Delegates from the 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will tomorrow commence a nine-day meeting to review and explore opportunities to advance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 4) of the CBD is taking place from May 21-29 at the United Nations Office in
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The 26th session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-26) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya. The six-day meeting, attended by delegates from the 196 Parties to the CBD, resulted in significant recommendations addressing ocean biodiversity, modern biotechnology, global health, and biodiversity monitoring. Key recommendations from the meeting will
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The COP28 Presidency has designated the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) as the official custodian of an annual report series tracking global progress toward these key targets. This follows the historic outcome of the first Global Stocktake to triple global renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030. A statement made available to DA NEWS, by Saga Henriksdotter, Communications
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Artificial intelligence and climate change may well be the two biggest determining factors in how human beings will live and work in the decades to come – the key pillars upon which both environmental and economic survival and prosperity can be built. Ahead of the pivotal COP29 in Azerbaijan this November and COP30 in Brazil next year, these two conversations
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The fight against colonialism and its modern forms has been reignited as the Baku Initiative Group and anti-colonialism stakeholders join forces to condemn the French government’s assimilation policy on colonized territory. At a recent international conference titled “The Path to Decolonization: Consequences of Assimilation and its Implications for the Realization of Human Rights,” organized by the Baku Initiative Group at
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The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Environment, Petroleum Resources Upstream, Petroleum Resources Downstream and Climate Change has queried oil producing companies operating in the country over the environmental degradation. The Chairman of the joint Committee Rep. Pondi Gbabojor, said this Abuja on Wednesday at the public hearing on Environmental Damage within the oil-producing communities. He said that the oil-producing
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The UN Body responsible for establishing a new global carbon market took a historic step reinforcing the protection of environmental and social human rights. Chair of the Supervisory Body Maria Al Jishi described the decisions as a defining moment. “With the introduction of the Appeals and Grievances Procedure, we’re establishing new avenues to empower vulnerable communities and individuals, ensuring their
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The Group of Seven (G7) leading Western industrialised nations are supporting an ambitious UN agreement to reduce plastics, a German minister said on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. “As industrialised countries, we have a special obligation to curb the effects of the massive pollution crisis. “As G7 countries, we are committed to reducing global plastic production and consumption,” German Environment Minister,
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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