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Scientific Study on Sea Erosion in Kozhikode
The International Blue Flag tag is awarded to the beaches that are cleanest and eco-friendly. Kappad beach in Kerala is the only beach to receive the tag. Kappad is in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. A group of scientists will study the sea erosion at Kappad beach. The study is to be conducted across 3.5 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Blue Flag • Blue Flag beaches • blue flag certification • Coastal erosion • Foundation for Environmental Education • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • IUCN • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2022
The report titled “The Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk” was released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). About the Adaptation Gap Report The Adaptation Gap Report (AGR) has been published each year since 2014 by the UNEP to provide science-based assessment of the ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • UNEP Adaptation Report • UNEP report
Emissions Gap Report 2022
The report titled “Emissions Gap Report 2022-The Closing Window” was released recently by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). What is Emissions Gap Report? Emission Gap Reports assess the gap between countries’ pledges on emission reduction and the reduction required to bring down the global temperature increase below 2°C by the year 2100. It analyzes ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Emissions Gap Report • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • UNEP
UNEP launches Green Fins Hub
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation have launched the Green Fins Hub to boost sustainable marine tourism. Key features The Green Fins Hub is first-ever global marine tourism industry platform that would help diving and snorkelling operators across the world to make simple, cost-efficient changes in their daily practices ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Coral reef • Coral reefs • Sustainable tourism • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • UNEP
World Environment Day 2021
World Environment Day (WED) is being observed on June 5 under the theme “Ecosystem Restoration”. It will be hosted by Pakistan. Significance of the day Amid the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, which the world has been fighting for 1.5 years, WED has become more significant. Pandemic has shown how disastrous ecosystem loss can be. As the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 5 June World Environment Day • Ecosystem • Ecosystem Restoration • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • World Environment Day (WED)
World Sustainable Development Summit 2021
World Sustainable Development Summit was organised on June 4, on the eve of World Environment Day. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, addressed the summit and underlined the importance of water conservation by adopting conservation technologies and changing water use habits.’ Theme of Summit World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 was held ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Summits and Conferences
Topics: 5 June World Environment Day • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • World Environment Day 2021 • World Sustainable Development Summit