by Beth Holmes | Mar 13, 2023 | Conservation, Sustainability
A unified treaty to protect open ocean biodiversity has been signed by the nations of the UN, for the first time. In 1944, the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea was enacted, protecting international rights at sea and putting into place a few environmental laws,...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 28, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Information
Early warning systems for natural disasters are the topic of a new UN project, as extreme weather grows more common due to climate change. Early warning systems, like tornado sirens, air quality alerts, hurricane trackers, and fire towers, save thousands of lives. And...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 27, 2021 | Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Microplastics in the soil may be becoming a worldwide food chain problem, according to the United Nations. On Tuesday, the United Nations agricultural agency the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) released a report assessing plastic pollution in agricultural...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change
Earlier this week, President Ma Ying-jeou met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, the first American Cabinet-Level official to visit Taiwan in nearly 14 years. President Ma stated that McCarthy’s arrival is highly significant...
