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Graffiti in Kochi, Kerala, depicts the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the world’s largest fish, found along the coastline of India but still poorly studied. In Kerala, sightings and landings reported by fishermen led to the Save the Whale Shark Campaign (2022) with fishermen and fisheries departments. Globally, the IUCN lists the whale shark as endangered, […]
Close-up of a yellowfin tuna swimming in the sea. Credit: Freepik — EyeEm Opinion by James Alix Michel (Victoria, Seychelles) Tuesday February 3, 2026 Inter-Press Office VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 (IPS) – The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the entry into force of the High Seas Treaty […]
Amina Mohamed and Hassan Vuai Saburi, radio presenters for Zanzibar’s Kati Radio Station, present a morning program to inform communities about the importance of protecting the coastal environment. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Wednesday December 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Dec 10 (IPS) – At dawn in […]
Caroline Awuor plants seedlings on her farm in Siaya County, western Kenya. She is a beneficiary of the My Farm Trees Project. Credit: Jackson Okata/IPS by Jackson Okata (Siaya, Kenya) Monday December 8, 2025 Inter-Press Office SIAYA, Kenya, Dec 8 (IPS) – Morris Onyango has been trying for years to reforest his degraded land on […]
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest decision-making body on matters related to the environment. Credit: UNEP | The 7th session of the UNEA will take place from December 8 to 12 in Nairobi, Kenya. Opinion by Inger Andersen (Nairobi, Kenya) Wednesday December 3, 2025 Inter-Press Office Inger Andersen is Executive Director […]
Local farmer plowing a field in Indonesia. Credit: Unsplash Opinion by Ana Carolina Avzaradel Glass (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Wednesday November 26, 2025 Inter-Press Office RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov 26 (IPS) – The UN climate talks at COP30 brought the crucial issue of climate finance back to the forefront of global discussions. However, while […]
Credit: UNICEF/Gema Espinoza Delgado Opinion by Caroline Delgado (Stockholm, Sweden) Friday November 14, 2025 Inter-Press Office STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov 14 (IPS) – The urgency to link climate action to social and broader environmental priorities is clear. Climate change, environmental degradation and violent conflict are often closely linked and even reinforce each other. At the same […]
As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary General António Guterres says called for urgent action to reduce global temperatures and keep the 1.5°C target within reach. Credit: WMO/Guillaume Louÿs Opinion by Pedro Barata (Lisbon, Portugal) Tuesday November 11, 2025 Inter-Press Office LISBON, Portugal, Nov 11 (IPS) – I have […]
Global warming is linked to increasingly drier conditions and devastating forest fires in the UNECE region covering Europe, North America, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Credit: Unsplash/Caleb Cook / Source: UN News Opinion by Cian Delaney (Brussels, Belgium) Friday November 7, 2025 Inter-Press Office BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 7 (IPS) – President Prabowo Subianto recently welcomed […]
Credit: United Nations by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday November 7, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Nov 7 (IPS) – “Has the world given up the fight against climate change?” was a rhetorical question recently asked by the New York Times, perhaps with a degree of sarcasm. It could look like this, says Christiana Figueres, […]
