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How Climate Change is Fueling the Rise of Right Wing Nationalism

Mark Leon Goldberg
October 2, 2019
This article by  Joshua Conrad Jackson of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland is republished from The ConversationTwo trends have defined the past decade ...

“Our enemy right now is physics.” Greta Thunberg Responds to the Latest IPCC Report on Sea Level Rise and Ocean Health

Mark Leon Goldberg
September 26, 2019
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest scientific report, this time focusing on the intersection of climate change and the world's oceans.The New York Times offers a useful rundow...

New Research Shows Why The World Needs Global Cooperation to Preserve National Fish Stocks

Mark Leon Goldberg
September 20, 2019
Ed note. This story originally appeared in The Conversation. It is republished here as part of UN Dispatch’s  partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to stren...

“Don’t Bring a Speech. Bring a Plan!” Why The UN Climate Action Summit Matters

Mark Leon Goldberg
September 17, 2019
This story originally appeared in the Nation. It is republished here as part of UN Dispatch's  partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage ...

Jair Bolsonaro and the Destruction of the Amazon

Mark Leon Goldberg
August 29, 2019
Fires raging in the Amazon have captured the world's attention and put focus on the policies of the Brazilian government.The true extent of the fires is not yet known--but most sources suggest that the scal...

Four Ways We Can Use Land Better to Avoid Food Shortages and Prevent a Climate Crisis

Joanne Lu
August 9, 2019
The verdict is in: Humans and climate change are putting the land on which we live under immense and growing pressure. But that same land could be part of the solution. On Thursday the UN’s Intergovernmental P...

Drought in the Horn of Africa is Threatening 15 Million People

Mark Leon Goldberg
August 5, 2019
The Horn of Africa region, which includes parts of Somalia, Kenya,  Ethiopia, is experiencing a severe drought. This region has been particularly vulnerable to droughts in recent years--but the situation this s...

How Satellite Data Can Fight Illegal Mining in Ghana

Mark Leon Goldberg
May 29, 2019
Ghana was called the "Gold Coast" for a very specific reason. The West African country's hills and rivers are flush with the precious metal. This has lured international mineral extraction companies to the regi...

Foodies Are Celebrating the New United Nations Holiday, World Pulses Day

Mark Leon Goldberg
February 8, 2019
The United Nations General Assembly voted to add "World Pulses Day" to the official UN calendar of awareness raising holidays and commemorations. So, World Pulses Day will be commemorated for the first time at ...
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