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Record ozone hole over Arctic in March now closed: U.N
Ozone depletion over the Arctic hit a “record level” in March, the biggest since 2011, but the hole has now closed, the U.N. World Meteorological…
European Investment Bank joins WHO in pandemic help for Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Friday it would boost its cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) as it seeks to fight the…
‘We can only defeat Covid-19 with a vaccine’, EU’s Ursula von der Leyen tells FRANCE 24
With the EU executive now fully mobilised by the Covid-19 crisis, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is convening a donors’…
Will Europe’s cities become greener after lockdown is lifted?
As shutdowns are eased, social distancing will become the new normal across Europe. From compulsory face masks to strict one way systems in shops, our…
Global push for clean cooking under fire from coronavirus slowdown
Efforts to reduce reliance on wood and dung fires for cooking and get cleaner, climate-friendly alternatives into use are likely to face serious disruption as…
Analysis: Will lockdown spark long-term changes good for the planet?
The coronavirus lockdown might have temporarily cleared our skies and our roads, but it has done nothing to cool the climate. Scientists are warning this…
COVID-19: Using economic stimulus to reduce the long-term hunger impact
Beyond the COVID-19 health emergency, a recession looms, and countries ought to take measures now to soften the longer-term impacts on hunger and food insecurity,…
West African countries on alert for child labor spike due to coronavirus
Ivory Coast and Ghana should be on alert for a spike in child labor due to the coronavirus, experts said, with schools closed and monitors…
Worth the risk? Sweden bets on herd immunity
Just how big a gamble did Sweden take when it bucked the trend in Scandinavia and opted never to lock down the country? Its death…
Thunberg donates $100,000 to support children during pandemic
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated a $100,000 prize she won from a Danish foundation to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for use…
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