“Death sentence”: low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at UN
United NationsReuters Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying and island nations implored rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet. The failure by developed economies to effectively curb their greenhouse gas emissions contributes to rising sea levels and especially […]
Opportunity for change?: As pandemic kicks mass tourism, islands seek to mend ties with nature
NELLIE PEYTON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how authorities on some island communities are seeing the coronavirus pandemic as a chance to reset…