The consumption of fossil fuels has reached new heights
The consumption of fossil fuels, but also of energy emissions on a global scale, reached record heights in 2023. That’s what the…
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Countdown to ratify the High Seas Treaty begins
PRESS RELEASE / High Seas Alliance / Nations prepare for its entry into force – New York, 19 June 2024: A year…
World Oceans Day event highlights immediate protection measures needed
UN World Oceans Day, celebrated on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, focused on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities”…
European Fact-Checking Organisations Launch Climate Disinformation Database
22 May 2024 – The European Fact-Checking Standards Network, in association with participating member organisations, has launched the Climate Facts Europe database,…
Belgium and Europe join forces to support plant health, biodiversity and the economy
A broad coalition of partners from across Europe have joined forces to launch the second year of the #PlantHealth4Life campaign, which aims…
Italy at war with overtourism: Milan bans the sale of ice cream and pizza after midnight
After Venice introduced a visitation fee and the Cinque Terre made the area’s tourist routes one-way, now another Italian city is entering…
Scientists gave mice water with the amount of microplastics estimated to be ingested by humans each week
In recent years, anxiety about the spread of microplastics has been growing. It is in the oceans, even in animals and plants,…
International Mother Earth Day 22 April
Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic.
Wearing jeans once does as much damage as driving 6 km in a car
Wearing one pair of jeans once does as much damage as driving 6 km in a gasoline-powered passenger vehicle
Over 200 million dogs and even more cats roam the streets of the world
A cat gives birth to up to 19 kittens a year, and a dog – up to 24 puppies. According to the…