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31 May 2019Large expansion to 'blue belt' of UK's protected marine areas announced
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29 May 2019Cyprus begins lionfish cull to tackle threat to Mediterranean ecosystem
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28 May 20192019 Global Youth Video Competition Now Open for Applications
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28 May 2019Lebanon – Party No 128
The Lebanese Republic has acceded to the Convention on 1 June 2019.
The Lebanese Republic has acceded to the Convention, bringing the total number of Parties to 128. Lebanon is already a Party to a number of instruments under the Convention – the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) and the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), and is a signatory to the Raptors Memorandum of Understanding.
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28 May 2019The after-party balloon effect: disastrous consequences of balloon releases
The balloons we have all seen at birthday parties, fairs, wed
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23 May 2019El ruido submarino no solo afecta a las ballenas, también desconcierta a los bivalvos
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22 May 2019Une île de plastique découverte au large de la Corse
Plusieurs milliers de tonnes de déchets plas
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22 May 2019Plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers to be banned in England
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21 May 2019Women's Leadership Key to Reducing Disaster Mortality
The large-scale drop in disaster mortality in Bangladesh in recent times was due to a deliberate policy of promoting women's leadership in all sectors, a Special Sessi
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20 May 2019IPBES invited by U.S. Congress to Testify on the #GlobalAssessment
The United States Congress has invited IPBES to testify on the #GlobalAssessment.
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20 May 2019Acting CMS Executive Secretary Enters on Duty
Ms. Amy Fraenkel, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals © Florian Keil
Ms. Amy Fraenkel has been appointed as the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), as of 13 May 2019. She brings to CMS a wealth of experience, both as Party negotiator and as a senior United Nations official.
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20 May 2019Acting CMS Executive Secretary Enters on Duty
Ms. Amy Fraenkel, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals © Florian Keil
Ms. Amy Fraenkel has been appointed as the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), as of 13 May 2019. She brings to CMS a wealth of experience, both as Party negotiator and as a senior United Nations official.
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20 May 2019Climate change: Global sea level rise could be bigger than expected
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17 May 2019UNDRR: Time is Running Out for a World at Risk
By Denis McClean
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17 May 2019130 species, 187 miles and lots of energy drinks: Inside the World Series of Birding
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15 May 2019La plongée la plus profonde de l’histoire révèle... un sac plastique au fond du Pacifique
L’explorateur américain Victor Vescovo est d
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15 May 2019UNIDO Collaborates with TIB Development Bank and the Private Sector to Bring Clean Cooking Solutions to Half a Million Households in Dar es Salaam
The United Nations Industrial Development Organi
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14 May 2019WMBD Benefit Concert Held in Rome
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14 May 2019New Strategy to Eradicate Bird Crime in Europe and the Mediterranean
© Basem Rabia
Two Conventions in the field of wildlife and nature conservation agreed on the elements of a joint strategy to eradicate poaching of birds in the Mediterranean region. An estimated 20 million birds fall victim to illegal killing, taking and trade in Europe and the Mediterranean every year. It is the main cause of the rapid decline of several species in this region.
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13 May 2019Sahelo Saharan Interest Group Meets in Tunisia
Dorcas Gazelle © Mino Zig [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]
The 19th Meeting of the Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group took place in Gammarth, Tunisia from 30 April to 2 May 2019. The meeting was organized by the Sahara Conservation Fund and hosted by the Government of Tunisia. The objective of the meeting was to share experience on the conservation of Sahelo-Saharan species, which includes antelopes, giraffes and ostriches among others.
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13 May 2019New Progress Report on SDG 9 Targets
A new report, Statistical Indicators of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization, highlights the prog
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13 May 2019WMBD Benefit Concert Held in Rome
The Corale Lirica San Rocco operatic choir performing a benefit concert for World Migratory Bird Day 2019 © Vittoria Semplici
for the seventh consecutive year, the Corale Lirica San Rocco operatic choir performed in a benefit concert in support of the cause of bird conservation on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day. After venues in Bonn for the first four years, and the choir’s home city Bologna in 2017 and 2018, the concert was held in the Palazzo Rospigliosi on Rome’s Quirinal Hill.
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10 May 2019World Migratory Bird Day 2019 - Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
Every year, World Migratory Bird Day presents an annual theme aiming to raise awareness of issues affecting migratory birds and to inspire people and organizations around the world to take measures
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10 May 2019Mystery of the missing whale: is it a Russian spy or child therapist?
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09 May 2019World Migratory Bird Day: Birds Globally Threatened by Plastic Waste
A Cape Gannet entangled in a fishing net © www.niederrhein-foto.de / Uwe Schmid
Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including whales, turtles, fish and birds. On World Migratory Bird Day, celebrated on 11 May, two UN wildlife treaties and conservationists around the world are calling for urgent action to stop plastic pollution by highlighting its negative effects on seabirds and other migratory birds.
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08 May 2019World Migratory Bird Day 2019 - Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
World Migratory Bird Day 2019
Every year, World Migratory Bird Day presents an annual theme aiming to raise awareness of issues affecting migratory birds and to inspire people and organizations around the world to take measures for their conservation. This year’s theme − “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!” − will put the spotlight on the negative impact of plastic pollution on migratory birds and their habitats.
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08 May 2019Espinosa: Fate of Arctic Hinges on Paris Implementation
The UN’s top climate change official, Patricia Espinosa, has warned that full and rapid implementation of the Paris Climate Change Agreement is crucial to protec
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07 May 2019Looking Beyond the Promises of Agenda 2030, Global Festival Participants Commit to Concrete Action for the Sustainable Development Goals
The third edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Global Festival of Action wrapped up on the weekend, completing three days of inspirational exchanges, learning and co
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06 May 2019World is ‘on notice’ as major UN report shows one million species face extinction
A hard-hitting report into the impact of humans on nature shows that nearly one million species risk becoming extinct within decades, while current efforts to conserve the earth’s
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02 May 2019Sustainable Development Goals engagement reaches new heights at largest ever Global Festival of Action
Activists, development experts, changemakers and creatives come together in Bonn, Germany, to catalyze action on the SDGs,
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02 May 2019'Russian spy' whale has defected to Norway, locals claim
As experts fear for its survival, Tufjord residents told not to feed beluga so that it can learn to forage
The Guardian
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01 May 2019Last Call for Applications: 2019 Summer Academy on World Risk and Adaptation Futures - Demographic Change
A major global challenge today is the ability to take appropriate decisions to navigate countries and communities to a secure, sustainable future.
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