Worsening soil pollution threatens future food production and ecosystems, FAO-UNEP

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
Joint report reveals soil pollution as one of the world’s major challenges for ecosystem restoration
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G7 economies could lose 8.5% per year by 2050 without more ambitious climate action (OXFAM)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
The economies of the G7 nations could see an average loss of 8.5 percent annually by 2050 ―equivalent to $4.8 trillion― if leaders do not take more ambitious action to tackle climate change, according to Oxfam’s analysis of research by the Swiss Re Institute. Oxfam is calling on G7 leaders, who are meeting in the UK later this week, to cut carbon emissions more quickly and steeply.
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Economic empowerment of rural women positively impacts social norms and strengthens food security

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 08Jun
ROME- Economic empowerment of rural women as farmers, entrepreneurs and leaders contributes towards alleviating poverty, increasing food security and achieving gender equality. These findings, based on an evaluation of a six-year multi-agency global initiative implemented in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger, and Rwanda, were shared at a high-level event in Rome.
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Pandemic used as cover to further suppress civic space and silence critics (FROM IDS)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
Autocratic behaviour surged and democratic freedoms were excessively restricted during the pandemic last year – that is the finding of a new IDS study monitoring civic space in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
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Regional Meeting for the Asia-Pacific on the “City and Transport: Safety, Efficiency, and Sustainability”

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
The meeting will take place from 09 to 10 June 2021.The high-level meeting will provide a platform for the exchange of regional and global best practices which address sustainable urban transport systems in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 3, 11 and 13).
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The Other Infrastructure Gap: Sustainability – Human Rights and Environmental Perspectives (published jointly with the Heinrich Boell Foundation)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
Mega-infrastructure plans and financing and investment policies to promote private investments in the energy, transport and water sectors are on the rise. This publication provides recommendations to policy- and decision-makers on how human rights and environmental benefits can be maximized and risks avoided or mitigated, for the sake of sustainable development.
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Legacy Landscapes Fund to provide long-term funding for globally significant protected areas

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Jun
This unique fund brings together public and private donors for a common goal: better protection of nature in order to safeguard some of the most important areas on earth, including natural World Heritage sites.
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New UN declaration calls for the development of a new plastic pollution treaty

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jun
NEW YORK, June 1 - WWF welcomes the launch today of the Ocean Day Plastic Pollution Declaration, now endorsed by 74 countries, which calls for negotiations to commence on a new legally binding agreement to combat plastic pollution.
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LAUNCH OF THE UN DECADE ON ECOSYSTEM: PREVENTING, HALTING AND REVERSING THE DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS WORLDWIDE.

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jun
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a global rallying cry to heal our planet. What will you restore?
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The Liveability Challenge 2021 Grand Finale

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 04Jun
This 28 July, we bring you the sustainability event of the year — the Grand Finale of The Liveability Challenge 2021 — where six finalist teams will pitch their cutting-edge innovations for our two tracks: decarbonisation and re-imagining resources.
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