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The EU’s Copernicus Programme collects terabytes of data every day for six broad service areas: atmosphere, marine, land, climate change, security and emergencies. 20 April 2021, Brussels/Rome - “New solutions and modern approaches” are needed to face global challenges such as hunger, poverty, climate change, environmental degradation and the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19…

Gland, Switzerland, 8 April 2021 (IUCN) – Ensuring sustainability of crop and timber production would mitigate the greatest drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline, responsible for 40% of the overall extinction risk of amphibians, birds and mammals, according to a paper published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution. These results were generated using a new metric which, for the first time, allows…

In the framework of World Soil Day 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), and the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) have the pleasure to announce the winners of the scientific children's book contest on Soil Biodiversity with the motto "Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity". IUSS and GSP received…

Launching the first knowledge hub on gender-responsive disaster risk management and climate change resilience. At Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) and UN Women we firmly believe that quality data and evidence have the power to inform and transform the way we build resilience in times of crisis. This is why UN Women and DFAT are proud to announce the launch of…

Earth Reflections is a new podcast series by the Network of African Women Environmentalists (NAWE), to promote inter-generational and cross-sectoral dialogue, between the young Landscape Guardians and the environmental experts who have agreed to act as Landscape Mentors, supporting on the ground activities for landscape restoration during this UN Decade on Ecosystems Restoration 2021-2030. …

The magic that can restore Africa’s degraded forests, farms and pastures is in the millions of local champions across the continent, especially youth and women By Wanjira Mathai, vice president and regional director for Africa at the World Resources Institute, and Salima Mahamoudou, research associate for Africa Forest team within the Food, Forest, and Water programme at the World…