Climate change

COP30 in Belém launched new initiatives and funding pledges, yet concrete measures to tackle climate change remain insufficient. Experts warn urgent action is still needed.

Biodiversity

Rivers cut by dams, farmland expansion and urban growth are putting food, water, biodiversity and livelihoods at risk unless urgent action is taken. This is the essence of the Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on…

Food security

The global food situation has seen hardly any improvements since 2016. If eliminating hunger doesn’t pick up speed again, at least 56 countries will not reach low hunger levels by 2030. This is reflected in the Global…

Water

Amid rising climate risks, bold ideas and proven solutions are reshaping how we prepare for drought. Learn how science, policy, and communities are driving resilience worldwide.

Food systems

At the Africa Food Systems Forum leaders stressed youth empowerment and innovation as keys to transforming Africa’s agrifood systems, unveiling major investments and new reports on the continent’s food security future.

Environment

The negotiations over a global treaty have once again collapsed. From the 5th–15th August, at the UN seat in Geneva/Switzerland, representatives from around 180 countries had debated measures to stem plastic pollution. A…

Food security

Budget cuts and conflicts are resulting in hunger staying on the rise world-wide. Presenting its Annual Report, Welthungerhilfe warned not to slack off fighting hunger and to seek diplomatic solutions to conflicts.

Ocean

In mid-June, the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of France and Costa Rica in Nice, France, adopted a political declaration titled “Our ocean, our future: united for urgent action”. The…

Youth

As international aid for refugees in Africa declines, Kenya’s Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps are experiencing growing hardship. In response, a green skills initiative led by the NGO Education Above All is helping…

Climate change

A groundbreaking scenario study in the journal Nature is now looking far beyond today, presenting projections of the climate and environment up to the end of the century for different policy pathways. The reference point…