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12/09/2020
United in Science Report: ‘If Things Would Remain as They Are, We Would Go Up 3 to 5 Degrees above the Pre-Industrial Level’ – UN Chief
11 September 2020 (WMO)* — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched the high-level multi-agency United in Science report on 9 September with yet another appeal for urgent climate action to “ensure a liveable planet for this and future generations.”
11/09/2020
A New Social Contract Needed for Children on the Move
Human Wrongs Watch
– Forced to flee wars and disasters, sometimes without family, and struggling to survive in the worst of circumstances, children on the move have long led very precarious lives. 
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11/09/2020
Six Nature Facts Related to Coronaviruses
Human Wrongs Watch
Did you know that around 60 per cent of all infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic, as are 75 per cent of all emerging infectious diseases, in other words they come to us via animals?
11/09/2020
Climate and the U.S. Election
The U.S. election in November is critical | Image from Wall Street International.
September 2020 (Wall Street International)* — Why did Prof. Noam Chomsky call the U.S. Republican Party “The most dangerous organization in the history of the world”?
He did so because the party is characterized by climate change denial and by support for giant fossil fuel corporations.
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11/09/2020
Oil Is Leaking All Over the World
11/09/2020
Chile Refuses to Sign Escazú Agreement on Environmental Rights
The agreement seeks to guarantee access to information, citizen participation, and access to justice in environmental matters in the region. | Photo: EFE/José Jácome
10/09/2020
Where Does the Heat Go?
7 September 2020 (WMO)* — The first comprehensive assessment of where the Earth’s excess heat is accumulating has been released by the Global Climate Observing System, co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission-UNESCO, International Science Council and United Nations Environment Programme.
10/09/2020
Plants: You Owe them Your Life
Plants don’t just look pretty – they are the source of 98 percent of the air we breathe and 80 percent of the food we eat. ©FAO/Giuseppe Bizzarri
(FAO)* — Plants aren’t just a nice addition to your windowsill: they are the source of 98 percent of the air we breathe and 80 percent of the food we eat. Sadly, we often forget how much we owe them. Neglecting plant health can have devastating results, not just for plants themselves, but also for humans and our environment.
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