Electronic waste poses ‘growing risk’ to environment, human health, UN report warns
Dec 14, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): The growing volume of electronic waste, including discarded products with a battery or plug, such as mobile phones, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and electrical toys, poses a major threat to the environment and human health, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
Tobacco’s killer toxins also wreak havoc on the environment, UN health agency warns
May 31, 2017, at 06:25 am
New York, May 31(Just Earth News): Stamping out tobacco use can save millions of lives and combat poverty, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday and spotlighted for the first time the ways in which tobacco affects human well-being from an environmental perspective – caused by production, distribution and waste.
Put ‘people, not cars’ first in transport systems, says UN Environment chief
Oct 21, 2016, at 01:40 pm
New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): Lack of investment in safe walking and cycling infrastructure not only contributes to the deaths of millions of people in traffic accidents on unsafe roads and poorly designed roadways, but also overlooks a great opportunity to boost the fight against climate change, a new UN Environment report said on Thursday.
Mi'kmaq protesters block natural gas storage site in Nova Scotia
Sep 27, 2016, at 03:10 am
Fort Ellis, Sept 26 (IBNS): Mi'kmaq protesters recently blocked the entrance of a construction site near the upcoming underground natural gas storage caverns in Nova Scotia.
Sep 25, 2016, at 03:50 pm
New York, Sept 25 (Just Earth News): As the world sharpened its focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must recognize the stakes for small island developing States, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Dominica told the United Nations on Saturday, noting that the 2030 Agenda must drive action on climate change, environmental protection and access to clean energy, all critical concerns for Caribbean countries.
UN report cites huge positive policy potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Nov 19, 2015, at 01:58 pm
New York, Nov 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new report packed with best practice climate policies from across the world was released on Wednesday by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), revealing a wealth of existing opportunities to immediately scale up reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while powering up ambition to keep the global average temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius.
National Geographic Society wins UN environmental prize for science and innovation
Sep 12, 2015, at 02:59 pm
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): The National Geographic Society, one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world that reaches more than 700 million people each month, is this year's winner of the United Nations Champions of the Earth award in the area of science and innovation.