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Assisting in the development of international cooperation (meetings in Mongolia)Wednesday, 23 December 2015
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News from Charles Darwin University: Assessment of GHG flux from degraded seagrass and mangrove ecosystemsThursday, 10 December 2015Researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are currently finalising field methodologies necessary to undertake a comparative assessment of Green House Gas (GHG) flux from degraded seagrass and mangrove ecosystems in Trang Province, Thailand. The research design involves utilising a photoacoustic gas monitor (an INNOVA 1412) capable of simultaneously measuring the concentration of 5 gases (plus…
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Proceedings of the Thematic Workshop on Local Government Financing for Water| Sewage and SanitationThursday, 10 December 2015
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Climate Bonds and UNEP Inquiry Launch Green Bond Policy Report 'Scaling Green Bond Markets - Guide for the Public Sector'Thursday, 10 December 2015"The potential opportunity of the green bond market has caught policy makers' attention." - Nick Robins, Co-Director of the UNEP Inquiry
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New UN Report Details Link between Climate Change and Human RightsThursday, 10 December 2015Released on Human Rights Day, ahead of the finalization of a new climate agreement, Climate Change and Human Rights provides a comprehensive study of the links between human rights law and climate change.
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Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific: Vulnerability of Island NationsThursday, 10 December 2015An ADB study details the potential costs of climate change in the Pacific, including modeling of future climate over the region, assessments of impacts on agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and human...
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Nations Unite for Oceans: New GEF Publication Captures 20 Years of Ocean Sustainability ImpactsFriday, 04 December 2015Oceans provide over US$1 trillion annually to the world economy in market goods and services and many times that in non-market amenities. Yet, our oceans are under growing threat from unsustainable practices, including over-fishing, land-based sources of pollution, invasive species and habitat destruction compounded by global climate change.
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Group launches two reports on how to build “blue economy” in the East Asian Seas RegionWednesday, 25 November 2015Danang, Vietnam—Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) launches two new reports this week at the East Asian Seas Congress 2015 in Danang, Vietnam, exploring the potential for building a “blue economy” in the region. The reports emphasize the importance of coasts and oceans to business in the region and call for increased investment in coastal and marine ecosystems health and a strategic approach to managing blue economy industries.
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Deal struck for world's biggest marine reserve in AntarcticaSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: AFP - The world's largest marine reserve aimed at protecting the pristine wilderness of Antarctica will be created after a "momentous" agreement was finally reached Friday, with Russia dropping its long-held opposition.
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Paris Agreement needs time to deliver, says UN climate chiefSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: Climate Home - Patricia Espinosa oozes positivity over the pace of climate diplomacy, but admits making the UNs new emission cutting deal work will be a hard grind
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How Virtual Reality Can Help Us Feel the Pain of Climate ChangeSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: Smithsonian - It's hard to comprehend the concept of oceans getting more acidic. Unless you become the coral.
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Kuwait starts up first solar power plantSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: AAP - Kuwait has begun operating its first-ever solar power plant, at the Umm Gudair oil field, a landmark for the OPEC member country as it seeks to diversify its sources of energy to meet fast-rising local demand.
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Two-thirds of the worlds vertebrate wildlife could be gone by 2020, report warnsSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: Toronto Star - For the first time since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, we face a global mass extinction of wildlife, say researchers with the World Wildlife Fund.
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March to mobilize people for tackling climate changeSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: Times of India - The International People's Climate March will be held in the city on November 5 as part of an effort to mobilize people towards tackling the challenge posed by climate change and global warming.
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Climate change rate to turn southern Spain to desert by 2100, report warnsSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: Guardian - Mediterranean ecosystems will change to a state unprecedented in the past 10,000 years unless temperature rises are held to within 1.5C, say scientists
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Climate change help should be in aid, not loan, Bangladesh parliamentary panel head saysSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: bdnews24.com - As an 'innocent victim' of climate change, Bangladesh should receive aid, not loan, to fight the effects of climate change, the head of the parliamentary panel on environment and forest ministry has said.
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World's largest marine park created in Antarctic OceanSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: Reuters - Twenty-four countries and the European Union agreed on Friday to create the world's largest marine park in the Antarctic Ocean, covering a massive 1.55 million square km (600,000 square miles) of ocean.
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Piden proteger los bosques mediterráneos y del Sahel contra cambio climáticoSaturday, 29 October 2016Source: EFE - Responsables africanos y europeos debatieron hoy en Rabat medidas destinadas a proteger los bosques del Mediterráneo y del Sahel contra los efectos del cambio climático, que serán propuestas en la cumbre climática (COP22) de Marrakech que se celebra entre el 7 y 18 de noviembre.