Tag: nature
“The indoor child”, repressed from outdoor spaces and deprived of nature
News Published on 11/16/2024 at 12:01 p.m. updated on 11/16/2024 at 12:01 p.m. Reading 2 min. Unwelcoming outdoor spaces, fear of accidents or bad encounters: young people are increasingly “indoor…
An artwork depicting a dead sperm whale appeared at the Baku climate conference | Foreign countries
The art installation also includes actors playing scientists. Almost without exception, activists appear around climate meetings who want to pressure the participants into stricter decisions. At the UN international climate…
UN: Climate change is a growing threat to people who are already fleeing war, violence and persecution | News in brief
Climate change is a growing threat to people who are already fleeing war, violence and persecution, warns a recent report by the UN refugee agency. The report shows how climate…
The UN nature meeting ended with almost no results – Mykkänen was disappointed | News in brief
The meeting did not reach an agreement on the international rules or funding of nature measures. The agreement was born out of compensations to be paid for genetic information and…
The closing session of the UN nature meeting stretched by an hour | News in brief
The Finnish delegation at the meeting was led by the Minister of Environment and Climate Kai Mykkänen (chairman). The UN COP16 nature conference organized in Cali, Colombia has stretched into…
UN’s Guterres: Destruction of nature is a matter of humanity’s destiny | News in brief
Secretary General of the UN Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the destruction of life-sustaining nature will cause humanity an “existential crisis”. Guterres reminded that temperatures continue to rise year…
Life dead from one of the most significant rivers in the world – covered in toxic foam | News in brief
The Jamuna River is a holy river for Hindus, where believers go to bathe. The Jamuna River flowing through India’s capital Delhi is covered in thick, toxic foam. The foam…
Car wrecker Akkie wants to build 60 houses on his site, but the municipality thinks differently
The councilor also wants to strengthen the surrounding nature reserve. “We want to help make housing construction possible if the development has a positive effect on nature,” she responds to…
Mushroom pickers fined: ‘It’s just watching, not picking’
Some forest rangers turn a blind eye when people take a small amount for their own use, but the Utrecht Landscape is clear: picking mushrooms is a form of theft.…
Car wrecker Akkie wants to build houses on his site, but the municipality thinks differently
The councilor also wants to strengthen the surrounding nature reserve. “We want to help make housing construction possible if the development has a positive effect on nature,” she responds to…