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Meet Our 2025 Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partners Strengthening Indigenous Knowledge to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change and in Natural Disaster Recovery
Cultural Survival - Massachusetts
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The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce our 2025 partnerships with Indigenous communities. At Cultural Survival, we value cultivating long-term relationships with our partners. The Keepers of the Earth Fund is an Indigenous-led...
Brazil: Lula receives Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 18, 2025
Official sources pointed out that, after meeting at Planalto Palace, the seat of the Executive Branch in this capital, both leaders will head to the Itamaraty Palace, the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry, for lunch. The meeting was scheduled...
Gavin Newsom warms to Big Oil in climate reversal
CalMatters - California
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August 18, 2025
In summary After years of cracking down on California’s oil industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats are moving to get Kern County wells pumping again to avoid soaring gasoline prices. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit...
Threats of violence against teachers rampant in Ecuador’s schools
The Globe and Mail
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August 18, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:More than 500 teachers in Ecuador have been kidnapped, threatened or extorted between January, 2024, and May, 2025, according to the country's educators union.Rodrigo Abd/The Associated Press Schools were once the last...
Green hydrogen development threatens wildlife in Chile
Mongabay
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August 18, 2025
Chile aims to be a global leader in green hydrogen production by 2030, with major exports going to Europe and Asia. But researchers warn that the required infrastructure and production process could threaten rare and endemic species in Chile’s...
How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate
Space.com
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August 17, 2025
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. While the dangerous effects of climate change continue to worsen, legal efforts to address a range...
USNS Comfort Returns Home After CP25 Mission
MilitarySpot - Alabama
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August 18, 2025
AUGUST 18, 2025 – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to Naval Station Norfolk (NSN), Aug. 17, 2025, marking the successful completion of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). Comfort returned to NSN after a 79-day deployment,...
A House in the Andes by CORREA+FATEHI ODD: Sustainable Architecture in Quito, Ecuador
ArchEyes
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August 16, 2025
A House in the Andes, situated on the periphery of Quito, Ecuador, ingeniously interlaces architecture with the natural landscape. The residence, designed by ODD Architects, seamlessly melds with its environment... The post A House in the Andes by...
Ecuador, spirit of adventure: National Geographic Traveller reveals its must-see routes for 2025
Metro World News
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August 15, 2025
Ecuador shines once again on the world travelers’ radar. On August 13th, National Geographic Traveller (UK) released its latest editorial gem: the digital adventure guide for 2025, titled “Ecuador: The Spirit of Adventure.” Available for just 0.99...
Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without deal
BDNews24
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Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus, diplomats said on Friday, voicing disappointment and even rage that the 10-day talks produced no deal. Delegates had been seeking...
Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Collapse in Geneva
Morocco World News
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August 15, 2025
Casablanca – Ten days of high-stakes negotiations between 185 nations aimed at forging the world’s first legally binding treaty to combat plastic pollution ended in deadlock on Friday, with diplomats leaving the United Nations’ Palais des Nations...
Global talks on plastic pollution treaty collapse with no deal
Premium Beauty News
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Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart. Negotiators from 185 nations worked beyond Thursday’s deadline and through the night in an ultimately futile search for common ground. A large bloc wants bold action...
Global Plastics Treaty Talks Fail in Geneva Over Oil Interests
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
Diplomats from nearly 200 nations gathered in Geneva last week for what was billed as a pivotal round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty, only to emerge empty-handed after nine grueling days capped by an all-night session. The talks,...
UK-Ecuador Partnership Strengthens
London Daily Digital
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August 15, 2025
Together, the UK and Ecuador are building a legacy of cooperation, innovation, and environmental stewardship British water treatment specialist Hydro Industries has won three significant contracts in Ecuador, in what is being hailed as the largest...
Explainer: What is ‘climate anxiety’?
Eco-Business
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August 15, 2025
Researchers call this growing phenomenon “climate anxiety”. A new analysis examines 94 studies focused on climate anxiety, involving 170,000 people across 27 countries, to explore who it is most likely to affect and what its possible consequences...
Search for common ground: World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal
RTL Today
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August 15, 2025
After an all-night push, negotiations for a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution ended without a deal, leaving the future of the treaty uncertain. Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday as...
World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal
Yahoo News
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Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge. Negotiators from 185 nations worked beyond...
New Compromise But Still No Deal At Plastic Pollution Talks
International Business Times
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August 15, 2025
Countries trying to break the deadlock and strike a landmark global treaty on combating plastic pollution negotiated through the night into Friday on a last-minute revised proposal. The new draft, issued by the talks chair after the original...
Clock ticks down on plastic pollution treaty
The Express Tribune
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August 15, 2025
GENEVA: Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution were frantically trying to find common ground with just hours left on Thursday. Countries wanting bold action to turn the tide on plastic garbage...
PH eyes stronger UN cooperation on peace, climate, food security – Marcos
Politiko
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August 14, 2025
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed his interest in the Philippines’ expanded collaboration with the United Nations on advancing development priorities, especially in climate change, food security, social protection, and lasting peace....