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Azerbaijan sues Armenia for wartime environmental damage

Case brought under Bern convention on nature may set precedent for destruction of biodiversity in war

The Guardian - UK

Timeline: Half a century of oil spills in Nigeria’s Ogoniland

Since oil was discovered in commercial quantities in Nigeria in 1958, thousands of oil spill incidents have happened.

Al Jazeera

Niger Delta decries slow cleanups, decades after oil spills

Residents say response slow, rehabilitation of Nigerian oil-rich state’s environment must speed up.

Al Jazeera

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‘Afraid of the gun’: Military coup fuels Myanmar resource grab

Crisis triggered by the military takeover makes life even more dangerous for those fighting to protect the environment.

Al Jazeera

Nature needs $384 billion annually by 2025, U.N. says

Investments into protecting and better managing the world's ecosystems need to reach $384 billion a year by 2025, more than double their current levels, to guard against the threats of climate change and loss of natural resources, the U.N.'s environment watchdog said on Thursday.

Reuters

Energy transition must be fair

As Cambodia welcomes Asean heads of state to Phnom Penh for the 40th and 41st Asean Summits, we can expect the energy-hungry lights will be blazing and the air conditioners to hum across the capital. This meeting takes place at a critical time globally with an unprecedented energy crisis and…

Bangkok Post

‘Climate carnage’: UN demands funding surge to save millions of lives

Secretary-general warns effects of global heating are outstripping the ability to adapt to them

The Guardian - UK

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UN chief decries 'greenwashing'

Carbon neutrality goals are useless if not backed by action, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, stressing that the world cannot “afford any more greenwashing”.

Bangkok Post

Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’

Failure to cut carbon emissions means ‘rapid transformation of societies’ is only option to limit impacts, report says

The Guardian - UK

Nord Stream leaks likely single largest methane release ever: UN

At least two massive underwater blasts caused this week’s damage to the Baltic Sea gas pipelines and methane leaks.

Al Jazeera

NCC, UNEP sign MoU to tackle plastic pollution

The MoU was signed between Director-General NCC Lt. Gen. Gurbirpal Singh and Resident Representative, UN World Food Programme Bishow Parajuli in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The Hindu

Nigeria's Ogoniland is dirtier than estimated despite landmark oil cleanup

Pollution in Nigeria's Ogoniland, which has been part of a landmark cleanup effort involving the United Nations Environmental Programme, could be worse than it previously estimated, a group monitoring the project said in a statement this week.

Reuters

Plastic can take hundreds of years to break down – and we keep making more

Americans throw away an estimated 2.5m plastic water bottles an hour. We need international cooperation to protect our planet and our health

The Guardian - US

How reaching for the clothes in your closet helps fight climate change

A small, simple and cheap way to prevent some future climate pollution is to wear the clothes already in your closet roughly twice as many times as you might have otherwise before tossing them.

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Many hospitals, schools under flood threat, says KSDMA map

As per climate change-induced flood hazard norm, 168 hospitals, 1,878 schools face risk

Bangkok Post

Empty promises won't fix climate

Today marks the 50th year of the founding of World Environment Day (WED). An international meeting called Stockholm+50 is being organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to commemorate WED.

Daily Mirror

Warning Earth's next big catastrophe is shortage of SAND - as UN warns of 'consequences'

A new report says the amount of sand extracted from the Earth- said to be around 50 billion tonnes- is unsustainable and could plunge the planet into crisis if it is not changed

Wales Online

Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine and sport as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 96th Birthday

She will also celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the summer

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U.N. report reference to Moradabad as among world’s noisiest cities may be flawed

A perusal of the UNEP research paper suggests no reference to Moradabad but mentions noise levels in Aurangabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata.

The Times of India

Fashion entrepreneurs shortlisted for Circular Design Challenge 2022

The fourth edition of Circular Design Challenge (CDC) - India’s largest platform and award for design entrepreneurs working in Circular Fashion, an initiative by R|ElanTM Fashion for Earth, in association with FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week and United Nations and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has announced a shortlist of…

Radio France Internationale

UN environment meeting in Kenya: a chance to finally act?

The United Nations Environment Assembly is gathering for three days in Kenya’s capital to find holistic solutions to today’s environmental threats. The fight against plastic pollution is one of the key topics to be tabled with the hope governments will agree on a legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution.

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