Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 8, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The 19th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF19) opened on Monday with focus on achieving Global Forest Goals and increasing progress towards sustainable development by 2030. The UNFF serves as a body under the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and aims to...

A Leap Toward Carbon Neutrality, CO2 to Methanol

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 7, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a catalyst material known as cobalt phthalocyanine that converts carbon dioxide—a significant driver of climate change—into renewable fuels such as methanol. Published in the journal ACS Catalysis, U-M...

Peace or war, midwives keep delivering

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet a global shortage is squeezing the profession like never before, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNPFA said on Sunday, marking the International Day of the Midwife. This year...

Lake Tsunamis Pose Significant Threat Under Warming Climate

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The names might not be familiar—Cowee Creek, Brabazon Range, Upper Pederson Lagoon—but they mark the sites of recent lake tsunamis, a phenomenon that is increasingly common in Alaska, British Columbia and other regions with mountain glaciers. Triggered by landslides...

Air France, Lufthansa Group airlines part of EU greenwashing probe

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Air France, its Dutch arm KLM, Norwegian and several Lufthansa Group airlines are among 20 carriers being investigated by the European Union for potential greenwashing, the companies said on Thursday (2 May). The EU said airlines needed to make clear to what extent...

East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly killed upwards of 350 people since March. Torrential rains could worsen with the arrival of...