences of specific policy options confronting government decision makers is key to managing global biodiversity change. That’s the view of leading scientists anxiously … Continue reading
New study suggests global pacts like REDD ignore primary causes of destruction of forests
2011-01-24 IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) NEW YORK (24 January 2010)—A new study issued today by some of the world’s top experts on forest governance finds fault with a spate of international accords, and helps explain their failure … Continue reading
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