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Garden of Peace at UNESCO headquarters restored

Photo taken on Sept. 12, 2025, shows Garden of Peace at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, recently restored by Japanese landscape designers following years of degradation. The 1,700-square-meter garden was created by Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) in the 1950s.

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (l) and Infanta Sofia (r) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (l) and Infanta Sofia (r) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (c) and Infanta Sofia during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (r) and Infanta Sofia (l) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (c) Princess Sofia (r), during her visit to the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, with the representative of the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, Stefano Palumbo (l), on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (l) and Infanta Sofia (r) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation, together with the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu (l), on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (c) Princess Sofia (r), during her visit to the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, with the representative of the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, Stefano Palumbo (l), on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (r) and Infanta Sofia (l) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

(L-R) Princess Leonor, Infanta Sofia, during her visit to the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, with the representative of the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, Stefano Palumbo, and the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (Elsa Peretti Legacy), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (r) and Infanta Sofia during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation, together with the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu (l), on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (l) and Infanta Sofia (r) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation, together with the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu (l), on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (l) and Infanta Sofia (r) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (r) and Infanta Sofia (l) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (r) and Infanta Sofia (l) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (legacy of Elsa Peretti), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Leonor And Infanta Sofia Working Visit - Sant Marti Vell

Princess Leonor (c) and Infanta Sofia (r) during their visit to the Nando and Esa Peretti Foundation, together with the representative of the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, Stefano Palumbo (l), on July 24, 2025, in Sant Marti Vell, Girona, Catalonia (Spain). Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia visited the village of Sant Martí Vell and the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (Elsa Peretti Legacy), accompanied by young people from the Foundation's programs, established in 2000, was born out of Elsa Peretti's sense of civic duty, her desire to "give back" to society and address growing social and economic inequalities and planetary degradation. Photo by Glòria Sánchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

A staff member checks the Przewalski's horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/ABAC

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

An aerial drone photo shows Przewalski's horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/AB

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

Przewalski's horses and a foal are seen at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

An aerial drone photo shows Przewalski's horses and a foal at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhise

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

An aerial drone photo shows Przewalski's horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/AB

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

Przewalski's horses and a foal are seen at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

An aerial drone photo shows Przewalski's horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/AB

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

Przewalski's horses and a foal are seen at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

Staff members monitor and record the state of Przewalski's horses at a management station of the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the natu

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

Przewalski's horses and a foal are seen at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

Przewalski's horses are seen at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Przewalski s horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve - China

Staff members check the faeces of Przewalski's horses at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, April 17, 2025. The Przewalski's horse is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species and is under first-class national protection. Once extinct in China due to excessive poaching and environmental degradation, the Przewalski's horses were reintroduced to the country from Britain, Germany and the United States starting in the mid-1980s, and were raised in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Gansu Province. Since 2024, a total of 18 Przewalski's horses in three batches from Xinjiang have been released into the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in Ningxia, as a way to protect the endangered species. On April 13 this year, a Przewalski's horse gave birth to a foal, marking the first case of breeding after the reintroduction of the Przewalski's horse in the nature reserve. Photo by Yang Zhisen/Xin

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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Repair Work in Progress

Handout photo shows : SES climbers continue to work on partially exposing the shelter structures and eliminating any degradation. Drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras are being used to constantly monitor the situation and identify any new outbreaks. Background radiation levels at the industrial site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant remain within normal limits. There is no threat to the population. The situation is under control. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of damaging the containment arch of the damaged Chernobyl nuclear power plant with an explosive drone. This morning, the Ukrainian emergency services transmitted these new photos of the repair work underway on the building. Pripyat, Ukraine on February 20, 2025. Photo by State Emergency Service of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

A view of the arid landscape surrounding Gav Mish Abad, Iran, with scattered livestock, on July 20, 2021. The village battles the challenges of water shortages and environmental degradation. Photo by Maya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

Buffaloes move along a parched river in Gav Mish Abad, Iran, on July 20, 2021. The village battles the challenges of water shortages and environmental degradation. Photo by Maya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNCCD chief calls for joint efforts to tackle global land degradation

STORY: UNCCD chief calls for joint efforts to tackle global land degradation SHOOTING TIME: June 17, 2024 DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:37 LOCATION: BONN, Germany CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1.SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM THIAW, UNCCD Executive Secretary 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IBRAHIM THIAW, UNCCD Executive Secretary 3.various of UNCCD logos and promotional materials STORYLINE: Monday marked Desertification and Drought Day 2024, as well as the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Monday in Bonn, Germany, UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw said that joint efforts are required to tackle challenges such as desertification and land loss. According to UNCCD statistics, about 40 percent of all land area worldwide has been degraded. Thiaw stressed that the biggest challenge is restoring the balance between increasing demands and shrinking resources. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IBRAHIM THIAW, UNCCD

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Meeting in Kinshasa calls for action to protect Congo Basin forests

STORY: Meeting in Kinshasa calls for action to protect Congo Basin forests SHOOTING DATE: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 20th meeting of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) SOUNDBITE (French): EVE BAZAIBA, DRC Minister of Environment and Nature Conservation STORYLINE: The 20th meeting of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) concluded late Wednesday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the participants calling for preserving and developing Central Africa's forest ecosystems. The Congo Basin, spanning about 3.7 million square kilometers, is the world's second-largest rainforest after the Amazon. SOUNDBITE (French): EVE BAZAIBA, DRC Minister of the Environment and Nature Conservation "The Congo Basin, this lung of humanity, is facing degradation, desertification, and drought these days. Therefore, we must invest in concrete solutions." According to the World Wide Fun

