Rappler's latest stories on UN environment
Wildlife meet mulls trade rules to counter 'unprecedented' species declines
The devastation caused to many species by poaching and booming illegal wildlife trade will be in the spotlight during a meeting of conservationists and policymakers in Geneva
Humanity's next test: Feed 10 billion without ruining Earth
Stephen Cornelius, WWF's chief advisor on climate change, says the world needs 'an urgent transformation in how we use land in the future'
'No Planet B': Tens of thousands join global youth demo for climate
Classrooms in capitals from Bangkok to Berlin, Lagos to London are emptied as ambitious organizers of the student strike hope to stage 1,000 demos in more than 100 countries
Nations agree 'significant' plastic cuts
(UPDATED) The final ministerial statement – issued on a day of youth protests against climate change – makes only two references to man-made global warming and none to the fossil fuels that drive it
Leaders appeal for 'urgent action' on environment
Earth is already experiencing fallout from its fossil fuel addiction, with climate change driving more frequent droughts, floods and superstorms fuelled by warmer, rising seas
U.N. environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
Maimunah Sharif, head of UN Habitat, says at least 22 UN employees were among those who died when the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed early Sunday, March 10
15 U.N. Climate Action awardees honored at COP24
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa says the winning climate projects are 'activities [that] shine a light on scalable climate action around the world'
Global warming outpaces efforts to slow it – U.N.
To cap global warming at 2ºC, national carbon-cutting pledges annexed to the 2015 Paris Agreement must collectively triple by 2030
UN Environment hits 'terrorist' tag on Filipino IP advocates
'These charges must be dropped immediately,' says United Nations Environment head Erik Solheim
World's nations adopt plan 'towards a pollution-free planet'
Changing the behavior of producers and buyers will be key to achieving the vision of a 'pollution-free planet' outlined in a political declaration adopted at the third UN Environment Assembly
Climate pact goes live, turning up heat at UN talks
After the dramatic breakthrough in Paris last December diplomats and experts are lowering expectations a year later
Deeper carbon cuts needed to avoid climate tragedy – UN
If we don t start taking additional action now beginning with the upcoming climate meeting in Marrakesh we will grieve over the avoidable human tragedy says UNEP head Erik Solheim
Failure of Paris climate summit would be 'catastrophic' – pope
The 78 year old Pope Francis has taken on a vocal role in the fight against climate change
National pledges 'far from enough' to halt global warming – UN
This year s report is the first to take into account greenhouse gas reduction promises made ahead of the November 30 December 11 summit tasked with delivering the first ever universal climate pact
Carbon plans deeply inadequate, climate study warns
United States European Union and China are responsible for nearly half the world s emissions
UN climate panel head resigns amid sex claims
UPDATED IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri steps down amid claims that he sexually harassed a subordinate
Developing world may need annual $500B for climate by 2050 – UN
The projected amount is as much as 5 times higher than previous estimates and significantly more than today s spending on climate adaptation
Current pledges not enough to stop global warming – UN report
The report by the UN Environment Program and the World Resources Institute says the planet must aim for global carbon neutrality by mid to late century to head off the worst effects of climate change
Nature reserves on the rise but funds lacking – UN
More needed to be done to ensure protected areas are appropriately located in areas important for biodiversity and ecosystem services are effectively and equitably managed and are well connected
UN biodiversity meet warns of unmet targets
Governments meet in South Korea to analyze progress since they agreed four years ago on 20 targets for stemming the tide of biodiversity loss
Ozone problem on course for fix by mid-century – UN
Although it said the news for the ozone layer was generally good the 110 page report authored by 300 scientists also warned of potential pitfalls
Fast Facts: Helena Zoila Benitez is 100 years old
In 100 years she has been senator educator founder of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company and head of significant UN organizations
Planet of the dying apes: experts sound alarm over shrinking habitats
Experts predict that at the current rate human development will have impacted 90 of the apes habitat in Africa and 99 in Asia by 2030
Plastic tide 'causing $13B in damage', UN says
UNEP chief: Plastics have come to play a crucial role in modern life but the environmental impacts of the way we use them cannot be ignored
Expect increasingly violent cyclones, weather experts warn
Oceans have the tendency to warm up and an increase in the intensity of cyclones is part of the risks says French climatologist Herve Le Treut
Many questions as Rio Summit seeks to help sick planet
Leaders gather once more in Rio from June 20 22 for the 20 year followup to the UN s 1992 Earth Summit But how very different the world is today and how much darker the mood
