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The advance unedited version of the 2021 report on ‘Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals’ has been released. It includes several paragraphs on the status of each SDG, to inform discussions during the July 2021 session of the HLPF. Governments should use COVID-19 recovery to adopt low-carbon, resilient and inclusive development pathways that will reduce…

Welcome to Ecoregions 2017 © Resolve. This new map offers a depiction of the 846 ecoregions that represent our living planet. Ecoregions are ecosystems of regional extent. These are color coded on this map to highlight their distribution and the biological diversity they represent. This new map is based on recent advances in biogeography - the science concerning the distribution of plants and…

Humans have caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of all plants. Around the world, more people are voicing their concerns about conservation. Their demands for action online are helping shape policymakers’ decisions, according to a new report. Humans have caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of all plants. It is a loss of biodiversity…

May 18, 2021 by Laura Cozzi and Timur Gül Today the IEA publishes its new special report, “Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector”, its deepest dive so far into what’s needed for a successful global transition. It analyses the options as well as the socio-economic, behavioural and environmental impacts they will have globally. Here, Laura Cozzi (Chief Energy…

The axolotl, arguably one of the world’s most recognizable salamanders, has a unique ability to regenerate severed limbs, which unlocks medicinal and scientific opportunities for everything from tissue repair to development and cancer. After centuries of inbreeding, captive populations are at risk and scientists could lose the opportunity to learn vital information about the animal’s biology that…

New estimates show that if greenhouse gases continue growing at current rates, large regions at risk of being pushed into climate conditions in which no food is grown today. Climate change is known to negatively affect agriculture and livestock, but there has been little scientific knowledge on which regions of the planet would be touched or what the biggest risks may be. New research led…