UN puts nature’s value on the balance sheet. Will it work?
Thomson Reuters Foundation Conservationists and environment officials hope new UN standards to measure the value of nature can help governments slow the rapid decline of plant and animal species worldwide. Adopted this week by the UN Statistical Commission, the accounting system comes as a global movement gathers pace to protect the natural world by valuing the contributions […]
Pull investments from companies not committed to environment, Pope says
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Saturday urged people to pull investments from companies that are not committed to protecting the environment, adding his voice to calls for the economic model that emerges from the coronavirus pandemic to be a sustainable one. Francis spoke in a video message for an online event called “Countdown Global Launch, […]
As world falls behind on UN wildlife targets, bright spots offer hope
London, UKReuters All the world’s governments have fallen short on pledges made a decade ago to protect wildlife, though cases of conservation show that the destruction of nature can be slowed, and even reversed, according to a UN report published on Tuesday. The report outlined recommendations for far-reaching changes in sectors from farming to urban […]
Pope Francis makes a heartfelt appeal for the environment: “Creation is groaning!”
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis on Tuesday warned that “we are running out of time” in the global climate crisis and beseeched nations and individuals to come together to “restore the land.” “The pandemic has brought us to a crossroads,” the Pope said in a message on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of […]
Vatican ties virus rethink to Pope’s environmental appeal
Vatican CityAP The Vatican is marking the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical by calling for the world to map out a sustainable post-coronavirus future that considers the plight of the hungry and poor. To kick off the week, 42 faith organisations from 14 countries announced they were divesting from fossil fuels. Among them […]
Caring for the least of these: One evangelical’s mission to promote “creation care”
JILLIAN CHENEY, writing for Religion Unplugged, speaks with Mitch Hescox, president of the US-based Evangelical Environmental Network…
ENVIRONMENT: GOVERNMENTS FACE PRESSURE TO PROTECT NATURE IN BIODIVERSITY “SUPER YEAR”
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on plans for a new global framework to safeguard the Earth’s eco-systems and biodiversity…
CLIMATE CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS: APPS AND BLOCKCHAIN HELP EUROPEAN SUPERMARKETS LURE CUSTOMERS
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how supermarkets are addressing growing concern among consumers about issues like the environmental cost of farming and food waste…
Art installation shows the reality of London’s toxic air
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Londoners will be able to see how dirty the British capital’s air is through a public art installation launched on Tuesday, as pressure mounts to tackle the hidden killer. Large air balloons, which change colour to show how much harmful nitrogen dioxide has been measured in the air at sites across […]
Meatless burgers, hemp cocktails and pasta straws – 2019 eco-friendly food trends
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation From cockroach milk to beer made from waste water, a raft of eco-friendly food trends hit menus and supermarket shelves in 2019 vowing not to add to the world’s carbon emissions. Here are seven ways to keep the seasonal revelry going while shrinking your carbon footprint: 1. Rise of the flexitariansPlant-based […]