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Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia, a regional organization dedicated to promoting sustainable marine environmental management, has released a press statement highlighting the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference. The conference, held under the theme "Beautiful Coasts: Ecological Priority and Green Development," aimed to promote
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A new study has been published that highlights the importance of documenting and preserving cultural heritage assets, particularly in the face of natural disasters, conflicts, climate change, and neglect. Researchers from the Cyprus Institute have developed innovative digital methods using smartphones and aerial photogrammetry to quickly and cost-effectively document threatened
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The Environment Agency is urging the public to take action to protect themselves against flooding, despite the dry summer conditions. Caroline Douglass, Executive Director for Flood and Coastal Risk Management, warned that the effects of climate change were already being felt, with wetter winters and drier summers. The Agency is
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In 2025, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in partnership with the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), launched a regional initiative to support media institutions in four African Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Cabo Verde, Comoros, Mauritius, and São Tome and Príncipe. The project aims to enhance
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The wine industry faces unprecedented challenges, with declining consumption, rising health concerns, and the looming specter of climate change. Wine producers must adapt to these changes by simplifying their offerings, lowering prices, and shedding elitism. The industry's diversity is both its strength and weakness, with multinational corporations and
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As the EU's economic policy think tank Bruegel warns, climate change is no longer just an environmental challenge but a direct threat to the resilience of global and European supply chains. The association of extreme events such as floods, droughts, and other natural disasters has a cascading effect
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To mark Climate Action week, Met Éireann is calling on the public to help rescue millions of historic weather observations currently held in handwritten paper records. The Irish Weather Rescue Project aims to digitise 3.5 million historic rainfall observations from 763 stations across Ireland. This crucial data, spanning from
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Climate change is a pressing issue that affects human and natural ecosystems worldwide, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) being disproportionately impacted. The concept of climate reparations, or financial compensation for climate-induced losses and damages, has been a contentious topic in international climate change negotiations.
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The WWF Adria organization in Zagreb has expressed concern over the restoration of nearly 1,500 hectares of the Hutovo Blato wetland in Bosnia and Herzegovina, citing the area's fragility due to a water energy project implemented by the authorities of Republika Srpska. The MERLIN project, a €22
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Wildfires that first responders thought had died but then came roaring back to life have become increasingly common in California, sparking scrutiny of how firefighters put out these infernos. The phenomenon, known as "holdover fires," has been linked to embers and smoldering debris that can reignite hours or
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The Nigerian government has launched a landmark initiative, the Net-Zero Nature-Positive (NZNP) Project, aimed at promoting climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and inclusive development. Speaking at the launch in Abuja, Director of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment, Halima Bawa-Bwari, emphasized that the project places social equity at its core, empowering women,
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Banks in Ghana have been under increasing pressure to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their operations due to regulations and global expectations. The Bank of Ghana's Sustainable Banking Principles and Climate-Related Financial Risk Directive require banks to consider ESG risks in their financial decisions. Reports
