The European Commission wants to cut the use of chemical pesticides in half by 2030, as part of its latest plan on sustainability and...
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UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme today added 20 new sites, in 21 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now...
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Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, according to new UN...
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Deforestation rates are significantly lower in Indigenous and Tribal territories where governments have formally recognized collective land...
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The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay opened the UNESCO Forum on...
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Natural ecosystems, such as forests, grasslands and oceans, do a pretty good job of storing carbon and supporting biodiversity. It’s therefore no...
MoreHistoric UN Summit on Biodiversity
Recognizing that the continued deterioration and degradation of the world’s natural ecosystems were having major impacts on the lives and...
MoreFood Film Menu 2020: Best Food Film on Environment and Food announced
The short film Making Norway Taste the Picture from Trondheim-Trøndelag, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022, has been announced as winner...
MoreNew Zealand calls for thousands of new ‘green’ jobs in bold comeback plan
«Rampant deforestation, uncontrolled expansion of agriculture, intensive farming, mining and infrastructure development, as well as the...
MoreTourism, gastronomy and wine are inseparable in Europe
An international conference of the Iter Vitis European Cultural Route, took place in Motovun, Istria County on November 14-16, where IGCAT’s...
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Some estimates reveal that Americans waste as much as 60 million tons of food a year. Given the plight of world hunger, this fact is shameful...
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