“Stronger legislation can help deter potential and repeat offenders and expand the range of investigative tools and resources for law enforcement to stop crimes that affect the environment,” said Angela Me, Chief of Research and Analysis at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), presenting the report. Launched in Vienna, ‘The Landscape of Criminalization’…
Karachi: In another important initiative for environmental protection, the Emirati Consulate in Karachi gave up the use of 10,000 plastic bottles per month. Consul General of UAE in Karachi Dr. Bakhit Atiq al-Rumiti says that the leadership of Cop 28 is not only an honor but it is also our duty to take responsible steps…
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) official Patron of the Oceans, Mr. Pugh explained that he’d undertaken the marathon swim ending at the tip of Manhattan, to emphasise the urgent need to protect the world’s waterways ahead of the UN’s landmark High Seas Treaty and Climate Ambition Summit next week. Sporting his UNEP swim cap, Mr. Pugh…
Courtesy: Reuters. Hundreds of environmental activists protested on land and at sea outside the Indian Steel Company in Holland (Netherlands). The environmental activists on the boats were holding a protest banner against Tata Steel. Environmental activists said that the Indian company is responsible for spreading environmental pollution in the city. Hundreds of environmental activists protesting…
He was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York, where he presented three new policy briefs on these themes to Member States. Serious challenges “They touch on some of the most serious challenges we face – challenges that may determine whether we are able to achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable…
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has invited Israel to participate in the COP28 climate change conference this year. According to Urdu News, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Israel said on Monday that the UAE has invited Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to participate in the Climate…
WMO latest State of the Global Climate report shows that the last eight years were the eight warmest on record, and that sea level rise and ocean warming hit new highs. Record levels of greenhouse gases caused “planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean and in the atmosphere”. The organization says its report, released…
Scientists have issued a final warning of global environmental hazards. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that every country has to make an effort in every sector to improve the environment. Hundreds of scientists of the world were engaged in the preparation of this report for 8 years. According to the report, the weather around…
