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In epizode 74 of the Freakonomics podcast the Soil scientist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe could soon hold one of the most important jobs in science. She explains why the ground beneath our feet is one of our greatest resources — and, possibly, one of our deadliest threats. The largest impact human communities have had on soil starts at the time when we started settled agricultural practices…

DENVER/NAIROBI/GENEVA, 9 January 2023 – The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, with the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals already benefitting efforts to mitigate climate change. This is the conclusion of a UN-backed panel of experts, presented today at the American Meteorological Society’s 103rd annual meeting. Examining novel technologies such as geoengineering…

According to a new Oxford study, climate change will get worse in the coming decades as nearly 90 per cent of the world's population will face extreme heat and drought conditions. The study published in Nature Sustainability says the combined threats of heat and drought put societies and ecosystems at a much higher risk than when either of them is considered independently. The researchers made…

Africa: Governance of the "Great Green Wall" - Collaboration between UNDP and the COP15 presidency at the heart of concerns “Supporting Climate-Sensitive Development in Africa”. This is the theme of the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) held in Balaclava, Mauritius, from December 9 to 11, 2022. This conference brought together policymakers, climate scientists, the private sector,…

As a prelude to the launch of the "Green Cities Initiative" scheduled for February 2023, the FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr Gouantoueu Robert Guéi, hosted a breakfast release, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in Abidjan-Cocody Riviera. It was for him to present the objectives and challenges of this project led by the Institute of Circular Economy of the…

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI/PRNewswire): Entering its 30th year since being founded in 1993, WOTR, in collaboration with its partners, has helped regenerate over 2.22 million hectares of degraded landscapes/watersheds and created over 158 billion litres of potential water harvesting capacity. As it marks the beginning of its 30th year of operation, WOTR (Watershed…