The former Federal Chancellor of Germany, who welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees in 2015 and 2016, accepted the prestigious award at a ceremony in Geneva on Monday.
Violence erupts in DR Congo’s west as nearly 30,000 flee clashes
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by a surge of deadly intercommunal violence which has displaced thousands since July in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s western locality of Kwamouth. Clashes…
News spotlight: Australia aims to end extinctions — critics see a plan that picks ‘winners’
<p><em>Editor’s note: News about conservation and the environment is made every day, but some of it can fly under the radar. In a recurring feature, Conservation News shares a recent news story…
UNHCR’s Grandi: Political inaction deepening displacement crisis
Failure to find peace and address conflict, climate change and other crises is increasing hardship and driving new displacement, as funding limits UNHCR’s capacity to respond.
News spotlight: The Arctic is going green — and that’s not a good thing.
<p><em>Editor’s note: News about conservation and the environment is made every day, but some of it can fly under the radar. In a recurring feature, Conservation News shares a recent news story…
News spotlight: Experts warn, the climate crisis is a health crisis
<p>What brings you to the emergency room today? Increasingly, the answer could be climate change.</p><p>It worsens existing ailments and causes people to suffer from new afflictions. Moreover, entire health systems are beginning…
News spotlight: Humanity barreling toward ‘irreversible’ climate tipping points
<p><em>Editor’s note: News about conservation and the environment is made every day, but some of it can fly under the radar. In a recurring feature, Conservation News shares a recent news story…
New report: Without nature, there is no path to a climate-safe future
<p>A clean energy transition is underway to curb planet-heating emissions, with investments in renewables, electric vehicles and energy efficiency expected to <a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-investment-2022/overview-and-key-findings" target="_blank">top $1.4 trillion</a> this year.</p><p>The shift — though unevenly…
News spotlight: Sea creatures could harbor the next generation of medications, but are they at risk?
<p><em>Editor’s note: News about conservation and the environment is made every day, but some of it can fly under the radar. In a recurring feature, Conservation News shares a recent news story…
The Future is Here
Third time’s the charm and what a charming experience it was! This year’s ideaHacks – the IDEAS Hub’s signature hackathon […]