Tag: environment
Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution highlight need for policies that...
OECD's new Environmental Outlook reveals interconnected climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution risks, urging coordinated policies to harness synergies by 2050.
Mountains Facing Rapid Climate Change
Mountains worldwide are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, a phenomenon called elevation-dependent climate change (EDCC). This intensifies environmental shifts at higher altitudes,...
Climate Change and Conflict: A Dual Threat to Global Health
Experts warn that climate change and conflicts act synergistically, leading to worsened and more complex health crises, including millions of child deaths...
Sea Levels Rising at Fastest Rate in 4,000 Years
New research led by Rutgers University scientists warns that Earth’s seas are now rising faster than at any time in the last four millennia....
Ocean Plastics Could Linger for Over a Century, New Study Warns
Plastic pollution has often been described as one of humanity’s most persistent environmental threats — and now, scientists have a clearer sense...
Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Neighborhood, Environmental Factors
Type 2 diabetes (T2D), once a disease associated with adulthood, has now become alarmingly common among children and adolescents worldwide. Two decades...
Global Methane Leak; 90% of Alerts Still Go Unanswered
The United Nations has confirmed that major methane leaks continue around the globe, with nearly 90 per cent of alerts ignored. Methane...
Global Deforestation Is Slowing, but Forests Remain Under Pressure
Global deforestation has slowed across all regions in the past decade, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 (FRA 2025) released by the Food...
Regional Leaders Awarded for Combating Transboundary Environmental Crimes
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced the distinguished winners of the 2024–2025 Asia Environmental Enforcement Recognition of Excellence (AEEE). These...
Nearly 900 Million People in Poverty Face Direct Climate Threats
Nearly eight in ten people across the globe are living in multidimensional poverty—about 887 million out of 1.1 billion people. They are...
