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World’s largest coral restoration project reads HOPE from the sky
Leading cat food brand DINE® has begun work on the world’s largest coral restoration program, which aims to restore more than 185,000 square meters of…
State aid: Commission approves €400 million Danish aid scheme to support production of electricity from renewable energy sources
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish aid scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources. The measure will help…
Climate action potential in waste incineration plants
Over the coming decades, our economy and society will need to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions as called for in the Paris Agreement. But even…
Plastic pollution in the deep sea: A geological perspective
A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments. Authors I.A. Kane of the…
International Day of the Midwife 2021: Investing in midwives could save 4.3 million lives every year
Timor-Leste President, H.E. Francisco Guterres Lú Olo renewed a 30-day State of Emergency last week to contain the spread of COVID-19, as the country rocovers…
WHO welcomes Sweden’s announcement to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement today (3rd May) to share 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with…
Lead found in rural drinking water supplies in West Africa
Scientists are warning that drinking water supplies in parts of rural West Africa are being contaminated by lead-containing materials used in small community water systems…
Affordability of WASH must be defined and tracked if 2030 Global Goals are to be met: new report
Universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, a human right enshrined in the 2030 Global Goals, can only be reached if countries monitor…
World Press Freedom Day 2021: Information as a Public Good
Cambodia joins media professionals and governments around the world in commemorating the World Press Freedom Day, which takes place annually on the 3rd of May….
UN chief welcomes return to electoral agreement in Somalia
The United Nations Secretary-General on Saturday welcomed the decision by the Lower House of Somalia’s Federal Parliament to nullify a special law and to return…
Sounding the Seafloor with Light
Researchers work to map shallow waters with freely available data and cloud computing. The shallow waters around islands and continental coastlines are important for human…
New UK law aims to end financial abuse in relationships. Can it work?
Does your partner take your pay, pinch the kids’ pocket money or rack up debts in your name? People usually think of domestic abuse as…
Drs and Epr most effective policy measures to tackle plastic waste in the Mediterranean
A deposit return scheme (DRS) and extended producer responsibility (EPR) have been found to be the most effective policy measures to tackle single-use plastic waste…
Recovery and Resilience Facility: Denmark, Spain, Latvia and Luxembourg submit official recovery and resilience plans
The Commission has received official recovery and resilience plans from Denmark, Spain, Latvia and Luxembourg. These plans set out the reforms and public investment projects…
European Parliament upgrades rail passengers’ rights
On Thursday, Parliament approved the agreement with member states on the revised rules on rail passengers’ rights. The rules will guarantee that passengers can be…
Save the mother, save the child
Supporting female survivors of childhood maltreatment is critical to disrupting intergenerational abuse as new research from the University of South Australia shows a clear link…
Combining Solar Panels and Lamb Grazing Increases Land Productivity, Study Finds
Solar panels also benefit the welfare of the lambs by providing shade. Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy…
Space scrap the next frontier of metals recycling
Scrap will act as the raw material feedstock for advanced manufacturing systems, such as 3D printing, according to Christophe Figus who is responsible for Airbus’…
UN providing equipment and supplies to help India fight rapid COVID-19 surge
The United Nations is supporting India as the country battles a major surge in COVID-19 cases which on Wednesday saw the overall reported death toll…
Ocean conservation: EU leads the international effort to establish new Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica
Today, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius hosted a ministerial meeting to build support among the Members of the Commission for the Conservation…
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