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Coronavirus lockdowns cut pollution, but not all of it: UN experts

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (APP):The world experienced a brief, sharp drop in emissions of air pollutants last year, especially in urban areas, amid lockdown measures and related travel restrictions put in place over the coronavirus pandemic, according to UN weather experts. The World Meteorological Organization […]

New project to track endangered species coming back from brink

Marseille, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):After decades of recording alarming declines in animals and plants, conservation experts have taken a more proactive approach, with a new “Green Status” launched on Saturday, billed as the first global measurement for tracking species recovery. Since 1964, the International Union for […]

Climate change blamed for havoc in northeast US floods

New York, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Climate change and creaky infrastructure were blamed Friday for the scale of the impact from floods tearing through New York City when remnants of Hurricane Ida swept across the US northeast, killing at least 47 people. “We are in a whole […]

Global meeting aims to protect species on the brink

Marseille, Sept 3 (AFP/APP):The world’s leading global conservation congress opened on Friday, with warnings that humanity must tackle the grave risks of biodiversity loss and climate change together. The key message from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is that disappearing species […]