The 17th session of UN Land and Drought's COP17 is scheduled to take place 17 - 28 August. Parties and accredited organizations interested in organizing a side event are invited to submit an application before 15 May. More info: https://ow.ly/sNTO50YOTU4 .

Upcoming 📣 In August in Mongolia, negotiators joining @unccd.bsky.social #COP17 will consider a wide array of decisions on enhancing efforts to address desertification, land degradation and drought What to expect ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c... #COP17Mongolia

17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP17)

Negotiators at UNCCD COP 17 will consider a wide array of decisions on enhancing efforts to address desertification, land degradation and drought.

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🇺🇸 🥊 🇨🇳 China and the US are locked in a quiet, high-stakes scramble for Latin America's critical mineral supply chains ↓

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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A shipment of 15,000 tons of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island's president said on Sunday.

Cuba Receives Shipment of Rice Donated by China

A shipment of 15,000 tons of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island's president said on Sunday. The shipment is the first batch of a promised 60,0...

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Panama is now caught in the middle of a growing U.S.-China clash over control of strategic canal ports. Pedro Armada joins Eric to explain why Beijing’s pressure campaign may be escalating and why Panama’s options are narrowing. Watch - tinyurl.com/3d7sxs8w

2024 hat das Deutschlandticket laut Berechnungen circa 2,5 Millionen Tonnen CO2 eingespart. Vor allem für Menschen mit niedrigen Einkommen ist das Ticket wichtig.

Deutschlandticket ist klimafreundlich: Je­de:r Fünfte nutzt das Fahrkartenabo

2024 hat das Deutschlandticket laut Berechnungen circa 2,5 Millionen Tonnen CO2 eingespart. Vor allem für Menschen mit niedrigen Einkommen ist das Ticket wichtig.

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"Businesses and other key actors can either lead the way towards a more sustainable global economy or ultimately risk extinction…both of species in nature, but potentially also their own.” - Matt Jones @unepwcmc.bsky.social

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OUT NOW! The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is available now! Explore this first of it’s kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature. 🔗 https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

📑🌏🌱 Back in 2022 I was part of the #GYBNbrasil @yess-network.bsky.social youth delegation to the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #COP15 in Montreal - and our comment paper is finally out!

Youth networks act as bridges in environmental governance

🚨New paper! With representatives from 12 #youth networks we reflect on the roles & achievements of youth networks in #environmentalgovernance, and the barriers they face. Our networks bring together > 1 million youth, engaging from the local to the international level in environmental governance

The United States accuses China of detaining Panama-flagged vessels following a shift in port control, raising tensions over maritime practices and signaling a new flashpoint in global trade and shipping disputes.

U.S. Accuses China of Detaining Panama-Flagged Ships

The United States accused China on Thursday of detaining Panama-flagged ships in the Asian country's ports, following a takeover by Panamanian authorities of two ports previously controlled by a Chine...

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“This is not a war for security. It’s a war for the political economy of fossil fuels – and the people paying the price are Iranian civilians and working‑class communities around the world.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds

Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

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Is China Replacing U.S. Aid in Africa? Not Exactly. Washington is shifting toward trade and strategic deals, while China says its engagement has always focused on infrastructure and development finance. Obert Hodzi and Santino Regilme join us to explain the difference.

You know what WON’T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Solar and wind energy

🚨#PlasticsTreaty update 🚨New Chair elected. Greenpeace's message is clear: The world is already #toxic enough. No more delays. No more excuses. It’s time for governments to step up & deliver a strong treaty that cuts plastic production.

Greenpeace to new Plastics Treaty talks Chair: Restore trust, transparency and ambition - Greenpeace International

"We have lost precious time since negotiations began while the plastics crisis worsens by the day. We urge the new chair to rally world leaders to deliver a strong and effective agreement that puts pe...

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Find out more about the @ipbes.net Business and Biodiversity Report ahead of the 9 Feb launch!

