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Despite nearly 80 developed and developing countries standing firm demanding an end to the use of planet-warming fossil fuels, there is no mention of fossil fuels in the final COP30 agreement, only an oblique reference to the 'UAE consensus.' Read more »

Ginger Cassady is Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network Read more »

Plagued by drought, farming families living within the boundaries of the Dry Corridor in eastern Guatemala have resorted to rainwater harvesting, an effective technique that has allowed them to cope. This enables them to obtain food from plots of land that would otherwise be difficult to farm. Funded by the… Read more »

As the digital landscape continues to expand and integrate into various aspects of daily life, humanitarian experts have raised concerns about the associated risks, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI), online anonymity, and the absence of effective monitoring frameworks heighten the potential for abuse and harassment. Women and girls are disproportionately… Read more »

The 193-member General Assembly (GA), the UN’s highest policy-making body, has long been the repository for scores of long-winded outdated resolutions accumulated over several decades– and lying in cold storage. As part of the proposed restructuring of the United Nations, which is facing a severe liquidity crisis, there is now… Read more »

A new independent evaluation of the Global Environment Facility’s food systems programs says they are delivering strong environmental and livelihood gains in many countries but warns that a narrow focus on farm production, weak political analysis, and shrinking coordination budgets are holding back deeper transformation. The Evaluation of GEF Food Systems… Read more »

Social impacts of climate change are already worsening, and long-term impacts can lead to stunted education. —Saqib Huq, Managing Director at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development Read more »

Oceans contribute to climate regulation by absorbing over a quarter of human-caused CO₂ emissions and around 90 percent of excess heat but attract only 1.7 percent of everything that’s invested in science. Read more »

René Orellana Halkyer, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean Read more »

Without (land) titles, Quilombolas (an Afro-descendant community) are exposed to invasion and displacement from big companies, ranchers, farmers and land grabbers. —Fabio Nogueira, Menino Jesus Quilombola leader Read more »