Addressing the International Conference on Forests for Food Security and Nutrition in Rome today, Eva Ursula Muller, Director, of Forestry, Economics, Policy and Products Division of FAO talked about insects as a new nutritious and protein-rich food. She said that "insects are now being a novelty in Europe. Plus they are healthy, they're nutritious and [...]
Chinese actress Li Bingbing makes a call against poaching. UNEP
On a fact-finding mission to Kenya, film actress Li Bing Bing, one of China’s most popular celebrities and a rising Hollywoodstar, has urged that greater efforts be made by governments and consumers to combat illegal wildlife trade. UNEP
United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-moon told a General Assembly meeting commemorating 'Mother Earth Day' that “we have to confront the hard truth that our planet is under threat” and that “when we threaten the planet, we undermine our only home and our future survival. UNTV
The UN Environment Programme and its Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall warn that a palm oil boom is threatening the habitats of great apes in Africa and Asia, and say consumers can stop the destruction with careful shopping. Orangutan habitats in Indonesia have already been largely wiped out by palm oil cultivation. UNEP / FILE
Despite the growing number of nature reserves, national parks and other protected areas across the globe, half of the world's richest biodiversity zones remain entirely unprotected, according to a report launched today by the UN Environment Programme. UNEP / FILE
Governments must urgently act to reduce the health and environmental hazards posed by the increase in use of chemicals in industries worldwide, says a United Nations report launched today. CH UNTV / FILE
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told delegates today at Rio +20 that this was a time to be “pragmatic but also optimistic” and that the future was “not guaranteed” because of the depletion of our natural resources. UNTV
A new report by the UN-backed convention on endangered species says that elephant poaching levels are the worst in a decade and recorded ivory seizures are at their highest levels since 1989. FILE
New figures released in the run-up to Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development opening in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday (20 June), show that rhino poaching in South Africa has reached record levels. Fuelled by demand for rhino horns in Asia, the death toll has gone up from 13 to 449 annually within [...]