The proclamation of 22 April as International Mother Earth Day is an acknowledgement that the Earth and its ecosystems provide its inhabitants with life and sustenance. It also recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the Earth to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations of humanity.

Fossil fuel subsidies provided by both rich and poor countries to keep their citizens happy are holding back the world economy, accelerating climate change and damaging the health of current and future generations, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Developing sustainable urban infrastructure benefits not just the environment, but can also boost economic growth and social stability, according to a United Nations report released today, which stresses the need to transition to resource-efficient technologies in cities, given scarce natural resources.

Según informó el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, el objetivo de los US$50 millones aprobados es financiar las inversiones de empresas de América Latina y el Caribe en proyectos de …

Chile acaba de inscribir ante la Organización de Naciones Unidas la cuarta NAMA (Acción Nacionalmente Apropiada de Mitigación) para el combate del cambio climático, que tiene por objetivo implementar, a lo largo del país, instalaciones para la valorización de los residuos orgánicos sólidos municipales e industriales.

La tendencia de los consumidores de aliarse con productos verdes que hayan sido obtenidos a través de políticas de protección al medio ambiente es la oportunidad para que las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Mipymes), reenfoquen sus métodos de fabricación y accedan a un mercado cada vez más amplio y activo.

This week in Washington, DC, US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern is organizing the Ministerial Meeting on Mobilizing Climate Finance.

El impacto del cambio climático en la calidad del suelo y el agua afecta a la seguridad alimentaria y a la calidad del aire, además de favorecer el brote y expansión de algunas enfermedades.

El Fondo de Adaptación al Cambo Climático de las Naciones Unidas aprobó el proyecto presentado por la UCAR para apoyar a pequeños productores agrícolas familiares del NEA frente a los impactos adversos producidos por el cambio climático, como inundaciones y sequías.

Investments in solar, wind or hydropower would benefit both human health and a drive by almost 200 nations to slow climate change, blamed mainly on a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from use of fossil fuels, they said.

Emission credits issued by the United Nations surged 38 percent this month amid speculation that project developers are snapping up contracts in the market to meet commitments as they delay claims for carbon cuts, according Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

A study has found sharp declines in wine production from Bordeaux, Rhone and Tuscany, as well as California’s Napa Valley and Chile by 2050, as a warming climate makes it harder to raise grapes in traditional wine country.

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) study argues there is too much focus on rural food production and not enough on ensuring poor people can access and afford food.

 While Jean Reniteau mulls over the idea of using solar panels to light his house, Frantz Fanfan is wondering how to expand production of biomass briquettes to replace the use of charcoal in the cooking stoves of most of the Haitian people, who lack electricity.

If Jamaica is to survive the surging temperatures and other severe weather patterns brought on by climate change, its building stock will also have to be revolutionised.