The move is part of the country’s contribution to the global “30 by 30” conservation goal, which aims to protect 30% of the world’s seas and lands by 2030.
Indonesia announces plan to protect 10% of its seas by 2030, and 30% by 2045 Read more
The California Air Resource Board expects this move to slash vehicle emissions – the top source of anthropogenic carbon emissions – by 50% in 2040, paving the way for a race to zero emissions by 2050.
California bans new combustion car sales from 2035 Read more
The WHO has hailed the west African country as first in world to stamp out Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness and trachoma
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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced the repeal of the colonial-era Section 377A of the penal code, under which sex between men is punishable by up to two years in prison.
Singapore to repeal colonial-era law against sex between men Read more
Sierra Leone’s parliament has passed two laws that lawyers say will help boost the rights of rural landowners and women against land grabs by big mining and agribusiness firms.
Sierra Leone passes new laws to boost landowners’ rights Read more
The thirty-five institutions include Anglican, Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, and Quaker organizations and represent over $1.2 billion in combined assets.
$500 million divestment from fossil fuel companies announced by global faith institutions Read more
The double-blind longitudinal study followed nearly 1,000 patients with Lynch Syndrome, an inherited genetic condition that increases the individual risk of several cancers, for almost 20 years.
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Ecuador’s National System of Protected Areas now includes the 13,583-acre ancestral Tiwi Nunka Forest in the country’s south.
Indigenous Shuar community in Ecuador wins decades-long battle to protect land Read more
The program was started to address the lack of after-care, a major flaw in many forest-planting projects in Kenya and beyond.
Adopt-a-Forest climate project in Kenya pays locals to keep trees alive until they mature Read more
The resolution, based on a similar text adopted last year by the Human Rights Council, calls upon States, international organizations, and business enterprises to scale up efforts to ensure a healthy environment for all.
