South Asia Ramps up Eco-Innovation to Curb Marine Plastic Pollution
The World Bank, Parley for the Oceans, and the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) launched today, on World Oceans Day, a $50 million...
European concerns over data privacy decline- Report
A new report by IE University’s Center for the Governance of Change (CGC) highlights profound shifts in European sentiments to technological change, particularly in...
Protection of seagrasses key to building resilience to climate change, disasters
Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important...
Tanzania Can Seize Important Opportunities to Mitigate Negative Effects of the Pandemic
Notwithstanding Tanzania’s strong growth performance in 2019, a new World Bank report says its economy will also suffer the effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
Two new training centres to boost Mongolia’s light industry
Two training centres that will help build competitive leather and textile industries in Mongolia have been officially opened. The Industry of the Future blended...
Canada leads push to safeguard world’s oceans
World Oceans Day on June 8 is a time to celebrate and honour the oceans that feed us, regulate our climate, and generate most...
Food safety, everyone’s business: UNIDO project supports World Food Safety Day in Kenya
World Food Safety Day is celebrated on 7 June 2020 to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage food-borne risks,...
Bringing the coral reefs back to life
Coral reefs are being killed by the climate crisis, which is leading to rising sea temperatures. “Cryopreservation”, a pioneering scientific technique, could be one...
5 Business Tech News you don’t want to miss!
A few important things happened last week which will have a direct impact on the online businesses and the new smart start-ups. One cannot...
‘Earth School’ gives students in lockdown a closeup look at nature
“I have never seen anything quite like this,” says Kathleen Usher, a Canadian elementary school teacher as she clicks through the website of Earth...