By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – “Addressing climate-related security risks to international peace and security through mitigation and resilience-building” will be the focus of a high-level open debate which the UK plans to host in February. According to the Security Council Report, the meeting is expected to consider conflict risks, peacebuilding approaches and ways […]
UN Chief Welcomes the US Move to Re-Enter the Paris Accord as Biden and Harris Are Sworn in as New Leaders
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warmly welcomed President Joe Biden’s “steps to re-enter the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and join the growing coalition of governments, cities, states, businesses and people taking ambitious action to confront the climate crisis”. Biden signed an executive order accepting the Paris […]
The Southern Ocean an Ocean Like No Other
By Ceridwen Fraser, Christina Hulbe, Craig Stevens and Huw Griffiths* In the run-up to the COP26 climate change conference scheduled for November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, The Conversation has prepared a five-part series entitled Oceans 21 examining the history and future of the world’s oceans. This is the fifth article in the series which looks […]
Effects of Global Warming Dramatic in the Arctic
By Jørgen Berge, Carlos Duarte, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Kimberly Howland and Philippe Archambault* In the run-up to the COP26 climate change conference scheduled for November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, The Conversation has prepared a five-part series entitled Oceans 21 examining the history and future of the world’s oceans. This is the fourth article in […]
Disrupting the Atlantic’s Ecosystem Can Have Far-Reaching Effects
By Suzanne OConnell and Pascal Le Floc’h* In the run-up to the COP26 climate change conference scheduled for November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, The Conversation has prepared a five-part series entitled Oceans 21 examining the history and future of the world’s oceans. This is the third article in the series which looks at the Atlantic […]
Pacific Ocean’s Delicate Ecology Under Threat
By Jodie L Rummer, Bridie JM Allan, Charitha Pattiaratchi, Ian A Bouyoucos, Irfan Yulianto and Mirjam van der Mheen* In the run-up to the COP26 climate change conference scheduled for November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, The Conversation has prepared a five-part series entitled Oceans 21 examining the history and future of the world’s oceans. This […]
The Rich Historical Archive That Is the Indian Ocean
By Isabel Hofmeyr and Charne Lavery* In the run-up to the COP26 climate change conference scheduled for November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, The Conversation has prepared a five-part series entitled Oceans 21 examining the history and future of the world’s oceans. This is the first article in the series which looks into ancient Indian Ocean […]
Australia: Environmentalists’ Market 40 Years on Going Strong
By Kalinga Seneviratne CHANNON (IDN) – At the peak of the hippie movement in the West, in 1976, the traditional farming village here in this scenic setting was a battleground between loggers and environmentalists who had travelled from across Australia, to stop the clear-felling of the rainforest at Terania Creek close by. This was the […]
UN Report Presents A Unified Assessment of The Critical State of Our Earth System
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – As global temperatures continue to hit new highs, the choice, according to the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, is between “business as usual, leading to further calamity, or using the recovery from COVID-19 to provide a real opportunity to put the world on a sustainable path”. Speaking at […]
Tackle Indoor Air Pollution Amid COVID-19 Crisis
By J W Jackie RENO, Nevada, USA (IDN) – Covid-19 has had an immense impact on the world ever since the first case was confirmed in China in November 2019. Since then, Americans have been instructed to avoid any non-essential travel and gatherings of more than ten people until the end of April. Spain has asked […]