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What Can We See About Climate Change in Macroeconomic Data?
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 10 (IPS) - Year by year researchers improve and deepen our understanding of economic activity. The primary example, and probably the most commonly used, is the detailed data and analysis available on gross domestic product (GDP).
UNOC3: World Leaders Recognize Urgent Need for Ocean Action
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 09 (IPS) - The world has converged along the Mediterranean Sea to affirm their commitments to the sustainable use and protection of the ocean.
Oceans at Risk: Report Warns Global Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Marine Biodiversity
- Inter Press Service
SACRAMENTO, US & NEW DELHI, India:, Jun 09 (IPS) - A newly released report by Earth Insight in collaboration with 16 environmental organizations has sounded a global alarm on the unchecked expansion of offshore oil and gas projects into some of the most biologically rich and ecologically sensitive marine environments on the planet.
UN Ocean Decade vs. Coastal Reality: 'They Took Our Sea,' Say Vizhinjam Fishworkers
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Jun 08 (IPS) - As the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) approaches, bringing renewed attention to SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and the rights of ocean-dependent communities, India’s Vizhinjam coast highlights the environmental injustice and human cost of unchecked coastal development.
Girls in Kenya Are Repurposing the Invasive Mathenge Tree Into Furniture
- Inter Press Service
KAKUMA, Kenya, Jun 06 (IPS) - Char Tito is hammering nails into wood at Kakuma Arid Zone Secondary School in Turkana County, northern Kenya. The 16-year-old is making a traditional chair under the scorching sun outside one of the classroom blocks.
Why we Must Put Ocean-Positive Solutions at the Heart of Global Development
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 06 (IPS) - The ocean is far more than a vast expanse of water; it is a cornerstone of life and a critical driver of sustainable development. The intricate relationship between human development and the ocean underscores why ocean governance and sustainability are pivotal to global progress. Its significance becomes particularly evident in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), where the ocean is not just a resource but an intrinsic part of identity and survival.
CIVICUS’ New Leader Speaks on Global Declines in Civic Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS / NEW YORK, Jun 05 (IPS) - On June 1, CIVICUS Global Alliance, announced the appointment of Mandeep Tiwana as its new Secretary-General. With his tenure underway, Tiwana sat down with an IPS correspondent to discuss CIVICUS’s work in promoting civic freedom and solidarity in an increasingly autonomy-restrictive world.
South-West Pacific Communities Threatened by Ocean Heat, Sea-Level Rise
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 05 (IPS) - The South-West Pacific experienced unprecedented warming in 2024, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report released today (June 5)—threatening islands in a region where half the population lives close to the coast.
In a Changing World, Protecting Nature is Protecting Our Future
- Inter Press Service
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jun 04 (IPS) - In a world marked by armed conflict, threats to democracy, technological disruptions, and geopolitical tensions, many people are asking: Why should we prioritize environmental crises when there are other, more visible or perceived as more urgent challenges?
Life Below Water Goes Deep: Our Planet’s Greatest Untold Story
- Inter Press Service
NICE, France, Jun 02 (IPS) - As David Attenborough reflects in his new documentary Ocean, “After living for nearly 100 years on this planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea". We wholeheartedly agree - and urge governments convening at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in France next month to remember that life below water goes deep.
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