Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the PIM Recycling Ltd In the context of the Global Recycling Day, aiming to reinforce the recycling and [...] Full text...
Paris, France (PANA) - Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 – but substantial policies and regulations announced in [...] Full text...
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) - The Eastern Africa region is likely to suffer from a protracted environmental pollution whose effects could be felt over the next [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent expert on human rights and the environment on Wednesday called for an urgent and radical shift in how [...] Full text...
Bangalore, India (PANA) - The use of building materials such as cement and steel create a massive carbon footprint, and the industry overall is responsible [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action now to protect nature in his message as World Wildlife Day was marked on Sunday.
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New York, US (PANA) - More funding is needed to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the frontlines of climate change, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Environment Assembly adopted a ministerial declaration as it wrapped up on Friday in the Kenyan capital, together with 17 [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - February saw more extreme heat and unusually high temperatures in both hemispheres, the UN weather agency (WMO) said on Friday.
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Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leaders attending a major UN environmental conference in Nairobi must drive forward solutions to combat climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, [...] Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A new World Bank report finds that annual average losses to gross domestic product (GDP) are expected to range between [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The latest meeting of the “world’s parliament on the environment” opened in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday with a clear call for [...] Full text...
Abu Dhabi, UAE (PANA) – World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has welcomed high-level officials’ efforts and leadership to boost their actions to [...] Full text...
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Zero energy light bulbs and sturdy bricks for schools and homes. Some innovative communities in South Sudan are reusing waste [...] Full text...
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian authorities and IMF staff reached a staff level agreement on a reform programme to fight climate change supported [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In the battle to slow global warming, January was the hottest month on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have issued an alert for the immediate vaccination of dogs for rabies after tests carried out on hyenas, [...] Full text...
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – For the first time since its inception, Prince William’s Earthshot Prize will be hosted in Cape Town.
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Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a significant initiative aimed at addressing urgent challenges in the Senegal River Valley [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - Migratory species globally are facing critical challenges, with nearly half in decline and over 20 per cent threatened with extinction, [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Wildlife authorities in Kenya have retrieved the body of unidentified person attacked and killed by hyenas, which are roaming along a [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A team from the British Consulting Office arrived in Zliten (170 km from Tripoli) on Friday to study the phenomenon of [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Local Government has launched a project to build capacity in plastic waste management in the Greater Tripoli [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, Tuesday met the central committee appointed by the [...] Full text...
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Cameroon, highly vulnerable to climate change, with risks from recurrent droughts, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, has secured US$183.4 million under [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Monday has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and other substances that cause global [...] Full text...
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing investors with a financial return [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change is one of the biggest risks to global development, as high temperatures, droughts, floods, and other extreme [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is holding its 60th meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, sources close to the organisers said [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the [...] Full text...
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European climate agency on Tuesday reported that record global heat last year showed an overall increase of 1.48°C above pre-industrial [...] Full text...
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The outgoing head of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has urged global leaders to heed scientific evidence on climate change and [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan National Centre for Meteorology and Morocco's Directorate General of Meteorology on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding on technical [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, said Tuesday he was aware of the importance [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels but fell short of a [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Despite multiple rounds of applause inside the plenary of the COP28 in Dubai on Wednesday, not all delegations were pleased with [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell says “genuine strides forward” were made at COP28, but the initiatives announced in Dubai are “a [...] Full text...
Duba, UAE (PANA) - Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved early on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for [...] Full text...
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - More frequent forest fires, floods, and earthquakes have caused substantial human and economic losses in Algeria, says a new joint study [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of the Environment, Ibrahim al-Arabi, has inaugurated the "Libya Clean" exhibition for the environment and cleaning services at the [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai on Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil fuels, telling negotiators that “now [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - One innovative solution to some of the most pressing global challenges humanity is facing today can be found in seaweed, “the [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30 times the [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens their [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - After a break, COP28 continues its work on Friday, also the day talks on an outcome text kick into high gear.
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Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The transition to renewable energy at UN peacekeeping missions helps to ensure the safety and security of uniformed personnel serving in [...] Full text...
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched on Tuesday [...] Full text...