Category: World
Billions Lost as Secret Financial Networks Fuel Forest Destruction in Brazil and Cameroon
A new report has found that billions of dollars linked to illegal deforestation are flowing through global supply chains, with secrecy around land…
Lawmakers pump brakes on military AI — sort of
AI domination on battlefields from Ukraine to the Middle East is fueling fears that waning human oversight is ushering in a more perilous…
Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late last month that he had ordered the Israeli military to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip….
Iran strikes Israel, proving it will use hard power on behalf of Lebanon
The magnitude of what just happened may take some time to sink in.This is the first time Iran has struck Israel after Israel…
Make Last Sprint Towards 2030 a ‘Turning Point’ for Nature Finance, Eighth GEF Assembly Told
“While pressures on public budgets are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, it can be tempting to see environmental finance as optional. It is…
Pew poll: Negative vibes for Israel in 36 countries
After more than three years of waging war against its neighbors, Israel appears to be more negatively regarded not only in the United…
As Global Demand for Gold Grows, UN Mercury Head Warns Toxic Fumes Put Women in a Motherhood Dilemma
Ask any woman miner in the Katoro goldfield in Tanzania’s northern Geita region, and she will tell you that she touches toxic mercury…
UN Climate Resolution: Time to Protect Activists
Ahead of World Environment Day, the UN General Assembly made a vital commitment to protect people from climate impacts, adopting a resolution on…
Europe Must Not Turn Its Back on Rural Women’s Empowerment
In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their graduation…
Tanzanians Seek Stronger GEF Support to Cushion Vulnerable Communities
In the opulent conference halls of Samarkand, far from the drought-hit fields of East Africa, Tanzanian delegates have warned that unless global climate…
