Brazil’s biofuel push undermines environmental integrity at COP30

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 […]

A united oceanic commitment to tsunami preparedness

An official explained the role of the Indian National Center on Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) as a regional tsunami service provider for the Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) in the Indian Ocean. Credit: ESCAP/Nattabhon Narongkachavana | The World Tsunami Awareness Day is commemorated annually on November 5. Opinion by Temily Baker (Bangkok Thailand) Tuesday […]

As COP30 approaches, we need all the effective climate solutions available

The 30th ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 6 to 21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. It will bring together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations and civil society to discuss priority actions to combat climate change. COP30 will focus on the efforts […]

Financing tropical forests is now a COP30 solution that is already working

The Amazon River in Brazil. Credit: Jhampier Giron M | The 30th ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 6 to 21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. It will bring together world leaders, scientists, non-governmental organizations and civil society to discuss priority actions […]

‘Are you for real?:’ Man goes to O’Reilly six minutes before closing time. He then orders 40 oil changes

A viral TikTok skit has perfectly captured a nightmare that every parts store employee dreads. Whoismario (@whoismario2x) created a 40-second video in which a customer (played by Mario) walks into an O’Reilly Auto Parts store a few minutes before closing time and places an order that will sink the heart of any store employee. The […]

Eyes in the Sky: How Satellites Help Reduce Livestock Emissions

Time2Graze will use Sentinel-2 satellite data to monitor rangeland biomass and support farmers and land managers in making informed decisions about grazing management, resource allocation and sustainable land use. Opinion by Lindsey Sloat (Lancaster, op) Friday October 24, 2025 Inter-Press Office LANCASTER, PA, Oct 24 (IPS) – Thousands of years ago we looked to the […]