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Photo credit: Marine Nationale. The Joint ACCOBAMS-ASCOBANS Workshop on Underwater Noise and Cetaceans, which took place from 26 to 27 November 2024 in Toulon, France, brought together 30 representati

UN Climate Change News, 17 December 2024 – At COP29 in Baku, Parties decided to extend the Enhanced Lima Work Programme on Gender for 10 years, in a decision that reaffirms the important role of the work programme in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in the UN Climate Change process. The decision notes that gender-responsive implementation and means of implementation of climate policy and action can enable Parties to raise ambition, as well as enhance gender equality and just…

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UN Climate Change News, 16 December 2024 – At the UN Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, world leaders and stakeholders gathered to accelerate global efforts to reduce deforestation, restore degraded forests, and harness the critical solutions forests provide for reducing greenhouse gas emission and strengthening resilience. Underscoring the urgency of action, the United Kingdom’s International Forest Unit pledged £3 million to support UN Climate Change’s REDD+ framework over the next…

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