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Mongolia's water consumption up 6.4 pct in 2023

STORY: Mongolia's water consumption up 6.4 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of lakes in Mongolia 2. various of water consumption STORYLINE: Mongolia's water consumption stood at 645.1 million cubic meters in 2023, up by 6.4 percent from the previous year, the country's Water Authority said Friday. Agriculture and mining sectors consumed the most in 2023, accounting for 41.2 and 32.3 percent of the total respectively, the agency said in a statement on the occasion of the World Water Day which falls on Friday. Meanwhile, 13.6 percent of the water was used for household purposes, it said. As of 2022, nearly 77 percent of the country's total territory has been affected by desertification and land degradation, and more than 360 rivers, streams, lakes and springs in the country have dried up, according to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Xinhua News Agency correspondents report

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Indonesia's Reforestation Polemic

The eye-level view is seen in the forest degradation process as one of the locations where the Leuser Ecosystem forest area has been converted into an oil palm plantation. The picture was taken at coordinates 3.967193° N 98.020768° E on June 6 2018. The Non-Governmental Organization Sustainable Forest Advocacy (Lembahtari) protested against several oil palm plantations within the Gunung Leuser National Park area in particular the border between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. "Until now, this six-year-old palm oil plantation has been absorbing the community's water pockets in the Gunung Leuser protected forest area and has reaped a series of flood disasters after," said Lembahtari Chairman, Sayed Zainal. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Reforestation Polemic

The eye-level view is seen in the forest degradation process as one of the locations where the Leuser Ecosystem forest area has been converted into an oil palm plantation. The picture was taken at coordinates of 3.967193° N 98.020768° E on June 6 2018. The Non-Governmental Organization Sustainable Forest Advocacy (Lembahtari) protested against several oil palm plantations within the Gunung Leuser National Park area in particular the border between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. "Until now, this six-year-old palm oil plantation has been absorbing the community's water pockets in the Gunung Leuser protected forest area and has reaped a series of flood disasters after," said Lembahtari Chairman, Sayed Zainal. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Reforestation Polemic

The eye-level view is seen in the forest degradation process as one of the locations where the Leuser Ecosystem forest area has been converted into an oil palm plantation. The picture was taken at coordinates of 3.967193° N 98.020768° E on June 6 2018. The Non-Governmental Organization Sustainable Forest Advocacy (Lembahtari) protested against several oil palm plantations within the Gunung Leuser National Park area in particular the border between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. "Until now, this six-year-old palm oil plantation has been absorbing the community's water pockets in the Gunung Leuser protected forest area and has reaped a series of flood disasters after," said Lembahtari Chairman, Sayed Zainal. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Reforestation Polemic

The eye-level view is seen in the forest degradation process as one of the locations where the Leuser Ecosystem forest area has been converted into an oil palm plantation. The picture was taken at coordinates of 3.967193° N 98.020768° E on June 6 2018. The Non-Governmental Organization Sustainable Forest Advocacy (Lembahtari) protested against several oil palm plantations within the Gunung Leuser National Park area in particular the border between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. "Until now, this six-year-old palm oil plantation has been absorbing the community's water pockets in the Gunung Leuser protected forest area and has reaped a series of flood disasters after," said Lembahtari Chairman, Sayed Zainal. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Reforestation Polemic

Environmental activists are seen to make a different way to protest against the degradation condition of one of the locations where the Leuser Ecosystem forest area has been converted into an oil palm plantation. The picture was taken at coordinates of 3.967193° N 98.020768° E on June 6, 2018. The Non-Governmental Organization Sustainable Forest Advocacy (Lembahtari) protested against several oil palm plantations within the Gunung Leuser National Park area in particular the border between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. "Until now, this six-year-old palm oil plantation has been absorbing the community's water pockets in the Gunung Leuser protected forest area and has reaped a series of flood disasters after," said Lembahtari Chairman, Sayed Zainal. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Reforestation Polemic

The eye-level view is seen in the forest degradation process as one of the locations where the Leuser Ecosystem forest area has been converted into an oil palm plantation. The picture was taken at coordinates of 3.967193° N 98.020768° E on June 6 2018. The Non-Governmental Organization Sustainable Forest Advocacy (Lembahtari) protested against several oil palm plantations within the Gunung Leuser National Park area in particular the border between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. "Until now, this six-year-old palm oil plantation has been absorbing the community's water pockets in the Gunung Leuser protected forest area and has reaped a series of flood disasters after," said Lembahtari Chairman, Sayed Zainal. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows the scenery along the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing water conservation capacity,

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows the scenery of the Awancang Wetland in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing water conservation capacity,

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows the scenery along the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing water conservation capacity,

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows staff members making sand barriers on a degraded grassland (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Han Chuanhao in 2002) and villagers sowing grass seeds on a grassland management point (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Zhang Keren on July 6, 2023) along the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetla

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jiayang (L) and his colleague, who are from a protection station of the management center of Shouqu National Nature Reserve for Yellow River, patrol the nature reserve in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 5, 2023. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of i

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Zhoima Gyaibo checks the growth of plants at a grassland management point along the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 5, 2023. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with inc

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows technicians checking the grass degradation of a grassland (above, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Nie Jianjiang on June 9, 2011) and the grassland after restoration (below, photo taken by Xinhua photographer Chen Bin on July 6, 2023) in Ouqiang Village of Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further,

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows the scenery along the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing water conservation capacity,

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers sow grass seeds on a grassland management point along the Yellow River in Oula Town of Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 6, 2023. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing wate

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CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers sow grass seeds on a grassland management point along the Yellow River in Oula Town of Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 6, 2023. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing wate