Global Environmental Relief

💧 Recognising wetlands are integral to the global water cycle creates new opportunities.

🌱 From mountain peatlands to coastal mangroves, wetlands support water security at all scales.

🌍 Countries that incorporate wetlands into national water, climate and development strategies are building resilience while reducing risk.

‘Ticking time bomb’: Ocean acidity crosses vital threshold, study finds The deep oceans have crossed a crucial boundary that threatens their ability to provide the surface with food and oxygen, a new study finds. Nearly two-thirds of the ocean below 200 meters, or 656 …

World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say Scientists say goal to keep world’s temperature rise below 1.5C is not going to happen despite talks at Cop29 in Baku

Exclusive-Global coral bleaching event expands, now the largest on record The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told Reuters this week. A staggering 77% of the world’s coral reef areas – from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Indian oceans ...