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CiciRussell
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'Ons is in die kak!' This is the best quote so far from @cop30brazil.bsky.social by Kumi Naidoo. Thanks for your honest perspective on this long noisy and crazy meeting in Belém, Brazil. @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I'm puzzled why so many drivers complain about cycle-infra when they use it at every opportunity. They park on it, they drive on it, they use it for loading & unloading; they're always on it with their vehicles.

Drivers should be shouting for even more cycle-infra so they can use that too.
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Ten years ago, climate policy leadership came from Brussels, Berlin or Paris. Today, it's Beijing & Delhi. China and India are now the engines of the global green economy, with Brazil, Vietnam & Indonesia closely behind, says Erik Solheim www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
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The Top Climate Leaders Are Now in The Global South
As climate leaders gather in the Amazon, the world’s green transformation is speaking with a southern accent.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The climate crisis offers a real chance to bring a new vision, rooted in fairness, dignity and harmony with nature. The global community can now balance people, profit, and planet in a way that has not been achieved in the past, says @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social #COP30 www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/braz...
Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
OSF president Binaifer Nowrojee has lauded Brazil “for significant steps taken to breathe life into the climate commitments.”
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November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer

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Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
OSF president Binaifer Nowrojee has lauded Brazil “for significant steps taken to breathe life into the climate commitments.”
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November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
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Brazil is Breathing Life into Climate Commitments—Human Rights Lawyer
OSF president Binaifer Nowrojee has lauded Brazil “for significant steps taken to breathe life into the climate commitments.”
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November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Without Truth, There Can Be No Climate Justice—Experts
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Without Truth, There Can Be No Climate Justice—Experts
Scientists at COP30 in Belém are appealing for collective action to combat climate change-related misinformation and disinformation.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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We Want a Place at the Negotiation Table’ — Indigenous Leader
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‘We Want a Place at the Negotiation Table’ — Indigenous Leader
Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are calling on climate negotiators to base climate initiatives on recognition of their land rights.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The Top Climate Leaders Are Now in The Global South
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The Top Climate Leaders Are Now in The Global South
As climate leaders gather in the Amazon, the world’s green transformation is speaking with a southern accent.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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We Want a Place at the Negotiation Table’ — Indigenous Leader
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‘We Want a Place at the Negotiation Table’ — Indigenous Leader
Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are calling on climate negotiators to base climate initiatives on recognition of their land rights.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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What’s Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
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What's Now Needed is Political Courage, Says UN SG Guterres at COP30
Political courage is the biggest obstacle to limiting the rise in global average temperature to no more than 1.5°C.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Weaving Wisdom and Science: Pacific Voices Call for Ocean Protection
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Weaving Wisdom and Science: Pacific Voices Call for Ocean Protection
At the 2nd Pacific Island Ocean Conference chiefs, fishers, youth leaders, and conservationist urged governments, scientists to act.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Science-Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
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Science-Informed Policy Action Key to Biodiversity Conservation
Dr. Luthando Dziba, Executive Secretary of IPBES, believes that we can address the crisis of biodiversity loss through science-based policy.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance

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Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance
As global conservation leaders gather for the IUCN World Conservation Congress, people in Darjeeling are still counting their losses.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Parliamentarians Seek Solutions to Protect Children from Digital Abuse
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Parliamentarians Seek Solutions to Protect Children from Digital Abuse
Children are targeted online faster than lawmakers and law enforcers can act. With international cooperation, the scourge can be addressed.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Global South Can Rebalance Climate Agenda in Belém, Says Gambian Negotiator
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Global South Can Rebalance Climate Agenda in Belém, Says Gambian Negotiator
The Gambia's lead negotiator on mitigation believes that COP30 presents a unique opportunity to rebalance global climate leadership.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Vanishing Wisdom of the Sundarbans–How climate change erodes centuries of ecological knowledge
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Vanishing Wisdom of the Sundarbans–How climate change erodes centuries of ecological knowledge
Sea levels in the Sundarbans are rising nearly twice the global rate, flooding villages and forcing families out.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed
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Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed
UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty shows funding has decreased from USD 28 billion in 2022 to USD 26 billion in 2023.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
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Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World
It is a bleak global moment for civil society. Yet, the mood at Bangkok’s Thammasat University was anything but defeated.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
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Challenging Elites, Defending Democracy: Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out
Amitabh Behar, Exec Director of Oxfam Intl., highlights his concerns about rising inequality, growing authoritarianism, and the misuse of AI.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Financing Tropical Forests now is a COP30 Solution that’s Already Working www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/fina...
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Financing Tropical Forests now is a COP30 Solution that’s Already Working
As the world prepares for COP30 in Belém, all eyes are on Brazil’s proposed Tropical Forests Forever Facility for keeping forests standing.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes

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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
At dawn in Manzese, a dusty township on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, silence hangs where the sounds of commerce once roared.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into ‘Catastrophic Warming’
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into 'Catastrophic Warming'
The world is falling dangerously short of meeting the Paris Agreement goals, with global greenhouse gas emissions rising to record levels.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into ‘Catastrophic Warming’
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Deliver Emission Cuts, or Risk Locking the World Into 'Catastrophic Warming'
The world is falling dangerously short of meeting the Paris Agreement goals, with global greenhouse gas emissions rising to record levels.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes

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Tanzania’s Post-Election Turmoil Deepens Economic and Social Woes
At dawn in Manzese, a dusty township on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, silence hangs where the sounds of commerce once roared.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM