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May 31, 2022 · Humanity is using up the world’s resources faster than they can naturally recover, says the UN. World Environment Day, on 5 June, is a global event to celebrate and encourage action on the climate crisis. The cost of climate adaptation in developing nations is now estimated to be $500 billion a year.
Jun 4, 2024 · The World Economic Forum’s Nature Action Agenda calls for public- and private-sector collaboration to stop biodiversity loss by 2030. World Environment Day is held every 5 June to encourage action to protect and restore the Earth.
Jun 5, 2024 · In addition, the Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation, an investor-led sovereign engagement initiative supported by 81 financial institutions from 21 countries with approximately $10.5 trillion AUM, aims to halt deforestation in the most vulnerable biomes of the world, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, calls for members to embed deforestation into their transition planning and ...
Jun 5, 2019 · Household air pollution causes about 3.8 million premature deaths each year, the vast majority of them in the developing world, and about 60% of those deaths are among women and children. 5. 93% of children worldwide live in areas where air pollution exceeds WHO guidelines, with 600,000 children under 15 dying from respiratory tract infections in 2016.
Apr 11, 2024 · Earth Day is an international day devoted to our planet. It draws attention to the environment and promotes conservation and sustainability. Each year on 22 April, around 1 billion people around the world take action to raise awareness of the climate crisis and bring about behavioural change to protect the environment.
Jan 13, 2021 · Unveiled at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2020, the platform - launched with founding partners Deloitte and Salesforce - connects the next generation of change-makers and social entrepreneurs to networks of contacts with the resources, expertise and experience to help bring about change.
Jun 5, 2018 · On World Environment Day 2018, it’s time to inject some hope and inspiration into the mix. It’s time to ‘go big’ and work together to transform current thinking and operating models, especially since it’s now clear these models have not worked well enough, and have often only produced incremental change.
Jan 28, 2022 · The first joint report on finance for nature in the G20 countries from the World Economic Forum, the UN Environment Programme and the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative estimated that spending by the bloc - which includes large emerging economies - was $120 billion in 2020.
Apr 22, 2024 · This Earth Day, let's recognize the intrinsic connection between planetary health and human health. By taking decisive action to mitigate climate change and protect our environment, we safeguard the well-being of current and future generations and preserve the beauty and diversity of life on Earth.
Jun 5, 2023 · On World Environment Day, 5 June 2023, it is important to recognize that cohesive regulations are needed to eliminate unnecessary plastics and reuse plastics, develop new delivery models and ensure circularity. Voluntary actions alone are insufficient.
