United Nations - Environmental Problems and Protection

Actor Don Cheadle is named a goodwill ambassador for the UN's environmental programActor Don Cheadle has become a spokesman for the United Nations environment program.He was appointed Saturday in Rwanda's capital as a U.N. Environment Program Goodwill Ambassador and vowed to fight ...

Rich countries will bring to about 4.0 billion US dollars the amount committed to fighting deforestation by 2012, 500 million more than committed to at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, Norway said Thursday."We have reached around four billion dollars," Prime Minister ...

The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover, UN experts warned."If the various estimates we have received... come true, then we are in the situation where 40 years down ...

The world faces the nightmare possibility of fishless oceans by 2050 unless fishing fleets are slashed and stocks allowed to recover, UN experts warned Monday."If the various estimates we have received... come true, then we are in the situation where 40 years ...

Metal recycling is the sleeper growth industry in green tech. But to ensure future supply of these resources, recycling rates needed to increase substantially, according to a report from the United Nations Environment Program. The recycling rates for specialty metals are only ...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Recycling rates for many specialty metals used in high-tech devices are so low -- often less than 1 percent -- that they may become unavailable in two to three decades, a U.N.-appointed panel said on Thursday.The figure was ...

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization reported on evidence that efforts to slow the world's rate of deforestation are working. Reduced rates of deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia make up a large part of the story.. And it was announced last week ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Talks to define a mechanism for global forest protection should not be rushed if it is to work efficiently and fairly, a panel of experts said on Tuesday.Talks began in Paris last month to define an interim and global ...

From Sydney Harbor to the world's tallest tower in Dubai and the ancient pyramids, major landmarks went dark for an hour to join the battle against climate change.But politics and commercial priorities meant that some well-known energy-guzzling monuments did not join the ...

Monuments from Sydney's Opera House to Delhi's Red Fort went dark on Saturday for Earth Hour, a global power switch-off aimed at revitalising efforts against climate change.Ferry horns blared across Sydney harbour in a noisy start to the energy-saving event, which is ...

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Topic: United Nations

Actor Don Cheadle named goodwill ambassador for UN

Rich countries to give $4bln to fight deforestation

Ocean fish could disappear in 40 years: UN

Oceans' fish could disappear in 40 years: UN

Rare earth metals recycling needed to power green tech

U.N. panel sees future shortage of specialty metals

Forest Loss Slowing, UN Reports

Forest carbon incentive rules need time, definition

World's iconic sites go dark to fight global warming

Lights out across Asia as world marks Earth Hour

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