UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlights the urgent need for action at the SDG summit, as only 15% of goals are on track.  (photo: IANS)

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UN's Guterres: Hunger is an epic human rights violation

Indigenous people have been murdered in the Amazon as illegal mining encroaches on their land (photo: ALAN CHAVES/AFP via Getty Images)

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Latin America worst region for environment defenders — NGO

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Earth's warmest August saw 65 countries set record high temperatures: Report

Representative image of a team of firefighters battling a wildfire in a forested area (photo: DW)

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Climate crisis: UN says world off-course to meet Paris goals

Authorities had approved a protest, but not on the narrow and busy A12 highway leading into the capital (photo: Mouneb Taim/AA/picture alliance)

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Netherlands police detain thousands of climate protesters


Millets are seen as a dietary staple across India. The UN declared 2023 the International Year of Millets
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Urgent need to adapt pearl millet farming to changing climate, say researchers

A G20 billboard in Bhuj, Gujarat (photo: Getty Images)

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High-income G20 nations fall drastically short on climate action, says study

Hong Kong witnesses heaviest rainfall in years (photo: I-Hwa Cheng/AFP)

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Hong Kong receives heaviest rainfall in 140 years

Blizzards create a warming effect in the Arctic by producing fine sea salt aerosols in the atmosphere. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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Aerosol formation by blizzards contribute to Arctic warming, study finds

Philippines battles nature's fury as flooding persists in Philippines, leaving hundreds of thousands displaced. (Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images)

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Super Typhoon Saola displaces thousands and causes flooding in Philippines

Representative image of a person standing on cracked dry soil (photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Climate change exacerbates both conflict and poverty: IMF

Carbon credits, also known as carbon offsets, are permits that allow the owner to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases. (photo: Getty Images)

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New study deems carbon credit 'worthless', raises concerns about their effectiveness in forest preservation

Rivers are in spate in Uttarakhand (Photo: IANS)

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It's raining tears in the hills: 21% above normal rainfall in Uttarakhand