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Can video games save the planet? That and more from the United Nations
Environment Programme.
crossroads
Your guide to the top environmental stories
of the month August 2020
In this issue, we look at the oil spill in
Mauritius, how video game developers are trying to save the planet, and a
possible detente between farmers and tigers in Bhutan.
Education and Environment
Can video games help save the planet?
Developers are enlisting some of the world’s 2.6
billion gamers in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Read more
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
In Mauritius, an oil spill sparks a national
emergency
The grounding of a Japanese cargo ship is
threatening to devastate the island nation’s pristine coral reefs, as UNEP
and partners lead a global effort to protect the underwater world.
Read more
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
In Bhutan, farmers and tigers are learning
to live together
Climate change is bringing the endangered
big cats face-to-face with humans. A new project is helping the species get
along.
Read more
Conservation
As COVID-19 hammers tourism, Kenya faces a
conservation challenge
The country’s wildlife protection programmes are
largely funded by visitor dollars, sparking fears that poaching could soon
rise.
Watch the video
Ecosystems
A landmark convention on mercury celebrates
three years
This year marks a milestone for the Minamata
Convention on Mercury –parties are required to cease manufacture, import and
export several mercury-containing products.
Read more
Ecosystems
UNEP, The Ocean Agency and Adobe join forces
to protect the seas
The creative campaign invites influencers to
join the #OceanLeague, powered by Adobe Sign.
Read more
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Chile, Argentina push to protect fragile Antarctic
waters
The effort could lead to a
7-million-square-kilometre conservation zone, the largest protected area on
earth.
Watch the video
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Inside one country’s push to save its soil
Erosion is causing the Caribbean state of
Saint Kitts and Nevis to shrink before its people’s very eyes.
Read more
Climate Change
Climate Risk in Finance
New study examines how banks in Latin
American and the Caribbean assess and manage climate risks.
Read more
publications
Waste management during the COVID-19
pandemic: From response to recovery
This publication examines how households and
hospitals can safely dispose of medical waste contaminated with the novel
coronavirus.
Human rights, the environment and COVID-19
This paper explores how countries can
prevent future pandemics by enshrining the rights of their people to a
healthy, sustainable environment.
More publications
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Virtual Forum: The interplay between
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Celebration: The International Day of Clean
Air for Blue Skies
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Wednesday, 9 September
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Webinar: Sustainable phosphorus management
in lakes
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Subject: Can video games save the planet?
That and more from the United Nations Environment Programme.
In this issue, we look at the oil spill in
Mauritius, how video game developers are trying to save the planet, and a
possible detente ...
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