Month: December 2019

Greener tourism: Greater collaboration needed to tackle rising emissions

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is calling for enhanced cooperation between the transport and tourism sectors to combat climate change.…

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UNESCO addresses sustainable tourism management at World Heritage sites in Iran

UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts organized the “International Workshop on Sustainable Tourism…

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A record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020: Global Humanitarian Overview

A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than 50 countries in 2020,…

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Plants, the ‘core basis for life on Earth’, under increasing threat, warns UN food agency

Plants, which make up 80 percent of the food we eat and produce 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe,…

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UN emissions report: World on course for more than 3 degree spike, even if climate commitments are met

Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over…

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COP25: UN climate change conference, 5 things you need to know

Climate change is happening—the world is already 1.1°C warmer than it was at the onset of the industrial revolution, and it…

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