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  • Make Last Sprint Towards 2030 a ‘Turning Point’ for Nature Finance, Eighth GEF Assembly Told

    5 de junio, puesto en línea por Cecilia Russell
    “While pressures on public budgets are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, it can be tempting to see environmental finance as optional. It is not,” GEF Interim CEO and Chair Claude Gascon told the closing plenary of the Eighth GEF Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, today. For developing (…)

  • As Global Demand for Gold Grows, UN Mercury Head Warns Toxic Fumes Put Women in a Motherhood Dilemma

    5 de junio, puesto en línea por Kizito Makoye
    Ask any woman miner in the Katoro goldfield in Tanzania’s northern Geita region, and she will tell you that she touches toxic mercury with her bare hands when extracting gold from crushed ore. Many also say they carry the mercury-gold amalgam home and burn it in kitchens, exposing themselves and (…)

  • UN Climate Resolution: Time to Protect Activists

    5 de junio, puesto en línea por Andrew Firmin
    Ahead of World Environment Day, the UN General Assembly made a vital commitment to protect people from climate impacts, adopting a resolution on the climate change obligations of states. The resolution follows up on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion issued last year, (…)

  • At GEF’s Eighth Assembly, Uzbekistan Signals New Role as Donor

    4 de junio, puesto en línea por Stella Paul
    In a significant policy shift symbolising rising environmental ambition, Uzbekistan on Thursday announced that it will become a donor of international environmental funding to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as the Eighth GEF Assembly opened in the historic city of Samarkand. The (…)

  • From War Zones to Global Environment Talks, Communities Seek Faster Green Finance

    4 de junio, puesto en línea por Stella Paul
    For three decades, Iffat Rachid Edriss walked Lebanon’s coastline with a clear purpose: protecting the sea she loves. She organised cleanups, conducted research, and helped rescue marine species, including turtles, seals, and dolphins. Through wars, economic crises, and environmental challenges, (…)