Paris accord rules must be wrapped up this year, says UN climate chief. The pandemic has delayed official talks until now, but the pressure is back on governments to make progress ahead of the Glasgow COP26 and speed up climate action. https://news.trust.org/item/20210531155939-fnhiq/

Decade of Action to Deliver the Global Goals 2020 marked the beginning of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The 17 goals, adopted by all countries in 2015, are our shared vision to end poverty, safeguard the environment and build a peaceful world. With less than 10 years…

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Without Clearing Any New Farmland, We Could Feed Two Earths’ Worth of People Better supply chain organization, improved soil management, and a little creativity would yield lots more food without adding to emissions. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-15/no-more-hunger-how-to-feed-everyone-on-earth-with-just-the-land-we-have

The United Nations releases this year’s Human Development Report. The 2020 theme focuses on “The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene” http://hdr.undp.org

Sister Cities International is creating a network of sister city partnerships committed to implementing the concepts of sustainable development, as outlined by the SDGs https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/?p=1630

Tackling poor air quality: Lessons from three cities – World Bank blogs https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/tackling-poor-air-quality-lessons-three-cities

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5th Global Biodiversity Outlook Published last month, GBO5 is a status report on biodiversity and global efforts to ensure it is conserved and used sustainably, for the benefit of all. Read the reporthttps://www.cbd.int/gbo5