The Ethiopian Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), launched in 2019, is a several billions tree planting campaign by mobilizing millions of people. Restoration of degraded landscapes and prevention of further land …
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Economy & Development
ITU and UNESCO strengthen collaboration on green digital transformation in Equatorial Guinea
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in collaboration with UNESCO and other United Nations partners, advanced standards‑based approaches to green digital transformation and climate action at the sixteenth Symposium on Information …
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Global Affairs
UN calls for fair play in the global race for critical minerals
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauDespite geopolitical upheavals, the shift from a fossil-fuel-based global economy to one driven by clean electrification remains on track. According to the International Energy Agency (an autonomous international agency that …
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Planet & Sustainability
UNEP seeks young people with big ideas to protect the planet
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNairobi, 24 February 2026 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a call for nominations for the 2026 cycle of the Young Champions of the Earth award, which honours outstanding young people …
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Planet & Sustainability
For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe UN on Thursday issued a call for widespread financial reform as the most powerful way to shift global markets towards realising a better world, for people and the planet. …
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One of the most pressing environmental challenges in current times is to address the menace of plastic pollution. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), plastic pollution is a …
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On 18th June, 2019, the African Island country of Mauritius overshoot its naturally sustainable population and development mark. In 2021 World Risk Report, Mauritius was ranked 51st most vulnerable country …