COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker
<p>Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UNDP
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Project destroys VN pesticide stockpiles
More than 900 tonnes of persistent organic pollutants (POP) in 12 contaminated sites have been destroyed over five years via a POP elimination project funded by the UNDP. The project "Building Capacity
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Nigeria: Cross River Seeks Review of UN Forest Conservation Scheme
Paris — Cross River known for its support for forest conservation wants the review of the REDD scheme to meet community aspirations. The state also plans to establish green police to grow new trees and
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Myanmar launches first UNESCO biosphere reserve
Myanmar has launched the country's first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve -- Inle Lake in Shan state, opening a new chapter in its commitment to bio-diversity and eco-system conservation, official media reported
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UN food agency issues guidelines on conserving genetic resources for food, agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released new guidelines on Tuesday to assist countries in better conserving and sustainably using genetic resources for food and agriculture in times of climate
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Local tribe wins UN green award
An indigenous community in East Kalimantan has won a prestigious environmental award from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for its persistent efforts to protect its forest from being turned
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Empowering the poor in a changing climate
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has published a report that showcases the experiences and knowledge generated through the various UNDP initiatives on adaptation, and how countries have been working
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Africa: Unmanned Plane for Anti-Poaching War
Wildlife poaching in Africa has become an issue of major concern with increasing numbers of animals being hunted and killed, even in wildlife conservation areas. Various animals, such as elephants and
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U’khand plans in earnest for climate change
DEHRADUN: Two years after the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, with three months to go before the UN-led climate conference in Paris, a workshop on 'Stocktaking for Sub-National Adaptation Planning'
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Sierra Leone: EFA Launches Report On EVD & Forest Fragmentation
The Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA), with technical help from the Environmental Resource Management (ERM) Foundation, yesterday launched a report on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and forest fragmentation
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Fleeing drought, climate migrants press Zimbabwe's fertile east
In the eastern highlands of Manicaland province, crudely built wood, mud, and thatch hovels cling perilously to the mountainsides. The illegal homes, the government says, belong to migrants who have