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Damning report on Scotland's protected nature areas reveals overall decline

Around 18% of land is legally protected for nature but in many areas the measures are not working, a hard-hitting environmental report found.

Daily Record · Dec 6, 2022

Biden extends temporary protections to 100,000 Haitians in the US

The Biden administration on Monday granted more than 100,000 Haitians living in the United States the chance to apply for work permits and protection from deportation to their home country, which has been devastated by an earthquake, disease outbreaks and widespread violence.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022

DR Congo says 'around 300' civilians killed in massacre by rebels

Around 300 people died in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week blamed on the M23 rebel group, just days after the announcement of a fragile ceasefire agreement, government minister Julien Paluku said on Monday.

France 24 · Dec 6, 2022

UN summit: Don't repeat mistakes on nature, scientists warn

Scientists around the world warned governments who will be gathering in Montreal this week for the United Nations biodiversity summit to not repeat past mistakes and urged officials to “avoid trade-offs” between people and conservation needs in a report Monday

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

UN condemns ‘legal errors’ in asylum report backed by Suella Braverman

‘There is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker,’ says UNHRC

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Why women sometimes stay with abusers: insights from a Nigerian study

Domestic violence is a public health problem in most parts of the world. A 2021 United Nations report showed that one in three women aged 15-49 years in sub-Saharan Africa had experienced one form of violence or another by an intimate partner.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022

Biodiversity hotspot Gabon offers safe haven to endangered species

After a two-year delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the COP15 summit will open on December 7 in Canada to address the biodiversity crisis. We take a closer look at the African nation of Gabon, which the UN considers a leader in protecting the environment. Gabon is home to many…

France 24 · Dec 5, 2022

In the Dominican Republic, a 'hunt' for Haitian immigrants

Thousands of Haitians have been deported from the Dominican Republic in October and November 2022, despite a call from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to stop the expulsions amid an ongoing health and security crisis in Haiti. Rights groups in Haiti have denounced the deportations and accused Dominican…

France 24 · Dec 5, 2022

Weasels, not pandas, should be the poster animal for biodiversity loss

At the United Nations biodiversity conference that opens in Montreal on Dec. 7, 2022, nations aim to create a new global framework for transforming humanity’s relationship with nature. The conference logo features a human reaching to embrace a panda – but from an ecological perspective, a weasel or badger would…

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022

How pastoral farming can help to avoid a biodiversity crisis

The world is losing its biodiversity. An estimated 41,000 animal species are now threatened with extinction. World leaders will convene at the UN COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal this month to discuss ways of reversing this decline.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022