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Africa needs to not follow the climate-damaging model of the West, and cutting land degradation can help. COVID 19 has devastated communities in many regions of the world, including Africa. Leaders face two stark choices for the future: reverting to the unbridled self-interest that drove states, or breaking boldly with the past for ambitious plans to build back better, by creating…

European Commission launches a new Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity: a one-stop shop for science-based evidence to protect the natural ecosystems that provide us with food, medicines, materials, recreation, and wellbeing. The Knowledge Centre will make the latest knowledge about biodiversity available to strengthen the impact of EU policies. It will also help to monitor…

ISRO is currently accepting applications from students and professionals for a free online certificate course on Remote Sensing of Land Degradation ISRO has invited online applications from students and professionals for a free online certificate course on from students and professionals for a free online certificate course on Remote. The program is part of the Indian Space Research…

Importing millions of tonnes of crops and meat each year undercuts farming standards in the European Union and destroys tropical forests. The European Union’s Green Deal risks becoming a bad deal for the planet. This ambitious package of policies, announced in December 2019, aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 20501. It sets targets to reduce carbon emissions and enhance…

Africa needs to prepare better for climate change by responding to a wide range of potential risks, a multi-agency report led by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday, the first in a series of continent-by-continent assessments.“In recent months we have seen devastating floods, an invasion of desert locusts and now face the looming spectre of drought because of a La Niña…

The UN enjoys a lifespan almost equal to the world’s improved average life expectancy, but its future lies with those who have recently embarked on theirs: our young people. We must do more to truly realize the transformative potential of young entrepreneurs. In Asia and the Pacific, the UN family’s anniversary event will bring together young social innovators and entrepreneurs whose…