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What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to impose a cap on plastic production.

Another negotiating session — dubbed INC-5.2 after this week’s INC-5 — will be held in 2025, but it’s unclear how countries will make further progress without a change in the treaty’s consensus-based decision-making process. As it stands, any delegation can essentially veto a proposal they don’t like, even if they’re opposed by most of the rest of the world.

“If it wasn’t for Saudi and Russia we would have reached an agreement here,” one European negotiator told the Financial Times. Those two countries, along with other oil producers like Iran and Kuwait, want the plastics treaty to leave production untouched …

Safari Animals List: Pictures & Facts On Over 50 Interesting Species

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Safari animals include the iconic “Big Five” consisting of the lion, African elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and African buffalo, together with other African species such as antelopes, baboons, zebras, hyenas, crocodiles, ostriches and vultures.

On this page is a list of African safari animals, with pictures and interesting facts on each species. Whether you’re planning a safari trip yourself, or are simply interested in the incredible variety of life in Africa’s savannas, this page will help you find out more about some of the world’s most incredible animals.

Introduction

Embarking on a safari is like stepping into a living, breathing nature documentary. From the sprawling savannas of the Serengeti to the dense forests of the Congo, these trips offer an unparalleled glimpse into the lives of some of the world’s most famous animals.

For those not planning on visiting Africa themselves, …

As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up

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When salmon all but vanished from western Alaska in 2021, thousands of people in the region faced disaster. Rural families lost a critical food source. Commercial fisherfolk found themselves without a major stream of income. And Alaska Native children stopped learning how to catch, cut, dry, and smoke fish — a tradition passed down since the time of their ancestors.

Behind the scenes, the salmon shortage has also inflamed a long-simmering legal fight among Native stakeholders, the Biden administration, and the state over who gets to fish on Alaska’s vast federal lands.

At the heart of the dispute is a provision in a 1980 federal law called the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which gives rural Alaskans priority over urban residents to fish and hunt on federal lands. Most rural families are Indigenous, so the law is considered by …

Young people take European governments to court over climate inaction

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Young climate activists took center stage again on Wednesday, as the European Court of Human Rights heard a case brought by six Portuguese youth, ranging in age from 11 to 24, who argued that Europe’s governments aren’t doing enough to prevent climate change from harming them. It is one of the most ambitious legal efforts yet to force action on climate change and, if successful, could have legally binding consequences.

“We’ve had a packed court,” said Gearóid Ó’Cuinn, director of Global Legal Action Network, or GLAN, a human rights nonprofit that is supporting the Portuguese applicants. In the statement, he also noted that there were more than 80 lawyers representing 32 countries at the hearing, including all European Union member states, along with the United Kingdom, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, and Turkey.

The young people are suing because they argue that …

Publisher Correction: Increasing impact of warm droughts on northern ecosystem productivity over recent decades

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 June 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01731-3

Publisher Correction: Increasing impact of warm droughts on northern ecosystem productivity over recent decades
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Water loss over the Tibetan Plateau endangers water supply security for Asian populations

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01451-0

Terrestrial water storage over the Tibetan Plateau is projected to sustain large net declines by 2060. Excess water losses in the Amu Darya and Indus basins present the most critical threats of water supply shortage in this region. These results could inform adaptation strategies under future climate change.
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Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change

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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01426-1

A systematic review shows that 58% of infectious diseases confronted by humanity, via 1,006 unique pathways, have at some point been affected by climatic hazards sensitive to GHGs. These results highlight the mounting challenge for adaption and the urgent need to reduce GHG emissions.
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Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way.

As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up

Young people take European governments to court over climate inaction

Publisher Correction: Increasing impact of warm droughts on northern ecosystem productivity over recent decades

Water loss over the Tibetan Plateau endangers water supply security for Asian populations

Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by climate change