04/11/2019
“We must protect our economy from this great threat,” Australia’s PM Scott Morrison said.
3 November 2019 (teleSUR)* — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attacked environmental activists and vowed to prohibit climate campaigns aimed at boycotting businesses that collaborate with the fossil fuel industry Friday [1 November 2019] in a speech delivered to the Queensland Resources Council, a group representing mining interests.
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04/11/2019
China’s Gender Imbalance Having Devastating Regional Consequences
Acting Co-Director, Women’s Rights Division
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04/11/2019
A 15-year old girl is rescued from the rubble of her house in central Sulawesi in Indonesia hit by an earthquake and tsunami in September 2018. This is the sixth fatal tsunami to strike the country since the huge 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. According to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Indonesia has suffered more deaths from tsunamis than any other country. © UNICEF/Tirto.id/@Arimacswilander
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04/11/2019
ACCRA, Ghana/JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov 1 2019 (IPS)* —– The last time Siyabulela Sokomani ran a marathon he did so with a tree strapped to his back. A native wild olive sapling to be exact. It affected his race time for sure, with the seasoned runner completing the 42.2 km race in 4.42 hours rather than his usual 3.37 hours.
Drone visual of the area in Upper East Region, Ghana prior to restoration taken in 2015. Experts say that Africa’s youth need to become involved in land restoration projects. Credit: Albert Oppong-Ansah /IPS
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04/11/2019
4 November 2019 (UN Environment)* — “Local communities have to be involved in decisions about forests that affect their livelihoods,” says Tecla Chumba, a Kenyan woman from the Lembus tribe and mother of four.
She set up a community forest association and asked the Kenya Forest Service to give each member half an acre of land and tree seedlings that they could plant, alongside their own crops. Members would then return these plots after the trees have grown for three years.
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04/11/2019
- The Interamerican Scout Region and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) team up to reward young people who drastically reduce their plastic footprint.
- Scouts in the region will undertake the Clean Seas Badge Challenge to reduce single-use plastics.
- Young leaders will inspire their families, schools and communities to change their consumption habits.
Asociación de Scouts de México
Panama City, 01 November 2019 (UN Environment)* – Thousands of scouts from Latin America and the Caribbean will join global efforts against marine litter by taking a 10-week challenge to reduce single-use plastics as part of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Clean Seas campaign.
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04/11/2019
Four of the ten countries most affected by climate change are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday [3 November 2019], urging the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok to “confront the world’s climate emergency”. *
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to the press after addressing the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. (3 November 2019)
“This region is highly vulnerable, particularly to rising sea-levels, with catastrophic consequences for low-lying communities, as recently published research illustrated”, he said, pointing out that 70 per cent of the global population most at risk of rising sea-levels are within ASEAN and other countries that will be represented at summits later this week.
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04/11/2019
Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean – equivalent to a full garbage truck every minute dumped into the sea – the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said Monday [4 November 2019], drawing attention to the damage it cause and cost-effective switches that can be made. *
UNEP/Shawn Heinrichs | Trash at a beach in Bali where the UN Environment Programme launched the Clean Seas Campaign.
Between 60 to 90 per cent of the litter that accumulates on shorelines, the surface and the sea floor is made up of plastic.
The most common items are cigarette butts, bags, and food and beverage containers.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrisson is an evangelical Christian and a very vocal supporter of United States President Donald (Photo from teleSUR).