IPBES@ipbes.net · 6mo ago

Why measure impacts & dependencies of business on nature? 🧪 🌍 🎧 Listen: Ep6 of #NatureInsight with two @ipbes.net #BizBiodiversity Co-Chairs Ximena Rueda + Matt Jones about the Report being considered at #IPBES12 in Manchester next week. 🏡

🫵Missed Meghna Goyal’s ICTA-UAB talk on rising inequality in agri-food value chains? 🌾📈 Watch the full talk now on our YouTube channel! 🎥 youtu.be/rt9YHJbT8ak?... #AgriFood #GlobalInequality #ICTAUAB #ValueChains

Meghna Goyal: Increasing inequality in agri-food value chains: global trends from 1995-2020

YouTube video by ICTA-UAB

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📢 Join us for Stakeholder Day prior to #IPBES12 in Manchester, UK! 🗓️ 2 February 2026 🖼️ Showcase your IPBES-related projects with a poster! 🌍 Learn more and register for online and in-person participation by 2 January: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes12/stakeholder-day

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“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. — @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair

🌱 REAL Project Seminar 🌱 🗣️Join Meghna Goyal, from ICTA-UAB on Jan 13, 3pm: "Increasing inequality in agri-food value chains (1995–2020)" Explore how global trade drives rural-urban value transfers 🌍 💻ONLINE: www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

Wagner Moura e Kleber Mendonça anunciam vencedor do Critics Choice de Melhor Filme e agradecem o prêmio de ‘O Agente Secreto’: “Agora é hora de apresentar a categoria de Melhor Filme… ou, como chamamos no Brasil, Melhor Filme Estrangeiro” 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Estados Unidos continúa su intento de derrocar la Revolución Bolivariana de Venezuela | Boletín 45 (2025) | Instituto Tricontinental de Investigación Social thetricontinental.org/es/newslette...

Estados Unidos continúa su intento de derrocar la Revolución Bolivariana de Venezuela | Boletín 45 (2025)

Con una rápida escalada militar y una narrativa reactivada de la “Guerra contra las Drogas”, el gobierno de Trump parece estar sentando las bases para un ataque contra el pueblo venezolano.

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🔔 New #OpenAccess Analysis in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Harlan et al. call for new approaches to engaging China’s aspiration to become a global environmental leader, while asserting clear expectations and responsibilities. doi.org/10.1177/1868...

Estudio internacional alerta: los “proyectos verdes” de petroleras prolongan el modelo del combustible fósil. Dirigido por Marcel Llavero-Pasquina del ICTA-UAB share.google/TOXZqwGrYZ68...

Estudio internacional alerta: los “proyectos verdes” de petroleras prolongan el modelo del combustible fósil - Noticias Ambientales

Descubre cómo los llamados proyectos verdes de la industria del petróleo prolongan el uso de combustibles fósiles.

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China at the #COP30 closing session: "History will remember the footprint that was left in Belém" "As a developing country, China will continue to promote global climate governance"

OUT NOW: All you need to know about COP30, brought to you by @carbonbrief.org Our 20k word explainer breaks down: 🛢️ What happened with the fossil fuel roadmap push? 💰 Who wanted (and got) what on climate finance? 🇨🇳 Did China step up as a climate leader? Find out here ⬇️

COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém - Carbon Brief

A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new...

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“The Great Green Wall is not only restoring degraded landscapes - it’s strengthening knowledge, collaboration, & impact. It shows what’s possible when strong partnerships come together to create meaningful change for people & the planet.” @elianeubalijoro.bsky.social #WCA2025 #Trees4Resilience

Beim Versuch, nach rechts abgewanderte Wähler zurückzugewinnen, riskiert der Kanzler durch seine Rhetorik die Entfremdung von Millionen Deutschen mit Migrationsgeschichte- auch meine. Mein Gastbeitrag als Angesprochener für @spiegel.de www.spiegel.de/politik/ciha...

Meinung: Cihan Celik zu Stadtbild-Debatte: Was Merz in der migrantischen Community auslöst

Mit seinen Worten entfremdet Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz Millionen Deutsche mit Migrationsgeschichte von der deutschen Gesellschaft. Für Menschen wie mich ist das eine bestürzende und schmerzvolle Er...

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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...