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BLOOMINGTON, USA, November 2 (IPS) - Strengthening Indigenous land rights will protect more forest in Brazil's Amazon and avoid large amounts of carbon emission, according to new research released ahead of COP30.

BULAWAYO & BANGKOK, October 31 (IPS) - From the streets of Bangkok to power corridors in Washington, the civil society space for dissent is fast shrinking. Authoritarian regimes are silencing opposition but indirectly fueling corruption and widening ...

BATU, Nigeria, October 30 (IPS) - In 2017, 45-year-old Jabiru Muhammed could hardly contain his excitement when the village head of Batu in Jigawa State, northwestern Nigeria, announced that their community would work with officials from the National ...

The heartbeat of modern urban life is increasingly digital - from traffic sensors and early warning systems, to participatory planning platforms and geospatial data - technology is changing how cities are designed, managed, and experienced.

UNITED NATIONS, October 30 (IPS) - In 2024, the climate crisis has disrupted schooling for millions of students worldwide, weakening workforces and hindering social development on a massive scale. With extreme weather patterns preventing students ...

NAIROBI & JOHANNESBURG, October 29 (IPS) - Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica yesterday--the strongest hurricane to impact the island on record since 1851--with expectations of tens of thousands of people being displaced and devastating ...

As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, the head of the UN team there said that preliminary damage assessments from the category 5 storm showed a level of devastation "never seen before" on the Caribbean island.

Developing countries are receiving less than 10 per cent of the money they need to adapt to a world increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather - putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk, the UN revealed on Wednesday.

COLUMBUS Ohio, USA , October 28 (IPS) - I had hoped to attend this year's Conference of the Parties (COP) in person, to stand alongside fellow Indigenous leaders and advocate for the rights of our communities.

While urging countries to accelerate action, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell struck an optimistic tone on Tuesday following the release of a new report on updated national climate commitments.