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What’s Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
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What's Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
Political courage is the biggest obstacle to limiting the rise in global average temperature to no more than 1.5°C.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Weaving Wisdom and Science: Pacific Voices Call for Ocean Protection
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Weaving Wisdom and Science: Pacific Voices Call for Ocean Protection
At the 2nd Pacific Island Ocean Conference chiefs, fishers, youth leaders, and conservationist urged governments, scientists to act.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Science-Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
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Science-Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
Dr. Luthando Dziba, Executive Secretary of IPBES, believes that we can address the crisis of biodiversity loss through science-based policy.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance

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Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance
As global conservation leaders gather for the IUCN World Conservation Congress, people in Darjeeling are still counting their losses.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Parliamentarians Seek Solutions to Protect Children from Digital Abuse
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Parliamentarians Seek Solutions to Protect Children from Digital Abuse
Children are targeted online faster than lawmakers and law enforcers can act. With international cooperation, the scourge can be addressed.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Global South Can Rebalance Climate Agenda in Belém, Says Gambian Negotiator
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Global South Can Rebalance Climate Agenda in Belém, Says Gambian Negotiator
The Gambia's lead negotiator on mitigation believes that COP30 presents a unique opportunity to rebalance global climate leadership.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Vanishing Wisdom of the Sundarbans–How climate change erodes centuries of ecological knowledge
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Vanishing Wisdom of the Sundarbans–How climate change erodes centuries of ecological knowledge
Sea levels in the Sundarbans are rising nearly twice the global rate, flooding villages and forcing families out.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed
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Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed
UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty shows funding has decreased from USD 28 billion in 2022 to USD 26 billion in 2023.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
It is a bleak global moment for civil society. Yet, the mood at Bangkok’s Thammasat University was anything but defeated.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
Amitabh Behar, Exec Director of Oxfam Intl., highlights his concerns about rising inequality, growing authoritarianism, and the misuse of AI.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Financing Tropical Forests now is a COP30 Solution that’s Already Working www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/fina...
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Financing Tropical Forests now is a COP30 Solution that’s Already Working
As the world prepares for COP30 in Belém, all eyes are on Brazil’s proposed Tropical Forests Forever Facility for keeping forests standing.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes

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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
At dawn in Manzese, a dusty township on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, silence hangs where the sounds of commerce once roared.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into ‘Catastrophic Warming’
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into 'Catastrophic Warming'
The world is falling dangerously short of meeting the Paris Agreement goals, with global greenhouse gas emissions rising to record levels.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into ‘Catastrophic Warming’
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into 'Catastrophic Warming'
The world is falling dangerously short of meeting the Paris Agreement goals, with global greenhouse gas emissions rising to record levels.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes

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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
At dawn in Manzese, a dusty township on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, silence hangs where the sounds of commerce once roared.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Financing Tropical Forests now is a COP30 Solution that’s Already Working www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/fina...
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Financing Tropical Forests now is a COP30 Solution that’s Already Working
As the world prepares for COP30 in Belém, all eyes are on Brazil’s proposed Tropical Forests Forever Facility for keeping forests standing.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
Amitabh Behar, Exec Director of Oxfam Intl., highlights his concerns about rising inequality, growing authoritarianism, and the misuse of AI.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
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November 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
Amitabh Behar, Exec Director of Oxfam Intl., highlights his concerns about rising inequality, growing authoritarianism, and the misuse of AI.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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UN Ocean Conference Closes with Historic Commitments, But Activists Demand Action Beyond Words
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UN Ocean Conference Closes with Historic Commitments
The UNOC3 concluded today in Nice with an urgent call for governments to translate bold words into concrete action to protect the world’s oceans.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance
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Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance
As global conservation leaders gather for the IUCN World Conservation Congress, people in Darjeeling are still counting their losses.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Global South Can Rebalance Climate Agenda in Belém, Says Gambian Negotiator
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Global South Can Rebalance Climate Agenda in Belém, Says Gambian Negotiator
The Gambia's lead negotiator on mitigation believes that COP30 presents a unique opportunity to rebalance global climate leadership.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed
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Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed
UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty shows funding has decreased from USD 28 billion in 2022 to USD 26 billion in 2023.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
It is a bleak global moment for civil society. Yet, the mood at Bangkok’s Thammasat University was anything but defeated.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise

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As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise
From Bangkok to Washington, the civil society space for dissent is fast shrinking, says Mandeep Tiwana, SG of CIVICUS Global Alliance.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM